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11-04-2013, 04:00 AM
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There have been a few posts indicating that the weak spot is the spiders, not the r&p. So adding a traction device that replaces them may actually increase strength inside the pumpkin, while also doing more to limit wheel spin and help prevent snapped shafts or gear implosions. 
Maybe one of the gear guru's will see this thread and chime in.
Maybe one of the gear guru's will see this thread and chime in.
11-04-2013, 10:56 AM
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With an open diff, the tire with the least traction will begin to slip (unless something breaks first), taking stress off the ring and pinion. With a locked axle under the same conditions, neither tire will slip until both tires break traction (unless something breaks first). This puts more stress on the axle, making it easier to snap the gears or whatever happens to be the weak link, like axle shafts or u-joints.
With an open diff you're likely to break your spiders before anything else. And they have a nasty habbit of getting caught up in the ring gear and tearing shit up.
FWIW, you will likely have to remove the ring gear off the carrier to get the locker in due to the thickness of the gears. You can't get the cross pin out.
11-04-2013, 05:01 PM
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Bushmaster is right, maintaining traction to both tires greatly reduces driveline shock. Constant traction to both tires is key. It up to the driver to recognize when I tire is bound up, but you're most likely to pop a ujoint or axle shaft.
With an open diff you're likely to break your spiders before anything else. And they have a nasty habbit of getting caught up in the ring gear and tearing shit up.
FWIW, you will likely have to remove the ring gear off the carrier to get the locker in due to the thickness of the gears. You can't get the cross pin out.