My friend tac welded his spyder gears in his differential to make it lock up and it worked. Could I do the same thing to mine without any major problems. I was thinking of getting another differential to try it on and if it goes bad, I still have my orginal.

 

Eh....why not just buy a LSD? The whole welded diff thing doesnt go well with me. I mean yes it works, and maybe if it was strictly a race car, maybe, but on the street making tight turns and such I really dont think that would be a good idea..

 

We discussed this not too long ago, and it's a bad idea

 

welded diffs are only for trailer queen drag cars. get a real LSD and you'll be much happier. A clutch-type will do you fine (from S4 TII or '88 GTU).

 

YOU WILL HAVE A HARD TIME TURNING!

 

BTW: Posi or a Positraction is GMs name for a Limited slip differential. So calling a locked differential a posi is radically wrong.

Even calling a clutch type Limited Slip Differential a posi, is like calling all refrigerators a Kenmore.

And you would only want to make a locked differential for a track car that was driven only on drag and dirt tracks.

 

The last time I tried to explain that to someone I got bitched at, so I dont bother anymore. Ford calls theirs "Trac-lock", etc. But noone cares.....its all "posi"

 

Just like everyone calls a copy machine a xerox, and everyone calls a facial tissue a kleenex.

 

Yes but people actually know the difference in those. People actually think that all LSDs are called posi, and dont care that they are wrong...

 

You can only hope to educate