vintagespeed
NAXJA Forum User
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- Upland, CA
Good summary Bender, I agree 100%. I drove mine welded for 3 years, disco housing with 32s on the stock 260s and eventually a hub conversion with 35s.
Do not weld your rear if you ever drive it in snow, it will spin off the road no matter what the speed. This is a fact. If there is even the slightest incline the rear will swing around to point downhill. You have no idea how embarrassing it is to have a well built rock rig that is sliding into parked cars and you can do nothing about it. All the while the kids are laughing, the cars next to you are sh*ting and your MRS. is yelling.......
I wheeled mine hard, broke the welds twice and could never get the disco to work correctly in 4wd, it would bind & didn't want to disconnect without jacking up the passenger side tire. This happened almost every time I wheeled it, the disco collar would bind against the splines on the axles and not allow it to disconnect. As for driving in 3 wheel drive, I did it but you're driving on the short side axle shaft, which is the one most commonly broken on front ends. This plus 260s is a BAD combination for any tire size.
My PS box used to puke hard turning 35s while 'locked' in the front, I never thought about how much stress I was inflicting till I read the above post, thanks for that.
One last thing, where did you find ALLOY shafts for your disco housing and WHY would you spend that kind of money on them?
Do not weld your rear if you ever drive it in snow, it will spin off the road no matter what the speed. This is a fact. If there is even the slightest incline the rear will swing around to point downhill. You have no idea how embarrassing it is to have a well built rock rig that is sliding into parked cars and you can do nothing about it. All the while the kids are laughing, the cars next to you are sh*ting and your MRS. is yelling.......
I wheeled mine hard, broke the welds twice and could never get the disco to work correctly in 4wd, it would bind & didn't want to disconnect without jacking up the passenger side tire. This happened almost every time I wheeled it, the disco collar would bind against the splines on the axles and not allow it to disconnect. As for driving in 3 wheel drive, I did it but you're driving on the short side axle shaft, which is the one most commonly broken on front ends. This plus 260s is a BAD combination for any tire size.
My PS box used to puke hard turning 35s while 'locked' in the front, I never thought about how much stress I was inflicting till I read the above post, thanks for that.
One last thing, where did you find ALLOY shafts for your disco housing and WHY would you spend that kind of money on them?
