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factoryorange3 · 05-15-2015, 10:17 AM

Have a 79 k10 short bed . While back made the body solid and put a 292 strait 6 motor in backed up with 4 speed and 205. Drive truck daily for past year and a half. Have a more (economic) daily now and drive the pickup around town and in the woods a lot. As far as the front differential it is manual locking Spicer hubs. But it is an OPEN diff. Having manual hubs and a transfer case in 2wd does anybody have an opinion on welding the front Axel fulltime posi? Kind of on the fence about it ...but when I get stuck in mud it would be nice to have at least the front posi. Any input or opinions welcome thank you
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nonstop · 05-15-2015, 10:23 AM

That's going to cause a lot of stress for a lot of parts. Cheapest alternative would be a drop in locker. I have run them in fronts for years. Can be a pain in the snow.

MountainGoat1966 · 05-15-2015, 10:24 AM

I would vote NO on welding ........
Install a good limited slip or posi unit.
You need to be able to make turns and not lose control or break things.
I put a limited slip in the front axle of my 84 K10 and what a difference in the mud !!

05-15-2015, 10:17 AM	#1
factoryorange3 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: stafford,CT Posts: 30	gm 10 bolt front diff question Have a 79 k10 short bed . While back made the body solid and put a 292 strait 6 motor in backed up with 4 speed and 205. Drive truck daily for past year and a half. Have a more (economic) daily now and drive the pickup around town and in the woods a lot. As far as the front differential it is manual locking Spicer hubs. But it is an OPEN diff. Having manual hubs and a transfer case in 2wd does anybody have an opinion on welding the front Axel fulltime posi? Kind of on the fence about it ...but when I get stuck in mud it would be nice to have at least the front posi. Any input or opinions welcome thank you Posted via Mobile Device

05-15-2015, 10:23 AM	#2
nonstop Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Northern California Posts: 422	Re: gm 10 bolt front diff question That's going to cause a lot of stress for a lot of parts. Cheapest alternative would be a drop in locker. I have run them in fronts for years. Can be a pain in the snow.

05-15-2015, 10:24 AM	#3
MountainGoat1966 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: northern arizona Posts: 259	Re: gm 10 bolt front diff question I would vote NO on welding ........ Install a good limited slip or posi unit. You need to be able to make turns and not lose control or break things. I put a limited slip in the front axle of my 84 K10 and what a difference in the mud !! __________________ "Off the grid and on the seven day weekend plan" "One person cannot know everything, but between all of us, there isn't much we don't know."



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