My Cj7 Build Buckminster

94Dodge Truggy · 04-06-2010, 01:06 PM

Looking good!

carwash · 04-06-2010, 01:24 PM

Yeah, welded works... but have a small piece of weld come loose, and your day is done, and you will be spending a hell of a lot more than the $200 the spool cost.

The only welded spiders i like are when guys make them look like a spool when they are done...lemme find a pic...

Now THIS is welded spiders...

94Dodge Truggy · 04-06-2010, 01:34 PM

Holy crap that looks like a lot of time, weld wire and electricity. Not sure it saved much money in the end. What was the rockwell (hardness) rating on that when it was completed? May have turned into glass!

carwash · 04-06-2010, 02:37 PM

right, not cost effective... just buy a spool, no worries.

KennyTJ · 04-06-2010, 11:46 PM

Are you going to link the front? or keep the leaf springs? running leafs to help with body roll from the air shocks?

Just curious...

:)

carwash · 04-07-2010, 01:33 AM

Front will stay leaf for now. And yes, they will work well as a sway bar for the airshocks. When the front does get linked, the rig will be lowered another 2-3 inches as well. The springs are dictating the current ride height.

blazerbrad · 04-07-2010, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 94Dodge Truggy

Holy crap that looks like a lot of time, weld wire and electricity. Not sure it saved much money in the end. What was the rockwell (hardness) rating on that when it was completed? May have turned into glass!

Yep, somebody definitely spent a ton of time doing that. I've got about 30 minutes and maybe $10 in materials on my welded 14-bolt. So far so good going on 8-9 years now.

That mini-spool definitely looks beefy and I understand why some people go that route. Guess I'm just too cheap.

carwash · 04-07-2010, 08:45 AM

Glad it's holding up...

I just feel that all too often, "cheap now equals expensive later."

blazerbrad · 04-07-2010, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by carwash

Glad it's holding up...

I just feel that all too often, "cheap now equals expensive later."

I think there is a distinct line between "cheaper" and "less quality/reliability"......often they go together but not always. 78Buford has also been running a welded D70 for years with 42" tires, 500+ ft.-lb. big-block, 6k+ lb. truck. I've seen all 4 tires bouncing off the ground with his foot on the floor (5k rpm) on rocks many times and it's never failed. Maybe we are just lucky, but I don't think so. I have seen poorly executed welded diffs fail (usually because they are not welded enough). But can't really fault somebody for wanting an actual spool especially when it's not my money. ;)

carwash · 04-07-2010, 01:45 PM

I'm not disputing that welding works. Anything can fail, even a spool. I just know that the diff i welded would be the one to come apart! ha!

Not that i don't trust my welding skills, just my luck. And on that note, I think i would weld my own diffs, but not the diffs on a customer's rig. If my **** fawks up, that's my own fault and should have known better. If my customers rig eat is, then it's my reputation.

04-06-2010, 01:06 PM	#1
94Dodge Truggy EX-Vice President Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fairfield, Ohio Posts: 3,048	Looking good! __________________

04-06-2010, 01:24 PM	#2
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	Yeah, welded works... but have a small piece of weld come loose, and your day is done, and you will be spending a hell of a lot more than the $200 the spool cost. The only welded spiders i like are when guys make them look like a spool when they are done...lemme find a pic... Now THIS is welded spiders... __________________

04-06-2010, 01:34 PM	#3
94Dodge Truggy EX-Vice President Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fairfield, Ohio Posts: 3,048	Holy crap that looks like a lot of time, weld wire and electricity. Not sure it saved much money in the end. What was the rockwell (hardness) rating on that when it was completed? May have turned into glass! __________________

04-06-2010, 02:37 PM	#4
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	right, not cost effective... just buy a spool, no worries. __________________

04-07-2010, 01:33 AM	#6
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	Front will stay leaf for now. And yes, they will work well as a sway bar for the airshocks. When the front does get linked, the rig will be lowered another 2-3 inches as well. The springs are dictating the current ride height. __________________

04-06-2010, 11:46 PM	#5
KennyTJ The Pirate Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lebanon, Oh. Posts: 297	Are you going to link the front? or keep the leaf springs? running leafs to help with body roll from the air shocks? Just curious... :)

04-07-2010, 08:45 AM	#8
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	Glad it's holding up... I just feel that all too often, "cheap now equals expensive later." __________________

04-07-2010, 01:45 PM	#10
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	I'm not disputing that welding works. Anything can fail, even a spool. I just know that the diff i welded would be the one to come apart! ha! Not that i don't trust my welding skills, just my luck. And on that note, I think i would weld my own diffs, but not the diffs on a customer's rig. If my **** fawks up, that's my own fault and should have known better. If my customers rig eat is, then it's my reputation. __________________