WCB2 (Walnut Creek)

[RangerSVT]

Yep, Thats the good part of being with Emergency Services (Fire/Rescue), we got special tools!!
SVT

 

[disciplerocks]

Just please dont cut the top.

 

[railman]

Just please dont cut the top.

ya never know, Dustin....ya never know....

l8r, John

 

[RangerSVT]

It's up to Jay how much we cut/don't cut....
SVT

 

[kris97ranger]

Just please dont cut the top.

x2

 

[Jay'94]

It's up to Jay how much we cut/don't cut....
SVT

And I'm not disclosing everything to anyone. :icon_thumby:
I may teach or tell everyone everything they know, but not everything I know.
It's what's kept me alive this far!

 

[Jay'94]

I'm sending it back.
I know where to go get a boat aluminum fuel cell, if I have to cut it outa the boat. And if it's too big, I got a line on tigger modifying it!
Copperhead said he had one of them poly tanks, once it warmed up, the top sagged from the weight of cap & he did all kind of stuff to seal it. Too much trouble. You know me I had/know/hear a bad experience I'm not doing it (ie electric fans)!!

Fuel cell sent off with USPS yesterday for return. Cost me $15 & change (I'll read the fine print next time, I should know better after 20 yrs in the Army)!
FEDEX guy came yesterday with the brake line tubing kit, it'll go in after frame mods & POR-15.
Also received the 8.8 mini-spool!
Moved some boxes yesterday to my storage place & picked up some wheels.
Got to get after polishing some alum centerlines!

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

I hate cleaning up wheels...

 

[RangerSVT]

Chad, think you can source me some 20x10 (10-14) 8 lugs??
SVT

 

[Jay'94]

I hate cleaning up wheels...

I'll break out the 220 v german drill I changed the cord on so now it spills at about 600-800rpm and NEVER gets warm! Makes an awesome metal boring tool!
Chuck up the mother's powerball & let it do the work!!
Yep fancy polished wheels on the B2! With herculine paint job on body.

 

[Jay'94]

Well, gotta go shoot some 8.8 31 spline pics so I can sell 'em & get some more project money!

 

[86 slo-vo]

mini-spool? weld that shit....the mini wont last

 

[Jay'94]

mini-spool? weld that shit....the mini wont last

After looking at this thing & all the research I've done on mini-spools, I'm not seeing the "won't last".
Help me out with your thoughts. :icon_confused:

Anybody else feel free to chime in on this one too. Experience would be appreciated. I've ran them before & never had one fail, though it wasn't in an offroading. But it wasn't beaten on VERY hard! Drag & dirt circle track! And that was over 20 yrs ago. So they're probably made out of better materials now.

Yep, I'm opening it up, mini-spool discussion!

 

[86 slo-vo]

ive just never heard good things out of them, they put all the power through the pin which is known for breaking already....

welding the spiders in is free and much stronger....just my opinion

 

[4.0B2]

Only thing I've ever heard was mini spool can be removed; welding is cheaper

 

[disciplerocks]

I say neither....

 

[kris97ranger]

ive ran 3 welded rears every one of them broke then i ran a lockright and it broke so far the only thing that has held up is a mini spool. now that is in a samurai but it should all be relitave shouldnt it?

that being said im now swaping in a toyota rear and its been welded. i only did that though because if it works great, if not i was going to get a full spool which replaces the carrier anyways. so i figured its a chance to save $ but seeing that you already have the spool i say run it and if it breaks throw the stock diff back in and weld it.

 

[RangerSVT]

and if it breaks throw the stock diff back in and weld it.

A mini-spool uses the factory carrier, just like a lunch-box locker does...A full spool takes the place of the factory carrier :icon_thumby:
SVT

 

[kris97ranger]

yea i know im just saying that my mini spool is all that has held up. thats all they offer for a samurai and it defintelty does get beat on. ALOT. i only mention the full spool because thats all they offer for the new axles that im putting in

now then again the samurai carrier is a 4 pin... and i have broken cross pins with the lockright and welded.

i dunno about the rangers but either way i say run your mini spool you already own it. lol

 

[86 slo-vo]

yea i know im just saying that my mini spool is all that has held up. thats all they offer for a samurai and it defintelty does get beat on. ALOT. i only mention the full spool because thats all they offer for the new axles that im putting in

now then again the samurai carrier is a 4 pin... and i have broken cross pins with the lockright and welded.

i dunno about the rangers but either way i say run your mini spool you already own it. lol

Welding a samurai diff is completely different, they have an enclosed case so the only way to weld them is to fill in some teeth on the gears to keep them from spinning on each other which leaves slop in the system which will eventually destruct itself, a ford carrier is open so the side gears themselves can be welds to the carrier and the other spiders to make it all solid with no slop