posi identifier?

[dirtridinz71]

If its going to be mostly a offroad toy get an open carrier and weld the spider gears or if you want more road friendly put a lockrite in it. Either way you will be 10x improvement over any stock "locker" you will find at a scrap yard

 

[silverado13]

i know with whatever i have now, its essentially a one wheel wonder, i pulled it out of a 1999 escalade

 

[TylerZ281500]

stock gov locks could blow easily giving you an one wheel peel or it could essentially be an open diff.

for offroad go to a 14 sf or ff depending on what lugs you want to run. then either buy a true trac or locker or find an pen diff and weld the spider gears together

 

[silverado13]

did i mention that im not looking to do a whole rear end build? all this talk is almost like your suggesting that i buy a 14 bolt and then buy a whole seperate diff setup to put in it, im looking for the best option to get from the local junkyards, i can pull a rear end for like $100, im not looking to spend that much as this will be just a tinker toy so to speak

 

[TylerZ281500]

your offroading will be terrible without a posi rear and factory posi units from a junkyaard are sually blown out or cant take that much stress. sometimes you get lucky but in the end you gotta pay to play.

 

[silverado13]

im not opposed to welding the spiders if thats not a bad idea, i dont know the pros or cons, ive only read a little into it

 

[TylerZ281500]

driving it as a dd or road use will suck with a welded rear

 

[silverado13]

foudn a guy a couple hours away with a 3.73 posi with around 100,000 on it, if he still has it in a couple weeks im going to make him an offer on it

 

[someotherguy]

Gotta quit using this "posi" terminology. These are not posi's unless someone installed an aftermarket unit, which is unlikely; everyone mistakenly calls the factory locker a posi, a limited slip, a this or that. It's a locker, and it's not that great of one. It's known as the Eaton Gov-Loc and you can find a video on the 'net about how it operates. The RPO code G80 when used in the GMT400 trucks specifically refers to the Eaton Gov-Loc; no other special differentials were used in these trucks, it was either an open diff or it was a Gov-Loc. Just FYI

Richard

 

[silverado13]

its a g80