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im thinking of buying a sierra, it has a welded rear diff.

i do mostly road and beach work and go to lcmp a couple of times a year.
i dont think i really need a locker. how driveable is a welded rear on the road.

cheers tim

A welded rear is easy to drive, but a bit dodgey in the wet.
If you drive it every day, or do a lot of road driving you will need a locker or open rear diff.
Also QT are a little anal about locked rear diffs

i have a locked rear and its great. nothing makes a zook feel like a 900 horse power donut machine like a locker. seriously, drive it round, some people like it some dont. i run my tires real hard on the road, it makes it a lot smoother and takes away the chirp- my rego man hasnt picked it up yet. they can be a little anal to drive, depends on the car, i dont notice mine is there, even in the rain- unless the i stab the clutch . respect the car and youll be fine.

offroad_always wrote:im thinking of buying a sierra, it has a welded rear diff.

i do mostly road and beach work and go to lcmp a couple of times a year.
i dont think i really need a locker. how driveable is a welded rear on the road.

cheers tim

Bout as driveable as the bible, or the forum search function

Layto....

I have lock rites f&r and that makes it awsome fun in the wet !

Don't know what welded is like but i'd say it would be the same the only thing is you go through tyres quicker because there fighting against each other!