Rear end fun

Ok so im haulin sliding around a curve in a blaze of tire spinning glory when my left wheel hit a drain grate then a huge pop follow by smaller pops so i stop shook it off went to leave only to get another huge pop from the rear end and pops when i take a turn...so i get home jack it up in park and the wheels just spin and the drive shaft doesnt move lol havent torn into it yet but i probably ate my ring and pinion or locker which is more likely or both? and who makes the best gears and locker to replace it with? And does anyone know any good shops around south houston? :doofus:

Yeah. Well bro seriously... You probably took out your carrier. Hense the multiple pops. I talked to the guy that is installing my new rear end (yes I blew mine up last week) Apparently in a posi unit with spider gears when you go around something sideways the tires are TRYING to spin a two different speeds. The posi is doing its job in the mean time by keeping them going the same speed. Which in time will put stress cracks in the gears and one day... BANG. Kinda like a time bomb. I am going back with a Eaton posi with richmond gears myself....

Sounds exactly like what happened to mine. More than likely your spider gears no longer have teeth. When you tear it open let us know exactly what it is. If it is your spideys be sure you take out your axles and run a rag through the housings to get all the broken metal teeth out or you'll eventually blow your axle seals like I did.:(. Not a fun task, but it gives you a reason to buy a locker

got a update on what carnage happend?

MY Rearend WEnt out LASt week TOO.IT sucks not being able to drive my truck for 2 weeks.

Hoping to find a shop tomorrow im 300 miles from home working have no tools is sux but there has to be a ton of shops in houston just gotta find one but for an update lol no change

I think my old one may have been a Auburn too. What was yours gold? wow. so we got 3 in a week all on this website?

i talked to the guy who built it for me its a true trac with richmond gears idk its junk now i guess we will see tomorrow

probably your spyder gears. maybe you got lucky and stripped your gears instead... who knows so far. Youll know more when that cover comes off.

Well Show you win spyder gears were ate the F*** up thats a $900 or more fix my guy is quoting lol god i love my truck cost me 2k in two weeks but i guess its worth it...
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I win actually again. My rear end cost me 967 just for the parts cause I replaced my axels. But get this I just got my truck out from a performace tranny rebuild the day before it went out and I put new 22s on it that morn.... so in 3 weeks I put down 4 grand in it.

Haha man we love our trucks lol we are a SPECIAL breed im waiting till after the 1st for new wheels i have 2 sets too many already

I hear you. Im got a set of 22s im tradin for 20s then imma try and trade them for some 17 or 18s so i can put some drag radials on them. I got a set of extra rims from rides I dont even have anymore. Ebay is about to make me some cash haha.