I don't think that you will find any kind of locker for the 8.25 diff.
I don't think that you will find any kind of locker for the 8.25 diff.
Just looked into the locker. Looks like your right Foggy. Sounds like the Transfer case won't support posi. That is really disappointing!
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Denali axles are supposed to be 25% stronger if you wanna go with something like that. Maybe just enough to keep from breaking without exposing other weak links.
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nothing for the 8.25 . eaton had a prototype e locker a while back that never went to production becasue of the weak housing and deflecting under locked conditions . this was on a tvs1900 awd truck with stock sized wheels . i wish they made something as the diesel guys run . the bad thing with a locked front is turning will break your arm and the next weak link.
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I agree with the earlier post, you may be running into trouble with the level kit. I run 38s under mine and have not broken one yet, then again it is the ton ton set up in the front.
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I was looking for front diffs for the 8.25 about a year ago, and found the same info already mentioned....the IFS case is too weak to support any type of locker. I did find a company that made a SAS kit using Dodge front axles, as they're also made by AAM and the speed sensors supposedly work fine. Wish I could remember the name of the company though :/
I have True-Tracs front and rear in my K-5 Blazer, and don't remember any problems after initial break-in. I thought they worked rather seamlessly, in fact. Dual steering stabilizers may have helped. Driving on ice was a white-knuckle experience (downright dangerous), but that was probably a function of the mud tires rather than the True-Trac. On anything BUT ice though, the thing was a beast! The K-5 has been sitting in my backyard for the past 10 years or so though awaiting a new motor and tranny, so my recollection might not be the best.....but I didn't regret dual True-Tracs in that thing one bit.
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I would suggest a solid axle if you do it often enough just like digiboy mentioned. TanZ could provide decent knowledge on the subject considering he was almost done and decided it was a bad idea last minuteSuch a quitter
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09/21/2010 02:31 <danger_ranger83> I'm not really worried about the looks...I want it to be fast and ugly...bc no one wants to get outrun by something ugly
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