[Jabo]

A friend just called me and said that a guy came in toda in a 89 xj with a vac disco front end that has been welded up and had a shut off valve in the dash to have it where he can still steer it .I know that this front end isn't all that in the woods and the rocks wouldnt it cause this front end to become more vulneriable to breaking when it gets in a bind .

 

[Kyle]

A friend just called me and said that a guy came in toda in a 89 xj with a vac disco front end that has been welded up and had a shut off valve in the dash to have it where he can still steer it .I know that this front end isn't all that in the woods and the rocks wouldnt it cause this front end to become more vulneriable to breaking when it gets in a bind .

Yes, anytime you lock an axle together it will become more vulnerable to breaking due to no pressure being able to be released.

 

[Jabo]

I thought it would but i was wondering what would be the purpose of doing this on a D/D

 

[Kyle]

I thought it would but i was wondering what would be the purpose of doing this on a D/D

IDK, personally I wouldnt recommend welding an axle at all especially if its a DD.

 

[Jabo]

I welded many rear axles but nit a steering axle that could cause a wreck .Must be moer money than sence

 

[2drx4]

The point is so that he can disconnect the axleshaft on the passenger side changing his 'Welded' front back to essentially an 'Open' front.

 

[Kyle]

The point is so that he can disconnect the axleshaft on the passenger side changing his 'Welded' front back to essentially an 'Open' front.

Very true, I forgot to mention that Being that his d30 is a vac he can essentially lock and unlock it as needed.

 

[2drx4]

I welded many rear axles but nit a steering axle that could cause a wreck .Must be moer money than sence

And why would that cause a wreck?

 

[tazjeeper]

that is what I was thinking. how does welding the front make acrash. I had a front welded once just because it was alot eazer then fixing the stupid jeep front vac system that has never worked right from the day the started it on the old egale cars. still is pron to not working right. just my 2 cents. anyway its a jeep thing.

 

[Jabo]

And why would that cause a wreck?

Im not very familiar with the d30 front But in the past when you weld a front up you loose a lot of you steering radius

 

[Kyle]

Im not very familiar with the d30 front But in the past when you weld a front up you loose a lot of you steering radius

Thats true but it doesnt necessarily mean you are going to be in an accident because of it. I still wouldnt recommend it on a non vac d30.

 

[Jabo]

Weak=breakage At 65 mph on a dd your not going to be able to control what the vehicle does.Is just what I was getting at