Lost Spiders, Dana 80, need pointers

[Sled Puller]

Sled Pulling tooks it toll last night, trying a search now, Any good plans??

 

[TxDieselKid]

Sorry to hear abut your bad news, try the dealer, tell them it's stock except for the EGR has been removed. :-laf



While your doing that work, one the rear end, you might as well put a detriot or lock-rite locker in there too.



Andrew

 

[nfox]

lost spiders

If it were my truck and the funds were available i would get an air locker. Then you could lock it when you pull and unlock it when you drive it on the street. That's my . 02$ worth!!

 

[HerbW]

It may be easy!

I changed them out on my '96 Dodge and it was a piece of cake! Less than an hour and I was going again. I do have a 70 rearend which is what the autos came with in this year. You should be able to remove a bolt, then tap out holding pin and remove the spiders without touching ring and pinion adjustments. I removed a locker spider set and installed regular ones, due to the locker type I had, tore up my driveway and rear tires whenever I turned in my gravel driveway. I bought my new spiders from a gear vendor in Portland, Or. for about $125. 00. I think the Dodge boys were a whole lot more. Good Luck, Herb

 

[Cummins Corvette]

Hey herb- do you still have the locker stuff? I might consider buying it off you if the price is right. Thanks

Chris

 

[CUMINNTSTRKN]

gene



you finally broke a set of spiders, maybe you do have over 400rwhp.



sorry to hear about your luck, but if you put the stock parts back in they will break again. that's why i went with the air lockers. the least expensive good fix is to get a detroit locker. it does not use spiders. the factory lsd just doesn't work well enough to keep both tires spinning while sled pulling.



jim

 

[HerbW]

The Gears are Gone!

Chris at Cummins Corvette,

Sorry, I sold them to another TDR member before I even had them out. I wish I had more. I got alot of interest in them. Oh well! Herb:{

 

[Cummins Corvette]

Thanks anyway!

 

[Roger rodbolt]

Good Dana 80 limited slip carrier available

Sled Puller,

I've got a good factory Dana LS carrier that I don't need. It fits 4. 10 gears and I would like to trade it for the same unit fitting 3. 54 gears. It's been taken apart and checked out fine. For a daily driver in a Dana 80 I prefer the factory LS. Of the other choices for sled pulling and your power I would only consider the Detroit locker. The trade off is stressing the drivetrain while turning with a heavy trailer. I've had no experience with a ARB in a Dana 80 but have heard rolleyes: ) that the 80 airlocker won't handle the torque we make. I know that it is a good unit in other applications. The eLocker won't be available for at least a year (if ever) and I think the other models are manufactured in China.



Were you LS clutches worn out or why do you think the spider/differential gears gave out? Larry