who said detroit lockers were noisy?
05-26-2005, 10:42 PM
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How hard was it to set that sucker up? I am getting ready to order mine along with a new set of gears and bearings because I might as well rebuild the whole thing. What did you end up using for a carrier? Many of my buddies say that I shouldn't bother doing it myself but that just gives me more motivation to prove them wrong.
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05-26-2005, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 02_2500avalanche
How hard was it to set that sucker up? I am getting ready to order mine along with a new set of gears and bearings because I might as well rebuild the whole thing. What did you end up using for a carrier? Many of my buddies say that I shouldn't bother doing it myself but that just gives me more motivation to prove them wrong.
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I used a GM open carrier, timken bearings, and the detroit locker.
05-26-2005, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 02_2500avalanche
How hard was it to set that sucker up? I am getting ready to order mine along with a new set of gears and bearings because I might as well rebuild the whole thing. What did you end up using for a carrier? Many of my buddies say that I shouldn't bother doing it myself but that just gives me more motivation to prove them wrong.
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05-27-2005, 12:19 AM
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Nope 10.5", the 11.5" is only avaliable in the HD's with the Dmax or 8.1, the 6.0's get the 10.5" and 4l80e instead of the allison. The 2500 suburbans and avalanches get 10.5"s and 4l80e's because the allison wont clear the body and gm was dumb and didn't put body lifts on them like they did with the hd trucks, well actually the just moved the mounting points on them further up so the body would clear the allison.
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05-27-2005, 01:34 AM
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Originally Posted by 02_2500avalanche
Nope 10.5", the 11.5" is only avaliable in the HD's with the Dmax or 8.1, the 6.0's get the 10.5" and 4l80e instead of the allison. The 2500 suburbans and avalanches get 10.5"s and 4l80e's because the allison wont clear the body and gm was dumb and didn't put body lifts on them like they did with the hd trucks, well actually the just moved the mounting points on them further up so the body would clear the allison.
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MORE: as far as a d-locker being loud what did you get??? a full detroit carrier in a 9" is loud as hell at least in my buds drag camaro. i would think you could hear it in a truck but not as good. what did you get i am only familiar with the whole difs.
02 AV: ditto on letting some one else set up the rear diff. i am hard headed like also and dont let any one work on my stuff but dude let some one who knows what they are doing do it. i do all my stuff but this is something i would watch and then try with profesional advising the first try. the set up is crutal to the life and loudness of the gears. pluss there are tools that are needed.
05-27-2005, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by sleepersilverado
actualy the frames on the HD's are bigger that is why an allison clears. they did not body lift them.
MORE: as far as a d-locker being loud what did you get??? a full detroit carrier in a 9" is loud as hell at least in my buds drag camaro. i would think you could hear it in a truck but not as good. what did you get i am only familiar with the whole difs.
02 AV: ditto on letting some one else set up the rear diff. i am hard headed like also and dont let any one work on my stuff but dude let some one who knows what they are doing do it. i do all my stuff but this is something i would watch and then try with profesional advising the first try. the set up is crutal to the life and loudness of the gears. pluss there are tools that are needed.
MORE: as far as a d-locker being loud what did you get??? a full detroit carrier in a 9" is loud as hell at least in my buds drag camaro. i would think you could hear it in a truck but not as good. what did you get i am only familiar with the whole difs.
02 AV: ditto on letting some one else set up the rear diff. i am hard headed like also and dont let any one work on my stuff but dude let some one who knows what they are doing do it. i do all my stuff but this is something i would watch and then try with profesional advising the first try. the set up is crutal to the life and loudness of the gears. pluss there are tools that are needed.
05-27-2005, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by sleepersilverado
actualy the frames on the HD's are bigger that is why an allison clears. they did not body lift them.
MORE: as far as a d-locker being loud what did you get??? a full detroit carrier in a 9" is loud as hell at least in my buds drag camaro. i would think you could hear it in a truck but not as good. what did you get i am only familiar with the whole difs.
02 AV: ditto on letting some one else set up the rear diff. i am hard headed like also and dont let any one work on my stuff but dude let some one who knows what they are doing do it. i do all my stuff but this is something i would watch and then try with profesional advising the first try. the set up is crutal to the life and loudness of the gears. pluss there are tools that are needed.
MORE: as far as a d-locker being loud what did you get??? a full detroit carrier in a 9" is loud as hell at least in my buds drag camaro. i would think you could hear it in a truck but not as good. what did you get i am only familiar with the whole difs.
02 AV: ditto on letting some one else set up the rear diff. i am hard headed like also and dont let any one work on my stuff but dude let some one who knows what they are doing do it. i do all my stuff but this is something i would watch and then try with profesional advising the first try. the set up is crutal to the life and loudness of the gears. pluss there are tools that are needed.
Grippy, glad to hear you are back at it. Now get that puppy to the track!
05-27-2005, 04:47 PM
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lol, I heard the diff today! woohoo. it is a ratcheting sound. seems like on a hard U-turn I got 2-3 ratchets. Nice to have 2 wheels driving. My off the line sprinting has improved, which I like alot
thanks guys, I am signed up for Jun 17th, private trackday
thanks guys, I am signed up for Jun 17th, private trackday