I live in area with with deep washed out rutts in the tracks with rocks etc mixed in.Quote:
Originally Posted by djam1
A grind on the bottom of the diff doesnt lose strenght.
I did 1/2 inch grind on both front and rear diffs on my 101 landy and still have a protected diff drain plug.
Dont knock it unless you have tried it.
I is quick and easy to do for a 1/2 inch improvement.
Any more than 1/2 inch will require some extra work.
That 1/2 inch doesnt sound like much, but the shape of the bottom of the diff is greatly improved and will tend slide along if it touches the ground rather that plough in.
I recommend the after market covers as the sals can be alittle bit leaky at the best of times in this area.
After market covers, especially the ARB are designed with diff shaves in mind and a drain plug is fitted in the bottom of the cover to drain the oil if you want to go futher than a 3/4 inch shave and weld the standard drain plug.
The ARB cover will improve greatly diff housing strenght.
Dana 60 diff housings do not have a protrusion hanging down like the sals, so a bit of a grind gets the housing to similar shape as the Dana 60 which the Sals is a copy of.
It is worth while........you never know until you do it.
