Spool Locker on a daily driver?

77ElCaminoDrift · 05-22-2008, 08:45 PM

I'm contemplating putting a spool locker or just welding the diff. spider gears for drift, which is a totally fine idea, but I'm just wondering if any of you have done this with their usual car? I mean, the Camino is gonna be purely for drift, but I would like to use it getting to and from work, and the occasional time I go anywhere, but if it'll be a drastic problem, I'm willing to go with a 1.5 or 2 way Limited Slip

Piner · 05-22-2008, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 77ElCaminoDrift

I'm contemplating putting a spool locker or just welding the diff. spider gears for drift, which is a totally fine idea, but I'm just wondering if any of you have done this with their usual car? I mean, the Camino is gonna be purely for drift, but I would like to use it getting to and from work, and the occasional time I go anywhere, but if it'll be a drastic problem, I'm willing to go with a 1.5 or 2 way Limited Slip

Done it before, it kinda sucks driving around town and in parking lots but Once your out drifting its freaken sweet

77ElCaminoDrift · 05-22-2008, 09:10 PM

like what kind of problems?

GBC · 05-22-2008, 10:48 PM

http://www.drift50.com/blog/geoffrey...-sometime-soon

http://www.drift50.com/fool-spool

Air Locker time!!

Mars · 05-22-2008, 11:58 PM

what rear end is in your car?

Motdyn-Ls1fd · 05-23-2008, 12:14 AM

I have welded over 290 diffs over the past 6 years. They work great for drifting, drag, and playing around. The only downside is making U turns because it chirps the tires.

77ElCaminoDrift · 05-28-2008, 07:22 PM

looks stock diff. but I haven't had the tiem to really mess with it yet, so it could be posi, who knows? Anyway, I think I'll go positrac for my diff. unless someone else thinks I should go about it differently; not too worried with price since I'm working on getting sponsored by a local spot here; they only have a couple drifers, little 240s and I think one's got an RB26 in it, I dunno, I think they need an American touch.

eomund240 · 06-02-2008, 01:51 PM

Being as you have an older Chevy, shop around and see if you can find yourself a Possi rear end for the thing.

77ElCaminoDrift · 06-04-2008, 01:42 AM

gonna go with a spool, but more importantly, what about my fuel delivery? If I stay carbed like I want, I'm gonna have to deal with losing fuel flow in my drift from the weight transfer. I thought about using a boat carb, but that's a bit pricey, and I'm hoping to get it up and going in a few months with about 1200 bucks.

05-22-2008, 08:45 PM	#1
77ElCaminoDrift Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 22	Spool Locker on a daily driver? I'm contemplating putting a spool locker or just welding the diff. spider gears for drift, which is a totally fine idea, but I'm just wondering if any of you have done this with their usual car? I mean, the Camino is gonna be purely for drift, but I would like to use it getting to and from work, and the occasional time I go anywhere, but if it'll be a drastic problem, I'm willing to go with a 1.5 or 2 way Limited Slip

05-22-2008, 10:48 PM	#4
GBC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 274	http://www.drift50.com/blog/geoffrey...-sometime-soon http://www.drift50.com/fool-spool Air Locker time!! __________________ Drift Mustang - 1990 Mustang GT turned Drift Machine

05-22-2008, 11:58 PM	#5
Mars Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 297	what rear end is in your car? __________________ Floridaracing.org Tenative Schedule

05-23-2008, 12:14 AM	#6
Motdyn-Ls1fd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Jose Posts: 220	I have welded over 290 diffs over the past 6 years. They work great for drifting, drag, and playing around. The only downside is making U turns because it chirps the tires. __________________ Shock Drifting Motorsport Dynamics Lukelonberger.com Falken Tires Hinson Supercars, LS1 rx7, and ls1 240 specialist

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05-22-2008, 09:10 PM	#3
77ElCaminoDrift Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 22	like what kind of problems?

05-28-2008, 07:22 PM	#7
77ElCaminoDrift Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 22	looks stock diff. but I haven't had the tiem to really mess with it yet, so it could be posi, who knows? Anyway, I think I'll go positrac for my diff. unless someone else thinks I should go about it differently; not too worried with price since I'm working on getting sponsored by a local spot here; they only have a couple drifers, little 240s and I think one's got an RB26 in it, I dunno, I think they need an American touch.

06-02-2008, 01:51 PM	#8
eomund240 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: So. Cal Posts: 304	Being as you have an older Chevy, shop around and see if you can find yourself a Possi rear end for the thing.

06-04-2008, 01:42 AM	#9
77ElCaminoDrift Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 22	gonna go with a spool, but more importantly, what about my fuel delivery? If I stay carbed like I want, I'm gonna have to deal with losing fuel flow in my drift from the weight transfer. I thought about using a boat carb, but that's a bit pricey, and I'm hoping to get it up and going in a few months with about 1200 bucks.