Man, I really need to do a better job of keeping up with the threads I've been posting in.
No, no air locker. I have yet to hear of one that didnt end up with long term issues. Leaks are a problem. Sooner or later. Mechanical selectable lockers always seem to have adjustment problems. E-lockers, well I'm just not all that fond of having wires running down to the diff. My goal is as much mechanical simplicity as possible, so standard mechanical Detroit Lockers all around. Short of a spool that's about as simple and reliable as it gets. On road they aren't for the faint heart or uninitiated, but I've run them on road for years in all kinds of weather so I know their quirks. Dont forget its in there, drive accordingly, and all will be (mostly) well.
Hypermax makes a kit especially for the idi vans and if you pick up the recommended basic accessories it'll set you back a bit north of $3K. A fairly large pill but as far as major engine mods go not all that bad. I paid $1,200 just for the tuner for my 6.4 P-stroke and it was about 6 oz of plastic. Supposedly good for (up to) a 50% HP boost over stock, which would be what, about 90 HP putting the idi at about 270? Of course those increase claims you can take with a grain of salt, but I'd hope for at least half of the claim. Nothing I've seen in stone though. If I could find 50 hp and about 100 ft lb I might be able to crack a smile over it.
Might pick your brain on the steering box. Mine has a bit of slop in it as well. Nothing major, but just enough to get my attention. It would be nice to tighten the steering up solid. Ball joints and all that crap is brand new. The only mechanical thing left in the steering is the box.
********** finally got my van back today from the gear guy. More than just a bit annoyed with that whole process. I understand being busy, I run a business as well, but one thing I never ever do is tell a customer to send his work and leave him with the impression I'll get right on it and then leave it sit. Or work on it as a fill in job or something. Guy had my van almost 3 weeks. I don't think he'll get it back to do the front unless my second source gives me something way out in left field tomorrow. That guy told me he was way busy and I told him thats fine, I get it, just give me a date when you can get to it and then when I bring it in.....get to it. If you cant get to it, dont tell me to bring it in. Simple.
Anyway. The 4.88s I think are going to do the trick. If I were going to leave it as is I could probably stand to go a bit deeper, like 5.13, but I figure once I bite the bullet and get a turbo in there I should be golden. At least I hope so. :/
No, no air locker. I have yet to hear of one that didnt end up with long term issues. Leaks are a problem. Sooner or later. Mechanical selectable lockers always seem to have adjustment problems. E-lockers, well I'm just not all that fond of having wires running down to the diff. My goal is as much mechanical simplicity as possible, so standard mechanical Detroit Lockers all around. Short of a spool that's about as simple and reliable as it gets. On road they aren't for the faint heart or uninitiated, but I've run them on road for years in all kinds of weather so I know their quirks. Dont forget its in there, drive accordingly, and all will be (mostly) well.
Hypermax makes a kit especially for the idi vans and if you pick up the recommended basic accessories it'll set you back a bit north of $3K. A fairly large pill but as far as major engine mods go not all that bad. I paid $1,200 just for the tuner for my 6.4 P-stroke and it was about 6 oz of plastic. Supposedly good for (up to) a 50% HP boost over stock, which would be what, about 90 HP putting the idi at about 270? Of course those increase claims you can take with a grain of salt, but I'd hope for at least half of the claim. Nothing I've seen in stone though. If I could find 50 hp and about 100 ft lb I might be able to crack a smile over it.
Might pick your brain on the steering box. Mine has a bit of slop in it as well. Nothing major, but just enough to get my attention. It would be nice to tighten the steering up solid. Ball joints and all that crap is brand new. The only mechanical thing left in the steering is the box.
********** finally got my van back today from the gear guy. More than just a bit annoyed with that whole process. I understand being busy, I run a business as well, but one thing I never ever do is tell a customer to send his work and leave him with the impression I'll get right on it and then leave it sit. Or work on it as a fill in job or something. Guy had my van almost 3 weeks. I don't think he'll get it back to do the front unless my second source gives me something way out in left field tomorrow. That guy told me he was way busy and I told him thats fine, I get it, just give me a date when you can get to it and then when I bring it in.....get to it. If you cant get to it, dont tell me to bring it in. Simple.
Anyway. The 4.88s I think are going to do the trick. If I were going to leave it as is I could probably stand to go a bit deeper, like 5.13, but I figure once I bite the bullet and get a turbo in there I should be golden. At least I hope so. :/
