id prefer open on the road, locked is awesome for drag/drift, extra traction and holding huge angles was easy

but for driving to work everyday and down the shops, welded is just plain annoying

all the usual comments are true
horrible noises
skipping/bouncing round corners
hard to reverse
its actually really hard to push the car too, specially around any sorta corner

never noticed any worse understeer though

mini spool is exactly like a welded centre.
It is a solid piece of metal that replaces the small gears in the diff. The axles go straight into it and are forced to turn at the same time. If a mini spool has play in it, the pin that holds it in place is very worn and will eventually fail.
For the price of a minispool, you might aswell weld the centre and be done with it. A mini spool is only really good for people like 1200rc that cant weld properly

By custom axels i mean shortened, not billet steel or anything too fancy.

Can someone please verify this cos if true i'm 100% on the mini-spool.
thanks

if u have custom axels they should hold the power easy


mini spool's i was told give unlike the MIG locker, pending on what make as they have pinions in side which alow play forwards and backwards so when u turn it doesnt chew your tyre out,
correct me if i am wrong i was told that.

DVLDAT, are you serious that mini spools are heaps less harsh on your axels? i thought it just did exactly the same as a welded one but with no chance of splatter getting onto unwanted areas.
yes i have the 28 spline one......please explain more about this minispool not being so harsh on the axels cos i dont wanna break my custom axels there to expensive. haha

Elliott

mini spool is a rich man's locker it actauly gives when u turn unlike a welded and is noway near as harsh on your axels

do u have 28spline or 25spline
if u have 28spline go mini spool u wont regret it

yeah those 28spline mini spools fit right in there, all for 100$ worth it

Its only 25 spline so i guess not.

Ive got i R31 LSD wwhickh is getting cut down ive been its startin to open been quoted $450 to have it rebuilt.
Could i just use one of these mini spools instead.

so a later model falcon LSD will fit?

R31 skyline - 28 spline
R31 Pintara - 25 spline

Falcons 25spline until the EB series 2 which are 28 spline onwards.

PS, chasing a 28 spline LSD or detroit locker.

1200RC.... would you prefer open or locked?