Speed w/hubs locked

[toby1kanobie]

I'm getting my 92 yota w/ifs truck back on monday from the shop. I had 5.29's and front ez-locker and rear detroit no-spin put in. I figured to break in the front gears i would just drive around with the hubs locked? I don't plan on driving over 55mph until the gears are fully broken in (500miles). So i guess my question really is...is it ok to do 55-60mph with the hubs locked for extended periods of time (ext periods of time = 17miles)?

[toby1kanobie]

BTW...it's got a 4in pro-crap susp lift and 35x12.50's. forgot to mention that if it makes a difference. cv's appear to be at stock angle though.

[fabricator]

i would think that any speed would be fine
would be no different than the rear turning

[Travis Waldher]

Originally posted by fabricator
i would think that any speed would be fine
would be no different than the rear turning

Except that the gears aren't going to be breaking in on the driving side of them. By letting the front tires turn the gears... you would be breaking in the coasting side.

(not talking the drive/coast side of the gears..)

[toby1kanobie]

Originally posted by Travis Waldher


Except that the gears aren't going to be breaking in on the driving side of them. By letting the front tires turn the gears... you would be breaking in the coasting side.

(not talking the drive/coast side of the gears..)

So You're saying that to totally break them in i should be driving around in 4H? Cause i was kinda wondering about the driving side myself. :confused:

[charlo]

So You're saying that to totally break them in i should be driving around in 4H? Cause i was kinda wondering about the driving side myself. I think a better idea is to drive to work backwards :flipoff2:

You are probably screwed either way because normally gears dont get fully case hardened until they see heavy loads(towing,crawling). I would just wheel light the first couple runs.

Charlo

[jasonmt]

When I was breaking in mine I just removed the rear shaft and ran it as my DD in FWD to work for a few weeks.

[toby1kanobie]

Originally posted by charlo
I think a better idea is to drive to work backwards :flipoff2:

You are probably screwed either way because normally gears dont get fully case hardened until they see heavy loads(towing,crawling). I would just wheel light the first couple runs.

Charlo

Backwards...I love it :D

[Pazuzu]

Originally posted by jasonmt
When I was breaking in mine I just removed the rear shaft and ran it as my DD in FWD to work for a few weeks.

Make sure your alignment is DEAD ON before you try this with IFS and locked in front, and make sure that your T-bars are not cranked too high. If the front end is too sprung, and the alignment is off, the truck will literally jump 8 or 10 inches left and right as you get on and off the throttle (ask me how I know :rolleyes: )

As for speed, I drove in FWD several thousand miles over the last 3 years, highway speeds, locked in front, when I had blown rear gears and no money :D

[dspin]

take it out on some dirt trails and drive in 4h for awhile then in 2wd with the hubs locked in and then drain the diffs. Just don't wheel it that hard for the first couple of time i guess you could pull your rear drive shaft put it in 4 high and not lock the hubs and start it up but i've never heard of any one doing that:flipoff2: just take it easy on them and drain the diff in a few hundred miles:flipoff2: