anyone running mini spool on street

[bjohn07]

im debating on putting a posi unit in or just upgrading my open with a mini spool. i want to know if anyone is running it on the street. i know a couple of guys but they only drive there cars on the weekend. i want to use my car at least 4 days out of the week

 

[bjohn07]

just found out my buddy is running one in his dd 78 malibu landua edition. its been in there for 4 yrs and he drives that car to work and back 4days out the week. looks like im gettin a mini spool. i found one for 60 bucks new :lol:

 

[Blake442]

I know a number of people that have run them on the street with no problems.

Just be careful going into turns...

 

[bjohn07]

yeah my friend that has had it on for 4 years says he only notices it on the loops on the highway. he says it makes a humming noise or sometimes the tire will drag. but other than that he told me on the street he cant even notice it cuz of the exhaust.

 

[DRIVEN]

I have - and it sucked. Give it a try. If you like cars that are hard to steer when it's dry, over-steer in the rain, stress the axles, wear out tires and make noises while turning you'll love it.

 

[nycutlass]

spools is not for street use because of all the truning you will do .now posi is a whole diff thing most people mix them up

 

[chevyman454]

if your ok with the wearing on the tires and the possibility of snapping axles go ahead
i got a eaton differenital and never looked back

a little reminder if you go the cheap route its gonna cost you in the long run

you can get the same results by welding the spider gears and its a lot cheaper than the mini spool

 

[DrRansom442]

I passed on a $300. 9" already setup .... just because I didn't want to swap the spool out for a posi. In hindsight ....

 

[Oldsmoletick]

Once in awhile I run a "millermatic" spool in my jeep on the street, I absolutely hate it, it's woks great on the trail, but makes the vehicle very unpredictable on the road. Which is why I keep a spare set of spider gears, I can remove the welded set, and reinstall my open set when the trail riding is done. I wouldn't do this to my car though I'll just wait til I find a good deal on a real posi unit.

 

[bjohn07]

yeah im gonna try it to see if i like it. if i dont like it i got 3 ford 9in housing and a 3rd member with 3.55s sittin around. im sure i can fab up some brackets and make it fit. the ford 3rds member has a posi alredy. i drove my buddys car for a week last year cuz he said it was actin up so he left it with me. his is a 78malibu with minispool and no power steering and it wasnt that bad. just parking it in a lot was a pita but as far as turning and handling it was just like my ford with a posi.