I have a clunk that's getting worse and figured that while I'm in there I might try shipping the spider gears to create more of a posi action. Has anyone here tried this?

I drive 300 miles a week on the freeway so a permanent locker is out if the question and the durability sounds questionable with after market parts.

You will be wasting your time, by trying to shim the spider gears in hopes of making it more of a posi.
Your choices are...
automatic locker (like a lockright),
a limited slip (probably best for what you are wanting...but very hard to find...I don't know that anyone sells them new anymore...so used is what you are left with....and I have only seen a couple for sale, ever),
a spool (permanently locks the axleshafts together),
an ARB (a selectable locker, but you are looking at big $$$ and gear setup),
welding the spider gears (cheap, but most fail over time, and it is basically like a spool),
leave it open and live with decreased traction.

You can also get a Kaiser locker, more expensive than a ratchett pop locker, but cheaper than a ARB.

I have driven several toyotas with the Kaiser lockers and there is absolutely no popping or unusual noise, instantly release and extremely durable. http://www.kaiserlocker.com/en/produtos/bloqueio-de-diferencial/

Only issue is for Suzukis you will need to order directly from Brazil as their is no US distributor that carries them. i am saving for a rear locker for my sidekick right now and will report back.

The one issue with a LSD is that they do in fact wear and need to be rebuilt and those rebuild parts are just as hard to come by as the LSD's themselves.

Thanks. I welded the spiders..

I'd like a nice locker but my tires cost more than the truck so I'd like to keep cost low.

I have a welded diff in mine and will be taking it out the first chance I get.

How come?

I've noticed my side hilling and rut control has changed but the slow crawling more than makes up for that.

So does anyone know about the Calmini locker?  Kindof figured it was a LSD from what I saw and read.  I too would like an LSD like the Eaton clutch style I have in my Chevy truck.  I primary street and plan on more trails this summer.  When I am out in the woods it's usually for camping and hunting.  Don't mind it have some spin and lock in to keep from tearing up the tires/axle shafts when I go thru McD's  to grab some munchies.  I don't think the ARB is worth all the trouble and expense for what I want.  Does anyone know what other applications would be the same as the Trackick?

Thanks,

Thanks. I welded the spiders..

I'd like a nice locker but my tires cost more than the truck so I'd like to keep cost low.

So a permanent locker was out of the question, but yet you ended up welding the spiders and creating a spool.  A "spool" is a "permanent locker".
Hopefully the welded gears hold up....most don't and cause more issues than if they were just left alone.

So does anyone know about the Calmini locker?  Kindof figured it was a LSD from what I saw and read.  I too would like an LSD like the Eaton clutch style I have in my Chevy truck.  I primary street and plan on more trails this summer.  When I am out in the woods it's usually for camping and hunting.  Don't mind it have some spin and lock in to keep from tearing up the tires/axle shafts when I go thru McD's  to grab some munchies.  I don't think the ARB is worth all the trouble and expense for what I want.  Does anyone know what other applications would be the same as the Trackick?

Thanks,

A limited slip will not "lock in".  It consists of clutches and it distributes power to both tires.  But if you have one tire on a high traction surface and the other on a low traction surface (or one tire on the ground and the other in the air), the one with the least amount of traction will be the one that spins and the other usually will not.  IMO, a limited slip is good for street driving in the rain and snow and for mild/light off roading.  But don't expect too much from it.  It is slightly better than an open diff, but for the price, I don't think I would ever put one in a trackick....but that's just me.

Quote from: djjiz on April 13, 2012, 10:25:58 PM

Thanks. I welded the spiders..

I'd like a nice locker but my tires cost more than the truck so I'd like to keep cost low.

So a permanent locker was out of the question, but yet you ended up welding the spiders and creating a spool.  A "spool" is a "permanent locker".
Hopefully the welded gears hold up....most don't and cause more issues than if they were just left alone.

I didn't want to spend anything more then I had too and so far so good on the Lincoln lock.

I have a welded diff in mine and will be taking it out the first chance I get.

How come?

I've noticed my side hilling and rut control has changed but the slow crawling more than makes up for that.

I put about 200 miles a week driving to and from work. The welded diff is just a pain it the butt, ya its graet in the dirt but parking lots and going around corners it turns heads. Also the wear on the rear tires is realy bad after about 1k miles and little chunks of rubber are missing from the tread blocks now. Super wide turns are a must now also. I have a loc-right to put in i just need to take my old gears apart to use the carrier.

Good luck.  I couldn't stand my lockrite, so pay attention to the set up.  I couldn't stand the jumping when it unloaded, which "If set up right it shouldn't do".  The main trick to using one is Not to use power in turns.  That is hard to do in parking lots and turns in town from stop lights/signs. 
You should have saved for the ARB, they are great (unless you melt the air line).