![]() ![]() ![]() I look forward to getting the break in period behind me so I can get the us and our TJ (The wife is beginning to call her " The Other Woman") back onto the trails. I have nothing against the Spartan locker per se, but I now 100% fully concur that it has NO PLACE in the rear on a daily road driven jeep. Some had funny quirks and whatnot so I am used to dealing with silly oddball things, but I just didn't realize just how poorly the Spartan locked rear end was treating me. I've been blessed to have had tons of truck projects and hot rods over the years. It's pretty bitchin' to be able to enjoy the tiny turn radius of of Jeep again, not to mention back out of my driveway without the neighbors looking to see what I broke when the locker clanks. The true Super35 will have to wait just a little bit longer, but in the meantime I am totally THRILLED with the difference in handling and improved road manners without having the rear locker. Long story short, the Spartan had already taken a toll on the OEM axles by way of spline damage and there were major sharp gear edges on the R&P as well so I'm now sporting some alloy 27 spline axles and breaking in a new rear gear set (the good buddy deal on parts and labor made it an easy choice to stay with the existing 3.73 for now while saving to do the more major upgrade and re-gear later as I have a house project that is the $$ priority at the moment ). I took the TJ over to a good buddy/customers shop the other day (If you're in the Boise area, Jim's Drivetrain flippin' ROCKS!) to yard out the rear locker and just go back to open while I saved for upgrading to a Super35. A special thank you to the likes of Jerry Bransford, Chris, and all the others who chimed in last month when I was asking about my then "new to me" 2000 TJ into which the PO had installed a Spartan Locker into the Dana 35. ![]()
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