I am building a new front diff with hydra steer and 30 spline birfs. I have a elocker but hate that its not a direct swap. ( different bolt pattern) I have seen lots of rear ring and pinions break but never a front. Is bastardizing this front housing worth it? Or bolt in a spool cuz shes hydro anyway?

 

Are you going hydraulic assist or full hydraulic?
I would keep the elocker over a spool..

 

What bolt pattern?

 

Full hydraulic, I want to be able to swap out the ring and pinion if it breaks on the trail. The truck is being swapped over to four link also, so that little bit of axle wrap the leafs had wont be their to cushion the ring and pinion from breaking. I only have one elocker housing. Once I modify the front axle housing to fit the elocker im committed. cant bolt in a spare.
I think im bolting the spool in.

 

Or go dual elockers?

I'm assuming your talking about the diff to axle housing bolt pattern? Pretty sure you'd be able to swap a normal diff back on in an emergency. Just have to remove the long studs and possibly the extra short ones.

Hmmmm.

 

Im thinking whenever Im really pounding on the truck or on a nasty climb I have the locker on right. So besides the truck being really pissed off, cruising around the trail wont hurt if I have it locked up. hmmmm is right.

 

Yes.

 

i agree w/ bluepile here. you should be able to modify the housing for an elocker and still be able to install a regular 3rd as a spare if you break. keep extra washers for spacers on the long studs and a new tube of rtv in a ziplock bag with your spare diff.