whos actually driven a spool on the street?
 

I want to talk to people who have actually run one on the street. Would you do it again? Why, why not? pros/cons

I have one in my car. Its not as bad as people say it is but then again I am very tolerant. If I had the extra money at the time I would have went wavetrac. Take turns wide and stay away from packed parking lots...

Are you asking about cruise night type use or daily driving?

Not much fun, Did it years ago for a short time never again. maneuvering was the issue and squealing tires and tire wear. my misery could be attributed to the fact that I had manual steering also :facepalm:

My 98 has one... I didnt mind it, yet I only drive the car on skinnys anyway...

I've got one, granted I don't DD the car I have no problems with it. I bought the rear used with the spool in it and it came with a locker also. I was worried at first and was going to swap out the spool but once I drove it I didn't mind it. Yes the car will hop if you try making tight turns so don't try anything like parallel parking and you'll be fine.

Ive had it in 2 of my cars so far, not as bad as people make it sound. only difficulty I ever found was trying to park between 2 cars in a packed parking lot.

So, spools are not the end of the world making, wheel stud snapping bad guys they are made out to be?

LOL. Sure they are.

When my rear end eventually blows up my next rear is gonna be spooled

Only time I broke a stud was by mistake, I have a habit of over tightening things. But I now have arp studs with the spool so who knows. They're cheap enough so why not run them.

Thanks for the input guys, I was thinking of saving a few bucks and going with a spool but, I think I'm just going to spring for the wave track.

Dont waste your money on a wavetrac. Locker or spool.

Drove a locked rear on the road and it sucked. Have fun trying to turn into a parking spot.
Even worse was a Jeep with front and rear lockers... I swear I couldn't have turned around in a 50 yard radius with both locked lol.

I own a jeep with front and rear lockers. Its not that bad the front locker doesnt even engauge in 2wd.

I put 15000 miles and daily drove a 35 splined locker for years.........its not that bad at all. What many people fail to realize is with manual trans and decent power there are only 2 options to be truly bullit proof.......locker or spool. You cant expect to drive around on parts that can handle big power numbers and have it drive like stock.

I drove my trans am with a spool daily. Was not bad at all

So, in conclusion, spools are not that bad?

Better than LSD! You should get one.

If I did, I certainly would never post it. :rofl: