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Try to avoid speaking in absolute terms, because there are always exceptions. For instance, would prefer a spool to a detroit-type locker (rear) in a short-wheelbase vehicles. Like my old CJ7. Chirped the tires a bit, but was much more predictable than a detroit. Lifted, flexy, lightweight...

Yeah, there are definitely better/worse ways to weld-up a differential, and techniques vary depending on what kind of differential you're working with. But done right, there's really no chance that it's going to fail.

There's nothing inherently wrong with welded differentials. All you're doing is turning an open differential into a spool. Not good or bad, more a matter of application. I'm probably going to weld-up one of my rear axles and then install locking hubs, and those of you who are familiar with my...