Auburn Posi unit?

[6togo]

I found a 8.5" auburn posi unit in a local junk yard 30 spline 3 series 60k miles are these units allot stonger (with moser axles of course) than the 28 spline stocker? anyone running one?

Chris

 

[charlief1]

run away my friend. You just need to change the spider gears on the Eaton to make it a 30 spline and it's rebuildable. Auburn's aren't.

 

[6togo]

I knew there was a difference between the Auburn and the Eaton just didn't know what it was i dont here much about Auburn's except Run!!!
thanks,
Chris

 

[TurboTnZ06]

Don't get used, just buy a new Eaton and be done with it. That's a lesson I just recently learned.

 

[GBGN1]

Eaton forsure 3x

 

[Tom Tom Turbo]

I don't really see the issue with the Auburn.... I have the Auburn Pro and have had no issues after years of abuse.

 

[GNeric]

i have built plenty of Auburn diffs and they all work just as they should. Auburn is "rebuildable" as in you have to send it back to them in a certain amount of time and they can rebuild it once according to them.

 

[T- Type Tim]

the rear end guy who put my auburn in said he's never seen one fail. that was good enough for me. no problems yet with mine

 

[Quicksilver]

I used a non-pro Auburn on street tires for a couple years without much trouble but when I switched to slicks with 1.57 short times the Auburn split the cone destroying everything but the ring and pinion...never again for me. Eaton all the way!!

 

[nickygn]

is the g80 made by eaton?

 

[GNeric]

OUCH! I would believe that. The pressure the cones force outwards when gripping is tremendous. The Eaton at least doesn't have that much outward force in comparrison.

I used a non-pro Auburn on street tires for a couple years without much trouble but when I switched to slicks with 1.57 short times the Auburn split the cone destroying everything but the ring and pinion...never again for me. Eaton all the way!!