How durable is the 14 bolt SF rear axle?

[Dave 84]

Mine has worked good in my blazer but full floats are so damn cheap mine will changed shortly to a ff for no good reason except that's what I want lol

 

[CSFJ]

I was under the impression that it was the C-clip design of the 14sf and smaller axles that created the weakness in the gov-locs.

 

[Arkansas_V8]

I was under the impression that it was the C-clip design of the 14sf and smaller axles that created the weakness in the gov-locs.

Just the design of the g80 itself. If you are bound up at all when it engages- boom.

Better than a Detroit in snow and ice.

The 10 bolt is most notorious.

They may last a long time with regular use, but will still go boom one day.

Read up on pirate.

The 10 bolt is not the only one referred to as a Gov Bomb. Even in the FF 14 bolt.

I can attest to losing two 14 SF Gov bombs. That appeared to engage perfectly fine and passed visual inspection before install.

 

[88burbboy]

Mine survived 33"s, 35"s and even 37" H1 Double bead locks. I put in detroit, was previously an open diff. 350 tbi doesnt really have the power to get the tires spinning. Combined with having a Sm465 factory burb, I just granny low-ed it everywhere, and was easy with the power. Owner before me towed just about anything, and the 14 bolt semi float held up all those years. I swapped out for tons, but my old man, took it and stuck it in something else. Still lives.

 

[Arkansas_V8]

Mine survived 33"s, 35"s and even 37" H1 Double bead locks. I put in detroit, was previously an open diff. 350 tbi doesnt really have the power to get the tires spinning. Combined with having a Sm465 factory burb, I just granny low-ed it everywhere, and was easy with the power. Owner before me towed just about anything, and the 14 bolt semi float held up all those years. I swapped out for tons, but my old man, took it and stuck it in something else. Still lives.

The differential/axle itself is plenty strong.

The disagreement was with the G80(Gov bomb).