What to do before Tellico?

[72_EB_GUY]

As a few of you who saw my Bronco at the NovRun can attest to, I have lots of things I need to do to get my Bronco in a better trail/rock climbing state. As funds seem to always be limited toward projects, I am trying to decide where to start. I am not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to the bronco and the parts that make it run but I am learning as I go. To start I have an ford 9" open rear end. There were welded gears in it when I bought it but at the time I was mainly using the Bronco as a driver and was tired of bouncing around every turn. I found a used open 3rd member and just swapped the two. I have thought about putting the welded chunk back in for the trip but after I took it out I broke it down and know that it needs to be lined back up a certain way to be put back together. I am not sure of the exact way to line this back up and do not want to make it worse. Is there a better option, I know that the best option would be to put in a locker, but it all depends on cost.

Any advise would be appreciated.