Originally Posted by
Wildcat1971
I have been running the caged thrust for about 8 months. I love not having to deal with those tiny balls and it just makes the diff rebuild easier. But when used with Pucks, I just get goofy results. I ran a steel non carbide version and it was smooth in my stock diff and it lasted a while. So I tried the ceramic thinking it would last forever in my pucks, but the diff is feeling off after a short time. Your mileage may very. I am still on the fence about them.
Running a caged thrust has zero to go with running pucks. If your diff is needing a rebuild more often than before, it isn't because you have mated a caged thrust with pucks.