Piero franchi Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Does any one know of other LSD/diff replacments, other than the Subaru.Seeing as there is a lot of slidding shafts being made, there is not really the need for the cast steel diffs like the subaru.I would happly buy a subaru diff, but the type I want, is like rocking horse s--t.I would want the sailsbury (old type unit) LSD, not the readly availibe viscus oil slip diff on the latter subaru.The nisson skyline diff looks interesting, see attachment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Hi Piero How about the Ford LSD as found in the XR 4x4 - looks very similar to the Nissan - but there's plenty of these around and there cheap - I picked mine up for £100 off ebay and its a 3.61:1 ratio so good for the Triumph - theres a load more pics on my blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero franchi Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 Any one else seen/ done other diff convertions ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garth Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Try "Rocky's Triumphs" in google. NZ site that gives Nissan/Datsun 180B type diff's a good review and has the option of buying a cast mounting plate. These diffs are available with LSD as they wre used in ralleying (particually the SSS model. ) I think the same casing unit was used right up th the 240Z Datsuns which were also raced and may also be an option to look for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Moore Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Datsun/Subaru diffs are made by Hitachi. There are several sizes: R160, R180 and R200 (and probably more), the number corresponds to the crownwheel diameter. Rocky's cast plates are for the R160 models. Another Triumph mate, Joh Hills, built a racing Herald V8 with an entire rear end from a Skyline, with guards flared about 6 inches either side. Not necessarily what you're after, Piero, but unbreakable even in the Targa NZ. I've done the same thing as GT5-r and used a Sierra diff. It's a fairly involved swap but there are several ratios to choose from and the diffs are interchangeable later.I've just spent a week building up the car - here's a photo, more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2litre-e Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 ihad one of those datsun 240z diffs before i got the subaru, they use the sliding shafts rather than the cv joint, other than that they are pretty much the same.very nice nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero franchi Posted August 25, 2007 Author Share Posted August 25, 2007 Very Nice and neat Nick, More photos would not go a miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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