converting 1.8 open diff to LSD?
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converting 1.8 open diff to LSD?
I got a 1991 1.6L sportin the stock 4.30 VLSD rear. this past Saturday the pinion gear sheared 3 teeth off!! SWEET! I,ve been waiting to blow this one to build a more suitable race diff. it seems the concensus is to swap a 1.8 rear. so my question is..... whats involved in converting an open diff to an LSD? I may be able to pick up a 4.30 open diff out a 1.8L car for cheap. Is it even worth it? no matter what I end up using, I'm planning on putting a high performance LSD (possibly the OS giken. still have more research to do before i decide). Thanks
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search the OBX torsen thread.
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Just picked up an open diff. out of a 2005 with about 15k miles on it. now i need some axles a driveshaft. I'll probably drive it like that for the time being untill I have the $$ saved for a "real" LSD unit.
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If it all possible, however, try to find a set of axles with the hubs still attached. You'll need to do a bit of light dremeling to make your 1.6-style brake calipers fit through the dust shields, however it will save you the potential agony of trying to separate your current axles from the hubs to which they have been fitted for the past twenty years.
In some cases, parting the hubs from the axles seems to be no problem at all. A few light taps and they just fall right out. In other cases, the hubs and axles seem to be bound together with The Force, and nary shall the two be cleft in twain.
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They do fit, as do the '94-'97 axles which will also work with your new diff (assuming it didn't come out of an MSM, in which case only MSM axles will work with it.)
If it all possible, however, try to find a set of axles with the hubs still attached. You'll need to do a bit of light dremeling to make your 1.6-style brake calipers fit through the dust shields, however it will save you the potential agony of trying to separate your current axles from the hubs to which they have been fitted for the past twenty years.
In some cases, parting the hubs from the axles seems to be no problem at all. A few light taps and they just fall right out. In other cases, the hubs and axles seem to be bound together with The Force, and nary shall the two be cleft in twain.
If it all possible, however, try to find a set of axles with the hubs still attached. You'll need to do a bit of light dremeling to make your 1.6-style brake calipers fit through the dust shields, however it will save you the potential agony of trying to separate your current axles from the hubs to which they have been fitted for the past twenty years.
In some cases, parting the hubs from the axles seems to be no problem at all. A few light taps and they just fall right out. In other cases, the hubs and axles seem to be bound together with The Force, and nary shall the two be cleft in twain.
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one last question.... well maybe not the last buuutt are there different axles for open/ lsd diffs on the 1.8L rear? like in the 1.6L VLSD, has 2 different length stub shafts?
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