Tochigi Fuji Diff - Worth $200?
07-19-2016, 01:55 PM
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Tochigi Fuji Diff - Worth $200?
I have the opportunity to purchase a TF diff from a 2003, along with axles, no housing included, for $200 shipped. Is it worth the money to dink around with? Or will the cone tab break too quickly for me to have fun? It's an 81k mile diff, so I wonder if it's a "Well it's lasted this long, so it must be okay for a while" or a "81k? That's gonna blow soon" kind of thing. Thanks.
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07-19-2016, 02:33 PM
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If you are ultra-budget critical, the Rx7 diff is what I'd look at. They can be found in junkyards for around the same price as the T-F, and while they aren't quite as good, they won't break eventually. I bought an Rx7 diff with my food money in college, and it worked fairly well for the price. I ended up trading it to someone for a Torsen eventually, though.
Alternatively, try to find someone with a loose Torsen unit which is less valuable than a unit that's already set in a pumpkin with gears.
The T-F is like putting $200 on the shelf above your fireplace and leaving the window open on a breezy evening. The cash is on the shelf right now, but it's going to go in the fire at some point.
Alternatively, try to find someone with a loose Torsen unit which is less valuable than a unit that's already set in a pumpkin with gears.
The T-F is like putting $200 on the shelf above your fireplace and leaving the window open on a breezy evening. The cash is on the shelf right now, but it's going to go in the fire at some point.
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07-19-2016, 02:34 PM
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It was a spare diff that I used the housing for an OSGiken and 3.63 gears. I never ran it. I wouldn't run it.
When do you NEED a torsen by? I will have a whole drop and swap subframe/arms/4.1 torsen diff available in the coming weeks. Just provide your own 1.8 Driveshaft if you don't already have one.
When do you NEED a torsen by? I will have a whole drop and swap subframe/arms/4.1 torsen diff available in the coming weeks. Just provide your own 1.8 Driveshaft if you don't already have one.
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07-19-2016, 02:47 PM
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If you are ultra-budget critical, the Rx7 diff is what I'd look at. They can be found in junkyards for around the same price as the T-F, and while they aren't quite as good, they won't break eventually. I bought an Rx7 diff with my food money in college, and it worked fairly well for the price. I ended up trading it to someone for a Torsen eventually, though.
Alternatively, try to find someone with a loose Torsen unit which is less valuable than a unit that's already set in a pumpkin with gears.
The T-F is like putting $200 on the shelf above your fireplace and leaving the window open on a breezy evening. The cash is on the shelf right now, but it's going to go in the fire at some point.
Alternatively, try to find someone with a loose Torsen unit which is less valuable than a unit that's already set in a pumpkin with gears.
The T-F is like putting $200 on the shelf above your fireplace and leaving the window open on a breezy evening. The cash is on the shelf right now, but it's going to go in the fire at some point.
It was a spare diff that I used the housing for an OSGiken and 3.63 gears. I never ran it. I wouldn't run it.
When do you NEED a torsen by? I will have a whole drop and swap subframe/arms/4.1 torsen diff available in the coming weeks. Just provide your own 1.8 Driveshaft if you don't already have one.
When do you NEED a torsen by? I will have a whole drop and swap subframe/arms/4.1 torsen diff available in the coming weeks. Just provide your own 1.8 Driveshaft if you don't already have one.
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07-19-2016, 05:34 PM
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It would depend on what you're planning on doing with it. If you're driving on the street and some AutoX in an NA car, it's better than an open diff.
I had a TF with a 4.3 that I AutoX'd and did track days for 2 or 3 years. I only pulled out 1 small tab. It continued to work. The TF is lighter than a Torsen.
... but, the Torsen will last longer and it puts down more power to the wheel with traction. 2.5 to 1 rather than the TFs 2 to 1.
I found a used Torsen w/ a 4.3 and put it in.
I had a TF with a 4.3 that I AutoX'd and did track days for 2 or 3 years. I only pulled out 1 small tab. It continued to work. The TF is lighter than a Torsen.
... but, the Torsen will last longer and it puts down more power to the wheel with traction. 2.5 to 1 rather than the TFs 2 to 1.
I found a used Torsen w/ a 4.3 and put it in.
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07-19-2016, 05:47 PM
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It would depend on what you're planning on doing with it. If you're driving on the street and some AutoX in an NA car, it's better than an open diff.
I had a TF with a 4.3 that I AutoX'd and did track days for 2 or 3 years. I only pulled out 1 small tab. It continued to work. The TF is lighter than a Torsen.
... but, the Torsen will last longer and it puts down more power to the wheel with traction. 2.5 to 1 rather than the TFs 2 to 1.
I found a used Torsen w/ a 4.3 and put it in.
I had a TF with a 4.3 that I AutoX'd and did track days for 2 or 3 years. I only pulled out 1 small tab. It continued to work. The TF is lighter than a Torsen.
... but, the Torsen will last longer and it puts down more power to the wheel with traction. 2.5 to 1 rather than the TFs 2 to 1.
I found a used Torsen w/ a 4.3 and put it in.
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