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BenR 12-07-2007 04:26 PM

<-- not a big fan of welded diffs.

<-- thinks Lanny's specs are weaksauce.

m2cupcar 12-07-2007 04:48 PM

Just get a spare open, weld up one of them, and swap them out before you go to the track. Diff swap is easy- and IMO would be well worth it for drag racing.

dc2696 12-08-2007 12:44 PM

^word

weld it then if nothing else get another open unit and swap it back.

my old mazdaspeed 2way would chirp like crazy making low-speed corners, I liked it.

Braineack 12-08-2007 01:02 PM

i have a spare open if you want it....

patsmx5 12-08-2007 01:15 PM

Thanks Brain, if the welded diff sucks and I can't find a clutch type for cheap, I'll let you know. I'm thinking I'm gonna like this though, as I would overly enjoy knowing I have both tires to work with at all times.

magnamx-5 12-08-2007 01:20 PM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 182974)
why, have you driven one? feels exactly like my over-torqued clutch diff.

Not a spool but i know my rx7 has some pretty tight lock up and it has made the car alot more tail happy in corners. Of course this is comming from a vicius lsd. Still tough i like to be able to accelerate in turns instead of just caost. A rx7 clutch pack etc is the real way to go about this i never rebuilt mine or measured the lockup for real but it takes a good bit to get it to slip, and it locks very quickly.

iWeasel410 12-09-2007 01:47 AM


Originally Posted by patsmx5 (Post 183363)
Thanks Brain, if the welded diff sucks and I can't find a clutch type for cheap, I'll let you know. I'm thinking I'm gonna like this though, as I would overly enjoy knowing I have both tires to work with at all times.

I got mine on the RX7 forums for 50 bucks including circlips and stubshafts. Have you tried RX7club?

patsmx5 12-09-2007 01:59 AM


Originally Posted by iWeasel410 (Post 183526)
I got mine on the RX7 forums for 50 bucks including circlips and stubshafts. Have you tried RX7club?

No, I have not. Wow, that's cheap for a clutch type lsd. Was it in good shape? I'll have to check that site out.

iWeasel410 12-09-2007 12:02 PM

It needed a rebuild, but yeah, it was cheap :)

kyle242gt 12-09-2007 12:27 PM


Originally Posted by patsmx5 (Post 182996)
Kyle- what kind of car did you do it too? Was it a inependent suspenions diff or solid axle?

Volvo 242GT Solid axle.
http://www.sonic.net/~kyle/242/

It had wide tires, depowered steering, and a welded differential. Any one would have been good as stock:cool:. Any two would have been manageable:eek5:. All three was no fun:crx:. Sold the car shortly thereafter.

patsmx5 12-09-2007 12:41 PM

Well, I do have power steering. I don't thinkg I would want to swap diffs out just for the track. I go maybe 10 times a season, so that would get old. If the welded diff does suck, I'll look into getting an RX-7 diff.


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