miata rear axle(everything)
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I believe all 1.8s are the same, but I could be wrong.
The rubber isolator on the 1.8 units along with a longer nose off the pumpkin all add up to a shorter drive shaft.
I'm sure there's an overly detailed write up about compatibility in the miata.net garage.
The rubber isolator on the 1.8 units along with a longer nose off the pumpkin all add up to a shorter drive shaft.
I'm sure there's an overly detailed write up about compatibility in the miata.net garage.
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Source the drive shafts and half shaft out of a local wrecking yard, tell them you had an accident with your teenage daughter and don't mention racing = $50.
For the diff, source the diff from someone who's corporate and uses old school terms in their online search engine like "positraction" or "limited slip". Not naming any names, but say for example LKQ in Texas might ship one to your door for $230. "We gotta lot of trucks here not too many of these little foreign cars". Duh. Once you have a diff candidate, before purchase get the VIN to verify with Mazda the diff is indeed a Torsen.
Some sleuthing save big $$.
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