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Hey,

after going down to WSID one nite in my R32 GTS-T , i noticed there was a loud whine coming from my diff. i went to my mechanic and he told me it was my diff bearings. now my problems comes here, he told me that i could get new bearings put it in or i could get a second hand diff and put it in.

ok, now im looking at getting into track work, drift and circuit, i was wondering if getting a centre would fix my problem or do i have to replace the whole thing?

i was looking at getting an LSD either 1.5 way or 2 way, not really fussed whicheva comes my way and ive read up on the types and dont mind either at all,

is there much of a problem buying a second hand mech diff or would i be better off buying a brand new one? i dont want to spend too much on it but if i need to i will. ive looked at shimming it up or locking it but it doesnt appeal to me much and would rather go the right way about it.

are there any other options?

any help would be appreciated

Thanks

Stephen

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A 2way in many ways is very simlar to a locked diff, so if you dont want a locked diff I would suggest 1.5way.

Brand new Kaaz diffs can be had for $1050 delivered, and they include the bearings. All you have to do is get it put into the housing.

2nd hand mechnicals go for about 800-1000, but usually in housings already so just bolt in, so the question is, do you want to spend another 200-400 to get a brand newie?

But with the brand new diff you do have to do break in, change oil a lot, etc. But you do have peace of mind.

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hhmmmm... so there isnt much difference in prices between a new and second hand mech diff.

i think i mite go the brand new one unless i can find a cheap second mech diff, coz its not that much difference and as u said i would have piece of mind.

where can i get a kaaz for 1050 delivered? places ive checked are usually around the 1200 mark?

thanks

Stephen

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thanks heaps for ur help salad.

after alot of searching on information about diffs and such, im having second thoughts about getting a brand new diff centre as it seems like a fair bit of dough for me to spend where i could put it elsewhere to the car. ima have a think about it a bit more and see where ill go from there

Stephen

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