Diff Diferances Na-turbo

[Eug]

sweet... 1 way seem the go'er then.

how are your experiences with aftermarket diffs. in underpowered cars andy?

[andylaurel]

well as it so happens, i was an AE86 drifter for many a year.

My AE86 had a Toyota Racing Development 2way LSD and about 85 kw at the tyres. The difference being that it was a live axle arrangement. My 86 was very oriented toward going sideways rather than going fast. And therefore a flick of the wrist in 2nd or 3rd gear would result in a drift being initiated. This was more to do with the pinion angle and the rose jointed rear end than the diff.

If you wish to go fast point to point, even in an NA skyline, first spend your money on some 9 or 10 inch wide rims and good tires. I firmly believe a viscous LSD from a turbo skyine will be adequate as your unlikely to overcome the ability of that diff with NA power. But if you can get that 1 way mega cheap, then get that.

[Cubes]

Definitely..

Run decent tyres with VLSD and you can get away without having to run a better diff. Run crap tyres that break loose easily and it will single spin and just not hook up.

[unarmed_skyline]

from what i was reading earlier in this post, why would you want to change to a turbo vlsd diff, the diff in my na at least is a vlsd na diff, with the shorter ratio it will accellarate quicker and its still the same viscious lsd set-up.

[Eug]

If you wish to go fast point to point, even in an NA skyline, first spend your money on some 9 or 10 inch wide rims and good tires.

Definitely..

Run decent tyres with VLSD and you can get away without having to run a better diff. Run crap tyres that break loose easily and it will single spin and just not hook up.

i already have a set of track rims with 255 tyres, and have some semi slicks in the pipeline as my wallet allows me.

thanks for the insight andy - looks like i'll be making some enquires into this diff.

from what i was reading earlier in this post, why would you want to change to a turbo vlsd diff, the diff in my na at least is a vlsd na diff, with the shorter ratio it will accellarate quicker and its still the same viscious lsd set-up.

some na skylines didn't come with an lsd - so swapping to a vlsd using their standard crown and pinion to maintain their short ratio is an upgrade.

[RIKK GTR]

can someone please tell me if auto and manual 93 gts na diffs are same? thankyou/

[sinistaGTR]

ok so original question here.....can you put a na diff into a gtst will it be as strong.....im liking the idea of shorter ratios

[Cubes]

Depends what you mean by Na diff...

An R200 is an R200 all the same strength.

The diff centers, one being the weaker N/A the other being the tough but single spinner VLSD and in the GTR's case Mechanical clutch LSD.

So either way your going to have to spend another couple hundred having a diff specialist (Boss Automotive here in SA) setup the ratio with your LSD, he also shims up the vlsd crap while your there.

I have a 4.363:1 ratio for $100. So it will be a 300-400 exercise to swap ratio's with backlash etc all setup nicely.

[Zz_32]

hey i own a 1992 r32 type m gts25 and i dont think it has a lsd but anyhow its starting to make clicking noises when taking off gently from first and also in reverse, im wondering how bad this is and if ther is a solution for it, it doesnt help that the idiot at the tire shop put 245's all round from 215-225's, i was thinking of swaping with a gtst diff but now reading this with the ratios maybe i ought to find a na lsd 1.5?