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sorry for the noob question but can someone please explain exactly how an r31 with a welded diff will drive... all i ever hears is "it'll be a pig".

the car is for track use (drift...duh) only but i'll drive it to and from as CBF with trailer :D

if not weld the diff what other options do i have for my CHEAP build (only 175-200 rwkw's)

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Yeah it will just chirp all the time when you are trying to turn as both wheels will be turning at the same speed...normally your outer wheel will turn fast than your inside wheel when turning...Personally it'd be a big risk driving your vehicle to an event as it will be really obvious to the police if they see you trying to turn at an intersection and it will be chirping and skipping around the corner. You will get your ass kicked by the police. Get a proper car trailer or by a mechanical diff (around $1500) or run the risk of getting caught.

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seeing as it will have 17 x 9.5 +18's sticking waaaay out the side too... might be a lil obvious....

the plan was to just drive it to/from till i got busted and then just pay he $ 187 never bother registering it again ;)

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just do it, i drive my VL with a spool daily, you get used to it real quick, only thing i would sugest is putting some stockers on back/all round coz it'll chew out ur tyres real quick even if you drive it soft. of course thats just for street driving, if it will genuinely only be to the track and back then yeah, just leave ur rims on then

edit: forgot the other part of the answer, your other options are a rebuilt VL turbo LSD/r31 lsd, or any BW78 series diff(i think its the BW78) but VLT is probly the more common one. allow a couple of hundred for geting the centre, and another 4-500 rebuilding it. if you do get a tighter spring in the centre, like 200-300pound, but then it will probly start ating like a locker anyway. keep in mind these diffs are notorius for wearing ot quickly when doing burnouts etc, i htink the 300pound spring will fix that somewhat, but is it really all worth it for a cheap drift hack?

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yea they just chirp n bounce a little. my mate put shims in his. no difference to welding it so you might as well weld it. he has had his for over a year and never had a problem with cops. his was a daily and never complained about it. good fun too :D

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yeah do it, i had 1 in my r32 for 1 and a half years, the only reason i change it is because it start making a annoying noise, but yeah was heaps of fun, people love the chirps in maccas carparks lol, just take a wider turn if cops are around, i never had a problem with them,

they hardly ever tell you to do a u-turn to check for welded diffs,

and because its a r31, there will be even less police pulling you over, just do it, will be sweet,

o tips on welding, i just got some fat sticks for a stick welder, degrease the whole diff, and use a whole stick in each of the 4 holes, just make it look like a lavar flow in the holes, that way you know there will be heaps of weld and it wont break,

JV

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