Anyone Using A Quaife Diff?

[Lonewolf1983]

Dont really want the clunkiness of a mechanical diff, but want traction through both tyres, is anyone using a quaife?

And would this suit my r32?

http://www.quaife.co.uk/catalogue/products/qdf7l

[turboedsloth]

I have a friend with one in his evo and it is quite a nice unit. And that one would suit your 32

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

best option for you is the nismo gt lsd pro tt

when broken in properly are extremely quiet and lock up every single time

[blue_vl_t]

sorry to bump an old topic....

does anyone else use a Quaife front diff i their GTR? i want it for street use, good strength, a bit of everything, a trip to the drags and the odd circuit day.

I talked to Ash (31nismoid) he seemed happy with the nismo front diff, The quaife centre i can get in australia, if i go cusco or nismo i will most likely inport it.

thoughts??

[djr81]

For a front diff I would reckon a Quaife wwould be much better than a mechanical unit. They use them in Focus' and the like for a reason. No power off lock ups and other silliness, although if you are hiking inside tyres it isnt going to help much.

[R31Nismoid]

"Gav" & "R32-TT" (i think thats wrong lol) - both WA users they have Quaife fronts.

I believe Gav is around at the moment and not away for work, drop him a PM

As i said in my PM's, it wasn't just the front diff. Also had a modified transfer case & rear diff - its the overall that makes a difference as when i just had a front it was good, after the rear was done it was sensational.

[Risking]

Ive got a couple of customers that we've installed quaife enters for.

One has a factory transfer case, nismo shimmed rear diff and quaife front with 4:3 ratios.

It's subtle in the car park but works well on the track (track only GTR)

Another has a quaife front, nismo rear, modified transfer and actuator, seq hollinger and 3:5 ratios.

It's a bullet of a car and the gearbox makes it a pig, the diff has been terrific.

[Luke_ENR34]

whos got good prices on a Quaife front diff?

[blue_vl_t]

Good question, I can get one for 1699 delivered from just jap. Anyone know a better dealer?

The quaif diff sounds awsome for street and circuit work, anyone know what it wo be like launching at the drags?

[blue_vl_t]

Good question, I can get one for 1699 delivered from just jap. Anyone know a better dealer?

The quaif diff sounds awsome for street and circuit work, anyone know what it wo be like launching at the drags?

[Piggaz]

Good question, I can get one for 1699 delivered from just jap. Anyone know a better dealer?

The quaif diff sounds awsome for street and circuit work, anyone know what it wo be like launching at the drags?

I got mine from SVS in the UK

info@specialvehicle.co.uk

The blokes name is Tim. Champion of a guy. It cost me about $1100 but then i got raped by customs.

Another option is mail@palmside.co.nz

Cant remember the blokes name.

Can't comment on how it drives but give us a few weeks and I will. Matty and Gav from WA swear by them!

[blue_vl_t]

ok I have done some shopping about, decided to go with the quaife unit. ended up ordering it through palmside nz, should have it in one to two weeks

[sydking]

is it a must to do the front, OR wil a rear Nismo ect do the job? hence not full time AWD

[R31Nismoid]

Having driven a mates GTR with a similar setup to mine recently (he didn't have a front diff or transfer mods, but did have a rear diff) - the car was very very tail happy out of corners as if it were RWD... Where mine would put all the power down and drag you out of a corner with only a mild squirm in the rear at best.

Hard to say if it's just one part, it's certainly the overall combination of the 3 drivetrain parts add up to a noticeable difference irrespective of which front diff you go with.

But given how my mates GTR drove, I'd certainly be thinking about a front diff as well. Honestly if i had my time again the first mods to a GTR aside from turbos/injectors/ECU - would be to do the diffs etc. Highly rate it as a course to take

[Luke_ENR34]

bluevl-t how much u get one for?

[blue_vl_t]

Diff arrived, Palmside were good to deal with, Bought for less than 1k delivered in the end, bargain in my books.

pics

and all new bearings to install

BBQ, oil and liquid nitrogen used to get the bearings on and cups in the diff

[Nismo 3.2ish]

What advantages would a Quaife have over other front diffs like , Nismo, ATS and OS Giken.

I have Nismo 2-way LSD at the back, would it be better to get a Nismo at the front or mix it with the Quaife at the front.

[XRATED]

I chose a quaife for the front of my GTR and a nismo clutch pack upgrade for the rear.

Different tech to all the others, the result is a better design for the steering and drive end. I'm sure the nismo would be fine if bedded in correctly, i have driven a GTR with an ats front diff, quiet but felt notch-y. I havn't mush experience with an OS front, but I would imagine they would be great on a drag car.

Ford used them as oe in some of the performance focus models, so can't be a bad thing.

J.

Edited June 25, 2014 by XRATED

[Nismo 3.2ish]

When they talk about the front diff locking up , what does that mean exactly, locking both wheels at the same speed??

[XRATED]

'locking up' generally is a term used to describe a point at which the diff positively engages a torque bias.... this may be a percentage or a full lock up depending on the diff and how it's set. the term is mostly used with clutch style lsd's. An example would be an aggressive kazz rear diff in an s13, at slow speeds it will 'lock up' on a short turning radius and bang the cv's/tyres (essentially the same as a welded diff).

this is why I chose the Quaife.

http://quaife.co.uk/quaife-products/quaife-differential/