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Hi guys,

I read a few threads about the quaife diff but hasn't found any feedback on its drivability on the road compared to the stock diff. It would be great if anyone can answer these questions:

Is it noisier than the stock diff ?

Does it lock up when you try to u turn on the street ?

Does it make the turning radius wider ?

Thanks

  • 3 months later...

Got my Quaife front diff a while ago. But about to install it soon. I just want to double check before I install it. If my rear is an e-diff from the V-spec would it work together as the e-diff as the car was originally designed with no front diff.

Thanks

The active diff might get confused, but then again it might not. You're not messing with sensors that play a big party on determining what the rear diff does. But the general consensus is that the active diff is the biggest piece of crap ever put into a Skyline and should be replaced with a real diff before doing the front.

  • 2 weeks later...
  On 02/02/2016 at 8:48 AM, GTSBoy said:

The active diff might get confused, but then again it might not. You're not messing with sensors that play a big party on determining what the rear diff does. But the general consensus is that the active diff is the biggest piece of crap ever put into a Skyline and should be replaced with a real diff before doing the front.

Thanks man. If I were to change from active diff to a real diff, I heard that I must also changed the rear diff housing, I guess from a non-vspec. By doing this what do I do with the electronics ? would it show errors on the dash board ?

  On 16/02/2016 at 7:45 AM, KiwiRS4T said:

Can't see any problem installing the Quaife in the front since the front diff is not computer controlled.

I am just afraid that since the characteristic of the front will change, the computer will affect how the rear behave.

  On 22/02/2016 at 1:43 AM, kaboobie said:

I am just afraid that since the characteristic of the front will change, the computer will affect how the rear behave.

The odds are that your V spec is not working properly anyway so just disable it and fit your Quaife to the front.

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