Help, r32/33/34 differential info

[Matt-R32-gtst]

Hi I'm a new to skylines can you guys help me with info on differentials

So i have an r32 gtst, the diff uses 5x1 bolt drive shafts but i don't have the shafts for it (did these come out on the r32 or has it been swapped in?)
But I've also got a diff with driveshafts in an r33 cradle that uses 3x2 bolt driveshafts that i could use instead (does that mean it's from a gts? I think the r33 gtst used 5x1)

But yeah so what diffs came out in skylines (32, 33, and 34) are they all r200 diffs. 
Which models came out with lsd's, and what kind lsd's did they come out with?
And what's the deal with abs and non-abs versions?

I know there are 3x2, 5x1, and 6x1 pattern diffs/driveshaft. I've heard that 5x1 are stronger than 3x2 but how much power can all of them take?
Are they all the same lengths and spline?

Is the info for silvia diff + shafts the same?

Thanks heaps any help you can give

[GTSBoy]

You have asked too many questions there. I would have to type about 2000 words to even get close.

Some answers.

Yes, they are all R200s. Well, all except for the very puniest versions, which you will never see.

NA R32/3 have 3x2 stubs and open diffs.

Turbo R32/3 have 5x1 stubs and viscous LSDs, which suck donkey jizz and may as well be open.

Stubs from open diffs will not fit VLSDs because the VLSDs have funky unequal length stub axles, which is even more annoying than the fact that they are pathetic open wheeling shitball diffs.

GTRs have things that are not compatible with your stuff, so forget about anything with 6x1 for now.

S chassis cars have 3x2 stubs regardless of whether they are open or VLSD. The housings are otherwise the same as the equivalent r chassis car (so S13 like R32, S14 like R33). So unequal length 3x2 stubs out of S13 VLSD will fit R chassis VLSD.

You will need to open the diff you have to find out what is inside. Could be anything. Could be original, or could have been f**ked with by someone.

5 bolt CVs are marginally stronger than 3x2 bolt CVs. In reality, 3x2 bolters are not even really CV joints, they are tripod joints and so not as good from the point of view of Constant Velocity. But they are not massively weaker than the real ones. I've had S14 driveshafts in my R32 with ~190rwkW for many years. They are fine.