97 open to lsd dif swap
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Hey,
I want to install a LSD dif over my open one.
Should I just take an NB one or ebay stuff is ok too ?
JDM Miata T1 Torsen LSD Helical LSD Mazda NA NB MX5 Rear Differential T2 | eBay
JDM Miata T2 Torsen LSD Helical LSD Mazda NA NB MX5 Rear Differential T1 | eBay
OBX Helical LSD Differential Mazda Miata 94 08 1 8L MX5 | eBay
I want to install a LSD dif over my open one.
Should I just take an NB one or ebay stuff is ok too ?
JDM Miata T1 Torsen LSD Helical LSD Mazda NA NB MX5 Rear Differential T2 | eBay
JDM Miata T2 Torsen LSD Helical LSD Mazda NA NB MX5 Rear Differential T1 | eBay
OBX Helical LSD Differential Mazda Miata 94 08 1 8L MX5 | eBay
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Not shims, spring washers. The ebay ones crack. A $40 kit with better washers and bolts is floating around somewhere...There's a link in a OBX diff thread somewhere on here.
Along with the hardware the ring mounting surface isn't always very flat. That's gotta be checked and machined if necessary. Otherwise a good diff. That's my plan once I have $300 to blow.
Along with the hardware the ring mounting surface isn't always very flat. That's gotta be checked and machined if necessary. Otherwise a good diff. That's my plan once I have $300 to blow.
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I found a '03 Tochigi-Fuji used for $200 with a broken carrier. I used my existing carrier and didn't have to fiddle with the pinion/ring gear alignment (more skill than I have). I sold my old open diff to a Chump racer, he wanted the 4.3.
Later I found a used Torsen-II for $400, with a good carrier. It's sitting in garage for when the TFS blows up.
I found being patient and waiting until something used comes up saved me money.
Later I found a used Torsen-II for $400, with a good carrier. It's sitting in garage for when the TFS blows up.
I found being patient and waiting until something used comes up saved me money.
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