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Old 02-19-2009, 04:06 AM
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okay does anyone know which of these is the best bang for buck?
one of my good buddies drives and sr20 with a welded diff. ive driven his car a couple of times and i mean yeah if you go into a turn to fast the back end chirps like no other but it was bearable. i also heard things of spool diff's that were pretty good but i heard these are most for rally. and than of course there are lsd that everyone knows about
just so everyone is clear, i drive an 08 base 350
and this is my daily driver, but i also am interested in taking my baby into a couple of drift events, but i think i should upgrade my diff before i do anything.
any advice on which i should pick? and one more thing, im a poor college student, so lsd is kind of a far reach for me due to the fact that i have no money. haha
Old 02-19-2009, 04:12 AM
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I don't even know if there are any spools available for the 350z. Welding the diff on a brand new 30k sports car is just plain stupid. Both seem pretty silly for a daily driver, don't bother with either.

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Old 02-19-2009, 04:22 AM
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dont weld the diff..........people have done it on the Z, it will break.......in time, but it will break........

Save your money and save for a LSD........I run a Nismo and i love it.....but the nismo is loud clunky and jerky....but performs spot on!!!

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Welded diff and spool are the same thing, with the only difference being that the spool won't shatter into a million pieces after a while.

The only things I've ever used a locked diff for is being cheap on a clunker "race" car. Basically something we'd trash on and throw away. Otherwise you're better running an actual LSD. If you plan on driving the car on the street with a locked diff, you should be shot on site. Plain unsafe and fairly stupid. No sugar coating that.
Old 02-21-2009, 11:51 AM
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Don't weld it. My buddies friend blew up her welded diff on the freeway at 80mph. Needless to say the diff also completely seized up. This was in an S14
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Just buy a nice 2 way, or even a 1.5 if its mostly a street car.
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How not to weld it
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Originally Posted by JCat
Dear lord that has to be the funniest thing I have ever seen.


I ran a spool on one of my mustangs. It was great for the track but everytime I drove it on the street it was annoying. I couldnt imagine it with a irs style of suspension. Prolly mess alot of stuff up.
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okay thanks everyone. guess i wont be welding
guess ill be saving up all my pennis and dimes for a nice 1.5-2 way adjustable lsd
any suggestions on which i should save up for?
i was thinknig cusco, kaaz but any other suggestions?
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The Tomei Technical Trax (2-way) is probably the cheapest. I'm extremely happy with it.

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