I got a deal for an OS Giken LSD with everything shipped to Germany for 1930 Dollar, which is pretty expensive. Now I got a great deal for the 07 oem lsd from the track edition, who went to the OS Giken LSD. Sure its not as good as the Giken, but everything is better than an open differencial.
My question is now: What to I need additional to the LSD?

Thanks,
Alex

 

the oem VLSD might as well be an open differencial. They wear down till they dont grip anything.

OS Giken

 

either one you get - you will need the axles off of a VLSD car.. if you have those - either will work..and obviously the OEM is going to be WAY cheaper..

 

after considering the install hassle & parts it takes to do the swap, it doesn't make sense to go through all that and in the end have the oem vlsd... quaife makes a drop in for the base that makes life easy.

 

more information? What do i also need? Link?

 

a shop told me, that some Zs, especially the 07 and 08, should need a "trimming down" to the ouput shaft. would this affect anything? did someone this?

Alex

 

Quaife is plug and play...literally.. I have it - installed it myself (over a year ago) and have YET to have any issues with it.. I dont know about the 07/08 comment, but Ive never heard of that. You can also use the existing axles from your base setup.. It may seem more expensive but when you get a clutch type diff and get the axles - it ends up being the about the same price..

GL

 

Thanks for your help.
2 questions:

1.What about "cheaper" lsds like Nismo, Cusco. Are they also "plugnplay"?

2.What WILL I need addional to the LSD?

THanks,
Alex

 

I think that should help some..theres also DIY's on both the nismo and the quaife..with pics... check it out sometime in the DIY section..

 

lol, thank you for the exact explanation xD. no, not going to do it on my own. Just wanted to know what I need in addition to the lsd.
Thanks,
Alex

 

last question without searching: how much lock does the quaife has, 50% ? is it variable ?

 

That applies to the stock VLSD cars that are upgrading to the drop in VLSD Quaife. I learned that the hard way since apparently nobody had ever installed a VLSD model Quaife dropin before me. Well, according to Motorvicity that is.... The VLSD stub axles need to be trimmed down since they are too long.

Going from a base open diff to a Quaife designed for non-VLSD cars requires no trimming.

 

Is the quaife a 1.5 60% lsd?

 

That only applys to conventional plate type LSD's, the quaife is an ATB helical LSD.

You need some homework..

http://www.quaife.co.uk/What-is-a-Qu...B-differential