Yup, i had thought as much.. I have a IRS LSD rear end with disks from an
import skyline so am looking for my next car to be definately IRS then :)
- Julian
Terry & Heather wrote:
> Julian,
> You need a diff from an IRS car for the 1600 as in such a car the diff is
> bolted to the body and the axles or half shafts are free to move up and down
> independently of each other.
>
> You can have a look at picture of Pete Liebig's diff and rh side 1/2 shaft
> from the Ozdat site. This is a LSD with constant velocity joints instead of
> universal joints , so this diff is far from standard but it's the only pic
> of a IRS I could find.
>
> http://www.datascribe.com.au/ozdatonline/featurecars/PeterL/peter_dat7.html
>
> On the other hand a "live" axle has the axle housing bolted to the body and
> the whole structure is welded together as a single unit, so if either rear
> wheel hits a bump the other side reacts in the opposite direction ie lh
> wheel goes up over a bump then the rh wheel tries to go down a bump at the
> same time - not a good idea for anything other than grandma's car (apologies
> to the wagon folk)
>
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Julian
> Sent: Sunday, 3 September 2000 7:45 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: R31 diff?
>
> yer the standard one is pretty crap.
>
> the lsd is ok.
>
> do you need a diff from an IRS car for the 1600, or do standard diffs work
> as
> well? (always wondered this...)
> - Julian
>
> paddy mcmillan wrote:
>
> > g`day,
> > is the R31 diff good for anything else? i can get hold of one complete
> but
> > dont know what to do with the rest of it after takin the discs off.
> > whats a decent price for one?
> > cheers
> > Paddy
> >
>
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