Originally Posted by
C8SEE
Hello,
I've bought a J plate Sierra Ghia Estate to run around in while my other cars are off the road for winter.
It is pretty much standard but I have some cheap and cheerful mods to do. It's just for a bit of a laugh.
It's a 2.0 DOHC L4 engine with manual gearbox. The question I have is what LSD can I use for this? I know a cossie one will fit but is there any others? Did any of the Granadas or Scorpios come with LSD's? I can't handle driving RWD with an open diff! lol.
Thanks,
Stephen
with the info you have given, you will have a 3.92:1 7.5 inch open diff with bolt on 100mm flanges (ghia model will have abs and rear discs)
to find a lsd to replace it you will need to source a diff from either any 4wd sierra (but only the dohc ones came with the same ratio, the rest were all 3.62:1) or possibly from a 24v granada (but not scoprio as they had traction control and no lsd)
you won't be able to fit the one from a 2wd (cosworth) car as the flanges were bigger at 108mm
everything will fit but if you get the smaller 7 inch diff you may need to find the longer drive shaft for one side as they came in either 20.5 inch, 20 inch or 18.5 inch lengths, but seeing as everything from anything other than a 2wd cos will do the job as long as it's long enough, it's not going to be a problem
