Originally Posted by
RWD_cossie_wil
Nice conversion

Thank you. These Supra diffs are amazing diffs. Yhe pinion and diff bearings are larger than US Ford 8.8" parts, the diffs are all 4 pinion diffs and strobger than hell and alternate gears cost second had from USD 10-30 and new under $150 or so depending on ratio...
I got one for my rally Sierra from a You-Pull-it scrappie for $29.75* with the LSD and a 4.3 ratio (with gravel tires at 64cm tall and 1:1 forth gear 7000 rpm gets ya 123 mph.
Our Borg warner T5s all come with really tall 5th gears (either .63 which is really toooooo tall, or 0.73 which is fine) So 1st thru 4th its a case of Yeeeeeee Haaaaaw!, then 5th is slightly less rev than a bog standard car.. Nice for transits and MPG
Now they're up to a shocking USD55 at the same scrappie and private sales from $75 to 250
8" Toyota is very popular in the desert race and rock climbing crowds and of course those afflicted with Driftosis. Very reliable.
We didn't get any LSD in US and Canajian model Xratties and there's not much choice in final drive (3.36 or 3.64 in what's a Scorp fiff you you guys) so we had to do something.