Had a chance to open it up round some tight bends on the way back from Ipswich tonight... In 2nd gear once the wheels broke traction and you would normally expect to understeer accross the road I was happy to find the LSD pulling the car nicely into the corner!!
Great upgrade well pleased

 

what is it like in a straight line mate? does it dig in or still spin as easily

 

It's far better than a normal LSD IMO, the wheels do not spin as easily no...... But obviously depending what gear and how much torque you run your always going to be able to break traction if you try! lol

 

How much are they mate....

 

IIRC about £500 mate

 

I found quaife 500£ without VAT so it will be more.
My diff is broken so i have to replace it with something good.

 

Yeah I think nearer £600 is more like it.

 

understeer you mean, run wide etc
oversteer is a rwd attribute and will only be seen with lift off oversteer in fwd
sounds good though, i've only been in one rst with Quiafe Diff before and i thought it was pretty dam impressive

 

Ooops! lol
Yes I ment understeer!

 

i have considered getting one, but have now ditched any plans to fit a decent bc/ib5 box and am lining up an mtx conversion so will need an atb for then.
good to hear a review none the less

 

Glad you like it mate, had one for a few years now and really can't rate it highly enough as a good 'allround' diff that has never caused me ANY grief!

 

Sounds good karlos must get 1 but they aint cheap

 

Yeah i landed a good deal really, got mine in a rebuilt box that suposedly had done only 1000miles for £400!
Although I can't be 100% on that because I did ask the guy if it was a later BC box with the bigger bearings and he said yes... turned out it was a MK3 box which obviously has the smaller bearings, and the clutch release arm had been welded on which wasnt mentioned either!
But, the Quaife was there and the box itself is lovely and tight so I cant complain really, gears are a bit long like a Diesel box as it has a Fiesta final drive IIRC!

 

The clutch release arm is welded on all mk3 gearboxes. It's the fork that is removable, whereas in a mk4 the fork is welded and the arm removable.

 

Ah thanks JesseT I thought it was a bodge! lol

 

how did tell it was a quaife diff without pulling apart?

 

You can see by looking in the driveshaft holes, looks totally different to a stock diff!
Those 4 cut outs are the biggest give away

 

I haven't used my ATB yet on the road. Really want to compaire what the ATB drives like in comparrison to the brand new Ford LSD my old box had. Just watch you dont hit a bump and lift a wheel mid corner as they need both wheels in contact with the road to work.

 

Looks like this in situ.

 

 

cheers!