JjCoDeX75

Hi guys

Down to my last 2wd diff now. Any one have any bright ideas for improving strength for the 2wd saph diff?

All suggestions appreciated!

JJ

Miller 3

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Put in a ATB

JjCoDeX75

Heard they can be a little shit to drive though?

Kevin Sharp

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fit a 9" diff, fit and forget ..job done!

PT

Dont do what your doing in your sig lol

marco polo

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hi mate

can get your diff or a diff re done with uprated planet gears and uprated vc to 240Nm thats should be ok

marco

Miller 3

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Have one in mine fitted it about 18 months ago
































































Haven't driven it since tho so cannot comment

Still new engine is running so not long now...

phill2400

Si B

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Go with Marco upgrade option JJ - sorted!

JjCoDeX75

how much does that cost then (ps Si - did u get my PM?)

JJ

Phil -

JJ

JjCoDeX75

how much does that cost then?

JJ

Si B

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Pass - PM Marco - I had the superior 4wd set up, and didn't break a diff due to my talent behind the wheel

Got your PM, should still have it, but not seen it recently. Will try and find in the pile of bits that was my car (now 99% stripped!). Will report back.

andrewg

get a plated grippa much more fun to drive, you'll never break it

JjCoDeX75

ROFL - Love the idea of you being mechanically sympathetic!!!!!!

Turbosystems

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This is the answer

JjCoDeX75

How much work required to the rear beam though?

JJ

Turbosystems

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none if its a 2wd beam

andrewg

you need two long shafts thou rather than one long and one short

bj928

do what the americans do to the xr4ti that they have ( 2.3 turbo powered xr4i) when the put in a big power v8, buy one of these ( Ł240 at the exchange rate )
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWDVW

and mount it like this
http://www.merkurtech.com/merkurtech...dg88kit009.jpg
http://www.merkurtech.com/merkurtech...dg88kit013.jpg
http://www.merkurtech.com/merkurtech...dg88kit013.jpg

do a search on google for 8.8 xr4ti, takes some finding but loads on the net about it, common convertion over the pond, and bits are so cheap.

garyrs

now this is shit hot , very interesting so is it just differnt mounting brackets or does it need new drive shalts ,hubs or modifed beam?

JjCoDeX75

The idea with the XR8 sounds quite fun - Ill have a look at the threads and see if I can get my head round, but lets have a look at the 9" diff thing first.

I have two sets of cossie shafts - so presumably two long shafts?, but where does the diff come from - what donor car?

Am I being thick? - it is a 2wd beam,



JJ

JjCoDeX75

Also - 4:1 ratio - wont that make it somewhat shorter than standard? Id rather if anything slighly ratios.

JJ

bj928

they do it to take standard cosworth shafts

http://www.merkurtech.com/merkurtech...h88stub001.jpg
http://www.merkurtech.com/merkurtech...h88stub004.jpg

have a look though he for loads of pic and info
http://www.merkurtech.com/merkurtech...pages/main.php

Kevin Sharp

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the donor car will be an rs 500 touring car or a gp A rally car! LOL its a propper ford motorsport 909 part!

Kevin Sharp

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heres a pic of my 9 incher girls

JjCoDeX75

That doesnt sound very cheap ROFL!

Wouldnt even know where to look!

bj928

you can get ratios from 2.73 right up to 6+:1 the choice is amazing, and they only cost about Ł100 or less a time plus a few quid to ship, check out ebay usa http://motors.shop.ebay.com/items/8-...2e8QQ_catZ6000

JjCoDeX75

That is amazing! - so what else would I need to fit?

JJ

bj928

i think for price the 8.8 would be the way to go, i would say do some research so you get the right bits and Ł500 would be all you need.

bj928

i'm not sure never looked into it properly, but it seams its the way the americans go, and they use the original shafts, not sure if they make the bits or if you can buy them as a kit.

JjCoDeX75

Hmmm - may have to look into this!!!!


Thanks for your help

JJ

Kevin Sharp

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JJ...unfortunateley the words cheap and 9" diff dont go together on the plus side its a straight forward conversion into a 2wd rear beam....

JjCoDeX75

Yup - I think that I shant be looking for a 9" diff at all! BEtter to just use the 7.5" as disposable!

JJ

snow*

Wanker! , I'm well jealous. What's the rough going price of a 9" diff?

Kevin Sharp

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i,m not too sure these days, i think you can probably pick up a 4.4 ratio for around Ł1500 but the one i have is the ultra rare 3.6 ratio ....so worth quite a lot more!

marco polo

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hi mate

i have a 7.5 Gripper plated Diff in my 3door and have not broke it yet

saying that i have a 9" x trac plated diff ready to fit

i have part ex it for the 9"

if you have the uprated Viscous coupling thats is a hell of alot better than a standard unit for better traction/handling and the uprated planet gears makes it alot stronger

the most you can uprated the standard VC plates in the 7.5 diff is 240Nm

you could always use the nickel plates which are alot thicker and you can uprated the VC even more 400Nn+ obviously more money for the nickel plates

pound for buck the uprated VC/planet gears is the way to go

marco

JjCoDeX75

All sounds rather technical, Marco! I think you should just sell me the Gripper diff instead! ROFL

JJ

Turbosystems

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is this another marco trader add

foreigneRS

cheap and cheeful fix - weld it

JjCoDeX75

Hmmm - not sure thats the long term answer though ROFL!

JJ