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Jun 24, 2012 | 04:03 PM

#41

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Originally Posted by Kitchen Devil

I was looking into Quaife and Grippers until Tony told me about the Supra ones so I'm going for one of those!!

I want to do it properly first time round, can't be doing with keep breaking and forking out for diffs all the time.

Many people see a replacement standard diff as a cheap option but when they've broken 4 or 5, it would have been far easier and cost effective to go for a proper one in the first place!!

+1.

But you can have strong orig. diff if you want. ZF lsd with Wolf's (Panzer steel) ratio.

Jun 24, 2012 | 04:32 PM

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Interesting I plan on going down the supra route too. How much will it cost roughly?

Jun 24, 2012 | 04:34 PM

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Interesting I plan on going down the supra route too. How much will it cost roughly?

£1000 from Tony.

Jun 27, 2012 | 01:40 PM

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They will get tested properly now lol my mate dan has one in his saff and he drives like a total twat! Always doing a hard launch and always going round.

Jun 27, 2012 | 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by peterjackson

They will get tested properly now lol my mate dan has one in his saff and he drives like a total twat! Always doing a hard launch and always going round.

you no dan then do you?

Jun 27, 2012 | 02:30 PM

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If i was doing things again with cossies, i would go for a supra diff or a jag diff like Rod has

Jun 30, 2012 | 08:39 PM

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What's the latest tony?

Jun 30, 2012 | 08:41 PM

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What's the latest tony?

the car is fixed and at the nurenburg ring

Jun 30, 2012 | 08:53 PM

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the car is fixed and at the nurenburg ring

oh nice one, glade to here it, just wanted to hear from tony what the solution was that's all.

Jul 1, 2012 | 01:19 PM

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tony sent him down a heavier weight rear bracket, to get him on his way.

Aug 4, 2012 | 09:21 AM

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Bump!!!!

Aug 4, 2012 | 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by scoooby slayer

basically youve now gotta sort out fords shit ideas to get the diff to hold, its good that your getting the jap reliable drivetrain into these old sierras mate, i for one used to get sick to death of breaking cossie diffs, ive got 2 laying about here for weighing in sometime

lol

I dont have Jap shit in mine & its just fine. 10 years & still not touched with a lot more Power/Torque than some of the bullshit figures on here.