SapphyMike

What are people's experiences with this setup?

What ratio is the diff? It's the jag unit.

Don't know much about it but would like to. Cheers

Thanks

Rod-Tarry

Been on mine for many years the diff will be a 3.54 i expect but check out the tags . One tag will give diff ratio & the other say PL if the diff is Power Loc.

SapphyMike

Thanks for the reply Rod.

Ive done a search on here and there appears to be mixed feelings about them, but not always from people who have had the setup, so keen to get views from people who have had / still have them fitted.

What's it like to drive with? Does it make the back end feel more planted?

Thanks

RUBY123

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contact brom and ask him about it im sure he will help

steven mc kay

is he now back working . last i new he was in jail

thanks steven

Rod-Tarry

I think the accleration figures for my car speak for themselves with Power Loc grip is immense. Ive had a quaife & you cant compare the two.

grcossie

How is your gearbox ratio, compare to oe Cosworth then?

Rod-Tarry

My overall gearing is within 1.5% of oe Cosworth.

T5 .83 DIFF 3.62 with 235/40/18 tyres 8K in 5th = 208.8mph
TKO .8 DIFF 3.54 with 235/40/18 tyres 8k in 5th = 205.8mph

RUBY123

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he still does bits and bobs

Dirty Harry

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save your money and buy a proper built item

grcossie

Does he still have his 3door?

ajamesc

after all the time it's been in rods with out issue I'd have thought it already falls into the built properly category lol

Dirty Harry

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really must be the "one that got away" then.

markk

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One of the first Jag conversons was done to a Sierra in approx 1988, it was for a budget car to compete against the cost of the works items.

I bought the beam and diff from that car in 1998, it was built on the original XJS type not the later item, though the diff units are the same power loc units.

The later conversion i.e as in Rods car was inspired from when my own car was seen by a few on this forum .

My conversion worked on the oe shafts, so no makiing new shafts, the conversion is very cheap tbh and works very well, if its put together correctly.

SapphyMike

See this is where it gets difficult, as Rods car is testament that it can't be that bad, as I don't think I'd fancy doing 200mph with a rear setup I didn't trust.
Out of interest Rod, is yours the tubular arm setup?

Cheers

JamesH

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Yes Rod's is awesome, but I've seen others and wouldn't want a ZOO beam in my car

Rod-Tarry

Not difficult mate what you must understand is its my car for a minority everything thats fitted to it is shite, they are experts im not . These guys earn there living being Cossie experts so I have to except they know best well untill it comes to creating a fast car .

scoooby slayer

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rods car proves how good it can work, i wouldnt hesitate to have it if i had a big power cossie, the whole conversion would be much cheaper than just one of those 10" ford diffs wouldnt it ? before i get shot in flames im not 100% sure it is 10" but the proper diff iirc was it the one they used in btcc ? mega money diff like Ł4000 odd ?

Turbosystems

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indeed not

JamesH

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9" Ford you mean. Don't think anyone is slating having a Jag diff conversion, just a ZOO beam!

Turbosystems

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nothing wrong with a ford 9 inch or jag diff just the zoo beams we have seen
but they were just 6 degree ones with std diffs
horrendous fabrication and welding
one particular one we checked for a guy the arms wouldn't move
we had to issue a section 58

scoooby slayer

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well i was only 1" out, thats near enough for any farmer lol

whats wrong with the zoo beams does the welding/build quality leave abit to be desired ?

Turbosystems

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you could say that

JamesH

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A friend of mine had one, and it was crabbing badly. Bit like a lot of the Adrenaline beams

johnyjn

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Tony ,do you still sell the supra conversion ???