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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:58 pm 
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ok is it easy enough to put a lock diff in an AU with IRS?

 

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:13 pm 
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giv it a try and let me no, im thinking of doing the same

 

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:53 pm 
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will do.anyone out there already done it???

 

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:26 pm 
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dont know how the CV's will cope with it , but the point is that the V8 supercars have cv's & locked diffs so i cant see it really being to much of a prob for ya .
but you will never know if you dont try it

 

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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:09 pm 
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I believe that the V8 super cars run a live axle, hence no CV's. I dont think they would last, but hey you never know if you don't try.
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I believe that the V8 super cars run a live axle, hence no CV's. I dont think they would last, but hey you never know if you don't try.

Live axle doesn't always mean no CVs :D

Are we talking about a LOCKED diff or one of those "lock-rite/lokka" things that are used by 4wds and can be had for BWs?
A locked diff, mini or full spool would be pretty harsh on the IRS diff I'd have thought, I've known of a few AU IRS LS diffs to go kaboom behind stock cars.
A lokka or lock-rite would be alot less harsh, but they aren't used that often by Ford guys, they seem to be popular with a few of the calaisturbo guys, only negative they seem to mention is they can be noisy (clicking) while turning.
I'm thinking of getting one for myself.

 

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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:43 pm 
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i know for a fact mini spool can be used in irs my mate had it in his vt

 

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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:36 pm 
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I believe that the V8 super cars run a live axle, hence no CV's. I dont think they would last, but hey you never know if you don't try.



hmm how do think they get the camber on the rear , 9 inch axles dont bend for camber : P

 

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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:41 am 
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hmm, getting camber on a solid axle does seem interesting...

I wonder if you can get stronger CV's to throw into the IRS?
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:10 pm 
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why not exchange diff center's with a au xr8 ???

 

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why not exchange diff center's with a au xr8 ???

Because that has nothing to do with a locked diff?

 

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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:24 pm 
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why not exchange diff center's with a au xr8 ???

Because that has nothing to do with a locked diff?


is there a BIG difference between a locked diff and lsd???
plz only answer this if you have driven both???

 

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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:38 pm 
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There are many kinds of locked diffs, most japanese cars run a mechanical diff which locks when power is put through the diff and unlocks when power is taken off the diff.

Yep there is a lot of difference between LSD and Locked

As the name says an LSD is a limited slip diff, you will find with these that the wheels can still spin at different speeds up to a point where as a locked diff is exactly that locked, both wheels turn at the same speed no matter what.

Differences in driving is a locked diff with tend to throw you around the corner and usually putting you sideways and an LSD will drive you around a corner.

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:42 pm 
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so ya reckon the LSD?huh

 

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it all depends what ya want it for

 

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