wide track diff into narrow track

[The unit1]

Just wondering can you bolt a wide track diff straight onto a narrow track zook or do the mounts have to be brought closer to the centre of the diff.thanks any help would be much appreciated

[-Mick-]

Just wondering can you bolt a wide track diff straight onto a narrow track zook or do the mounts have to be brought closer to the centre of the diff.thanks any help would be much appreciated

Easiest to move the spring mounts on the diffs inboard More leverage on the ends of the axle then = a bit more flex

I'm doin the same soon

[christover1]

Just wondering can you bolt a wide track diff straight onto a narrow track zook or do the mounts have to be brought closer to the centre of the diff.thanks any help would be much appreciated

no, sorry, they don't bolt in.
some people move the diff mounts in. (easiest option, and better articulation, but more body roll)
some move the chasis mounts out (much more and harder work, but more stable on road)
christover

[christover1]

oops, and brake lines may need a little modding, too.

[Gwagensteve]

no, sorry, they don't bolt in.
some people move the diff mounts in. (easiest option, and better articulation, but more body roll)
some move the chasis mounts out (much more and harder work, but more stable on road)
christover

I think this needs to be qualified Chris.

Fitting widetrack axles by moving the spring pads inboard and keeping standard NT spring mounting will not effect on road feel of the car at all. It will feel exactly the same in regards to body roll as when it had NT axles, but will ultimately have a littel more stability. The increased leverage does not have an effect until the car articulates.

I think that waht you meant is that a car with NT spring pad spacing and WT axles will have more body roll than a car with WT spring pad spacing, which is true, beacuse moving springs out increases roll stiffness.

For our application, I cannot see the advantage in WT springpad spacing. If you want outboard springs just buy a WT.

[christover1]

no, sorry, they don't bolt in.
some people move the diff mounts in. (easiest option, and better articulation, but more body roll)
some move the chasis mounts out (much more and harder work, but more stable on road)
christover

I think this needs to be qualified Chris.

Fitting widetrack axles by moving the spring pads inboard and keeping standard NT spring mounting will not effect on road feel of the car at all. It will feel exactly the same in regards to body roll as when it had NT axles, but will ultimately have a littel more stability. The increased leverage does not have an effect until the car articulates.

I think that waht you meant is that a car with NT spring pad spacing and WT axles will have more body roll than a car with WT spring pad spacing, which is true, beacuse moving springs out increases roll stiffness.

For our application, I cannot see the advantage in WT springpad spacing. If you want outboard springs just buy a WT.

yep, was writing too fast for my brain to keep up.

[becky]

Have raced a 4AGE powered nt with wt-diffs. Body roll is negligible but stability is vastly improved.