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welding a fwd diff
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:50 pm
by hillbilliywheelchair
any body hear know how to weld the diff of a front wheel drive car or is it the same as a normal diff once you get inside the gear box
and before people tell me don't do it its for my rock crawler project im going to run 1 of the shafts of to my remote transfer case giving me low and extra low gearing
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:03 am
by rockcrawler31
I don't know personally but when you do it post up a thread with pics and let us know how it goes. I've been interested how to do this as well.
MILO
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:09 am
by alien
be interesting to see how the axles and CVs take the load... can you not adapt it for an air or auto locker?
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:36 am
by lilpigzuk
Pretty common in trial trucks over here, SR20 engine/gearbox, Lexus to windom gearboxs etc. No remote Transfer cases, RH axle goes to front diff, LH to rear diff. Ratios work out well usually. Have a MR2 gearbox (3SGTE engined) to do in a vitara we are building. Mate has done a GTi engine gearbox in his tube buggy. Will try and find some pics....
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:38 am
by tufftruckin
i had a CIG locker in my pulsar was making 250kw at the wheels never broke drive shafts or diff but had lots of problems stripping gears!
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 1:00 pm
by hillbilliywheelchair
lilpigzuk wrote:Pretty common in trial trucks over here, SR20 engine/gearbox, Lexus to windom gearboxs etc. No remote Transfer cases, RH axle goes to front diff, LH to rear diff. Ratios work out well usually. Have a MR2 gearbox (3SGTE engined) to do in a vitara we are building. Mate has done a GTi engine gearbox in his tube buggy. Will try and find some pics....
thats what i was going to do first but the gearing wil still be a bit hi with the motor and box i have
i also have seen spools and lockers for them but their out of my price range as i dont have a budget to think of
and when i do it i'll take lots of pics
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:07 pm
by atari4x4
what about something like what was done with this thing?
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=633445