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diff question
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 8:17 am
by matthewK
this is probly a stupid question but
i wanna know, its just a standard dif on the front and lsd on the back
will the rear lsd bolt straight into the front?
or do you have to rebuild the front to be an lsd?
because im thinking i wanna put lsd in the front and put an air locker in the back
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:37 pm
by Beastmavster
No the Diff centres are different sizes.
Just buy a front air locker and keep your rear lsd is the easy solution.
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:43 pm
by muddymav
aparently the l.s.d from a pathfinder or navara (cant remember) will fit into the front diff, some blokes here have talked about it and im sure they will shed light all i due time.
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 8:30 pm
by andrew e
an MQ LSD rear will fit if you change the PCD on the crownwheel bolts. pm MQHOON for this mod, he did it in his old gq shorty.
Re: diff question
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 8:31 pm
by bogged
matthewK wrote: because im thinking i wanna put lsd in the front and put an air locker in the back
why not just put locker in front? save a fuck lot of effort and $
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:18 pm
by matthewK
i figure it be cheaper putting 1 air locker in rear and one lsd in the front or other way around
matt
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:27 pm
by bogged
matthewK wrote:i figure it be cheaper putting 1 air locker in rear and one lsd in the front or other way around
matt
wouldnt it be cheaper to just put 1 locker in, instead of dismantling of 2 diffs?
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:29 pm
by matthewK
thats what i was asking putting 1 air locker in and uterlizing the lsd diff i have
matt
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:14 pm
by bogged
matthewK wrote:thats what i was asking putting 1 air locker in and uterlizing the lsd diff i have
matt
but to put locker in the front, in you dont touch the rear diff..
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:56 pm
by Beastmavster
Anyway back to the point - a rear GQ diff will not fit into the front of a GQ.
Doing this is not an option for you - thus consider buying the locker for the front if you only wish to buy one locker.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:21 pm
by gut42
as was said before a gq rear lsd wiil not fit the front. I however have a rear pathfinder lsd fitted to my front diff cost about $800 to get done professionally. (Alot cheaper than the $2000 they wanted for a air locker!!!) The limmo works great! maybe as good as a locker? hard to say. But if your gona get a air locker fitted, I strongly suggest it be put in the front and get the rear limmo serviced and tweeked.
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:21 pm
by JemmyBubbles
The limmo don't work great if you have one wheel in the air... Which will most likely be the case with the front of a pootrol. Save you $$$ go a front locker. Don't be afraid to look at auto lockers either, they may be suited to your application - they may not be..
The rear end of a patrol is quite flexy and this is a contributing factor as to why the rear lsd is so effective. That is how I see it anyway.
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:35 pm
by gut42
JemmyBubbles wrote:The limmo don't work great if you have one wheel in the air... Which will most likely be the case with the front of a pootrol. Save you $$$ go a front locker. Don't be afraid to look at auto lockers either, they may be suited to your application - they may not be..
The rear end of a patrol is quite flexy and this is a contributing factor as to why the rear lsd is so effective. That is how I see it anyway.
Have you ever seen a limmo in action?
Mine still locks up with one wheel in the air!

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:39 pm
by matthewK
i was told by a good fellow not to long ago that the GQ would be a weapon if i had an air locker in front and just rebuild the lsd on the back .
thats where i got the idea for all this in first place
matt
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:54 pm
by gut42
matthewK wrote:i was told by a good fellow not to long ago that the GQ would be a weapon if i had an air locker in front and just rebuild the lsd on the back .
thats where i got the idea for all this in first place
matt
Hes dead right!!! if you can justify the $2000.
but if you cant there are lesser options out there!?