RebekahsZ

Testing report. 12 more 1/8-mile passes on John's prototype axle stubs with no troubles. Still married.

For trailer loading, my airdam has been a big hassle. After crushing it a few times, the fiberglass was full of cracks and my beautifully painted airdam was toast. I replaced it with a uethane airdam that was black from the factory and I never plan to paint it. I've got 6 foot ramps, a 2 foot dovetail and I still hammer my airdam everytime I load/unload.

Sorry I spelled axle incorrectly - at least I caught it on my own. More testing after Jan 1. I've got an open track on Dec 27, but all of you would need to send roses to my wife to make that happen.

Ten 1/8-mile passes with John's axel stubs today. No troubles.

Nope, John's not paying me. But I am still grinning! I'm just really stoked to have LSD after 20 years of Z ownership - it really seem that I am driving a totally different car. My old rearend was an open 4.11 out of the front of a 4X4 truck, unknown mileage. It made a lot of noise but really helped with accelleration over the 3.54 - when I had traction. At drags, drag radials solved the problem, but in the corners at autocross I always unloaded my inside wheel and gave up time. Now it is like, push down and hang on! The improved times speak for themselves.

Initial test results: First autocross with new WRX STi CLSD with betamotorsport (John Coffey's) axle adapter stub in my 240z. Took home first in class trophy. Closest competition (Mustang GT 4.6 was 4 seconds behind me). Everybody is shaking my hand and asking what I did to my car! I think they figure I went to a drivng school. Last month I wasn't even respectable. I have never had any other single more significant performance enhancement than LSD. I just can't describe the new-found confidence that I had when launching, accellerating out of turns. I've been grinning for 2 days.

These are beautiful pieces. So pretty, it seems a shame to hide them under my car where nobody can see them! I may start parking over a mirror. The stubs slide in by hand, then a light tap with a hammer sets them past the internal c-clip. Fit is perfect. They came un-painted; I painted the part of the flange that would be exposed after installation. I swapped the input flange from my original R180 onto the STI diff. Needed a flywheel/gear puller to remove each input flange. The input spline count is the same for both diffs. So, if you change the input flange, the stock driveshaft works. Everything bolted right up, easy as pie. All my old hardware fit and there were NO installation issues. The studs on the diff cover are longer on the STi diff, so it is easier to swap them or remove them and reinstall them once the front diff was seated. I have only driven car around the block and did a few donuts in a parking lot; hope to go to 1/8 mile on Thursday if the weather is good. The first thing I have noticed is that new parts (2004) are better than old parts (1972). My old diff sounded like a box of rocks. The new diff is quiet as a mouse. The car used to power oversteer at a whim, and accellerating out a turn was met with severe wheel spin. Now, the car simply hooks up. More to follow after first trip to the track. Motor is stock, but will be "dropping" stock 2+2 clutch from 5000 rpm. I'm really pleased with the quality of the part and how simple the install was.

There is a 240z on ebay body shell only. It has coilovers and tokicos with rear disk brakes and a front vented big brake kit. Is a bargain if you can take a whole car (which I can't).

Have (2) 280ZXT wheels and a line on a third. Anybody got a single 280ZXT wheel they can sell me? If nobody has one for sale, what about a pair? Please quote shipping to zip code 35633.

How much?