jbuenviaje Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Subaru R-160 CLSD 3.70 from '87 RX AWD Turbo. Question: How many pinion gears this LSD diff. have? How much horse power safely can it handle? Is it worth swapping my open r200 3.54 to R-160 CLSD 3.70? Currently, I have stock L28et with 82' zx tranny. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage42 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Subaru R-160 CLSD 3.70 from '87 RX AWD Turbo. Question: How many pinion gears this LSD diff. have? How much horse power safely can it handle? Is it worth swapping my open r200 3.54 to R-160 CLSD 3.70? Currently, I have stock L28et with 82' zx tranny. Thanks in advance! I ran one of those diffs in my 510 with a VG30 turbo for many years with daily driving, autocross and hillclimbs without an issue. Torque is what kills them and I was putting out roughly 400 ft lbs of it. You will be fine. A friend of mine ran one for years with a VG30DETT and no problems. Definitely worth it over an open diff!! Just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbuenviaje Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 Great. I'm about to drop my open R200 3:54 out my 240z. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbuenviaje Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 240z stubby would NOT work with a Subaru LSD it seems shields would not engage in the differential case. So i ended up using 510 stubby its fit perfectly! Here's the pictures the difference between 510 and 240z stubby axle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage42 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Guess I should have specified that. I put several in different 510s, so that's what I always had around. Good to go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olavcsk Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Hello from Norway, cheap and simple R160 VLSD installation in 240Z, I hope it is ok to post this here? Some years ago I bought a Subaru R160 VLSD , cost me 150 usd at Ebay but with shipping to Norway I think it was around 300 usd total,. Then I had to buy some VLSD axle shafts to modify. Around 150 usd total with shipping. I used a 240Z old R180 as donor for the axle shaft connection plates to the Subaru diff. splines We first measured the distance between the axle shaft installation plates on the R180 donor. The r180 spline axle was removed and the plates cut off. The Subaru r160 axle shafts was temporary installed in the r160 , we measured where to cut to get exact the same distance between the axle shaft installation plates as on the r180 The r160 axle shafts were cut off and the splines ,one long and one short was then adapted to the r180 shaft installation plates. A friend did that at his little machine shop. Then I just installed some new axle oil seals ,don’t remember the price but very cheap. Installed the new splines, filled the diff with oil. Removed my old r180 and installed the r160, I think I used 3-4 hours to finish this installation. Test driving and it worked well , total cost around 500 usd in Norway, 200-250 usd was just shipping costs. But for me that is a great price and also fun to have done. Take a look at the pictures also, I am happy if it can help some of you. Regards Olav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 How much does the r160 weigh compared to an r180? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlejester Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Did you end up using the stock mustache bar (differential mount)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olavcsk Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 yes I used the stock mustache bar , no modifications, bolt on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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