akhelihoon907 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 I have a 88 Shiro long nose r200 vlsd and a short nose r200 vlsd. Can I swap just the carrier from the short nose to the long nose diff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnickel Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Fairly sure you could. The issue with swapping center though is matching whatever center you have with whatever axles you have. Very likely the 88 Shiro axles won't fit into the centre (the 88 shiro axles are actually very oddball if i remember correctly. Nothing else fits it). Also, the short nose VLSD centre requires axles that have the extra long stub on one side that spins the Viscous centre. Otherwise you will get no Limited slip action. For S30 applications, I haven't seen anyone really use the VLSD short nose. Nothing adapts to the rear half shafts well. Plus the Viscous centres aren't really that great as far as the LSD goes. Best options are A) already setup R200 Longnose Clutch based 3.70 LSD diff (from 87-88 turbo 300zx). Roughly $700+ even better is the above, but swap in extra clutches so it holds more power C) OBX Helical centre (get the one meant for s13 cars that originally came with open diff). D) Quality Quaife, Tomei, or OS Giken Diff. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akhelihoon907 Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 Well the non turbo z32 r200 half shafts are the same spline and almost the same length. They fit into the ss diff and reach the vlsd. The 88ss I believe is not the same as the early r200. I'm positive I can get away using them but I was just curious to see if it were possible to used the short nose carrier in the long nose because the half shafts are made for that carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akhelihoon907 Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 I have both the diffs on my work bench now. I'm just not knowledgeable on setting up diffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnickel Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Yes, you can use the carrier. Whenever swapping carriers though it is important to check backlash, runout and carrier preload. As well as the axle to matching carrier caveat above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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