Guest ON3GO Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 What you guys think? i have enough saved for a rear end swap.... i think atleast. anyways heres my questions... to your R200 LSD swapers and R230 Swapers.. how much have you spent on your diff swaps, with all related parts needed. what you think is better.... remember 400+rwhp in a daily driver.. and i'll have a 100shot ill be using when permited... ill be doing it all.. lots of road racing, drag racing with drag radials and ET-streets, and alot of daily abuse. so what you guys think.. and ill listen to what you guys have to say. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 R230 conversion is expensive and is not quite bolt in. You could go R200 with CV conversion. If you can find a R200 with LSD, then go that route. IF not, consider the R230. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 I have been researching this for a while. I think the swap Tim has mapped out is definately the best bang for the buck. 200 LSD are very hard to find and then you still need 300 zx avles and adapters blah blah blah With Tims setup everything is easily available (at least in your part of the country, at the moment I cant find a R230 around here) and it seems bulletproof MKelly sugested it to me when I asked his opinion on this same subject. Sooo look for a good deal on a Q45 then order some axles through Tim. I want to order some as well but I guess we need a few people to do it together so the machine shop will dedicate the machinery to the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 will the R200 LSD w/ cv swap really hold up to my type of racing/driving. how much you have in your rear end tim? mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Do a search...I posted all teh prices in teh drivetrain forum somewhere. I think it's right around a G Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 http://hybridz.org/nuke/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=31969&highlight=r230 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 ya i just found it.. thanks man... hmm so a grand and thats not including a diff.. damn.. i dont have that much.. i mean i do just not all for a rear end... i need a few other things. damn. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Keep in mind that if you buy a diff, you will likely get a pair of axles with it! Hunt for a deal and it knocks a good bit off the price.... Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil1934 Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 R200 was $60 at the Pull a Part. I also took axles and mustache bar. The 300ZXT axles were $105 at another yard. Ross's adapters were $225 or so. I knocked the stubs out to replace the studs for spacers so replaced the bearings which were a little over $200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 the bearings were that much!!! 200 bucks.. man i replaced mine already but it wasnt that much money.. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZmeFly Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 No one seemed to mention the Quaife unit. To me if your going to spend the amount of money it would cost to put in a R230, why not get yourself a NEW Quaife unit, that is gaurenteed against all conditions. It would just seem feasable to me, and the better option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 No one seemed to mention the Quaife unit. To me if your going to spend the amount of money it would cost to put in a R230' date=' why not get yourself a NEW Quaife unit, that is gaurenteed against all conditions. It would just seem feasable to me, and the better option.[/quote'] That is a good point. has anyone broken down the cost of: R200 R200 Mustache bar quaiffe LSD CV Axles Adapters ? Is it comparable? The attraction of the R230 is also the stong axles and the strength of the diff. But as I said in the 1st reponse, the R200 is certainly not out of the running!! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 could i do a cv swap on the reg R200 i have now? but put in a phantom grip? i heard those are dirt cheap.. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 There were some posts about the Phantom Grip. Cheap for a reason...junk. Don't know it for a fact but that was the impression I got from the posts.....did you uhhhhhhhh SEARCH!?!?! ZMe, If you look at Ross's site the Quafie is 1,990!!!! Even though it's rebuit by him you still have to pay shipping both ways and you still won't have Cv's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j260z Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 This is what i managed to find so far. R-200 diff from an 86 300zx turbo with cvs for $50. R-200 moustache bar for $20. new boots and grease in the cv's $40. MML Z31T cv adapters $215. 280z stub axles $60. Total so far $385. This is what i hope to add. MML Quaife LSD unit $1990. Total $2375. give or take shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZmeFly Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 I didnt take into account that they had gone up in price! At the Quaife America site they list them for 1495.00 Quaife America I was also forgetting this is for a Z not a ZX. So there would be a little more fabircation. Maybe the R230 is the better choice after all. Id like to see somone do it to the ZX. Concidering the R230 is or would be bigger then and probably stronger then the Ford 9 inch, its probably almost indestructable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyntti Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 My costs so far for a R200 conversion. I have not installed it yet. I got lucky and found an 89 R200 LSD on Ebay that was listed wrong and got it for the reserve price of $300. It is in beautiful condition and looks new and came with good axles. I ended up driving from Ohio to Atlanta to pick it up though. I then purchaced a Mustache bar from a member here for 40 and have a R200 non LSD cover which I got with another rear end from another member here. I plan to buy the CV conversion from Modern Motorsports for $225 and then everything should bolt right in. So my total will be. R200 LSD $300 Mustache Bar $40 Axle Adapters $225 Total $565 plus a trip to Atlanta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 well im going the LSD R200 route.. Alex says he can put one in and etc when he gets the car so ill have a LSD car when its done. thanks guys! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Update.. i bought a 87 Turbo R200 LSD rear end.. low miles. 300 bucks. has axles, rotors, calipers, mounts and etc. what you guys think! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 I paid $25 more than you for just the diff itself. Good buy!!! You'll need to switch the yoke and the cover, unless you make a new transverse link behind the cover to clear the finned sump on the ZX cover. Get a CV conversion setup from Ross and you're good to go! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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