Guest ON3GO Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 I would get ross's adapters but im very short on cash and Alex said he can make some as he has done it before and would charge me about half then ross's. sorry ross, hope you understand... your still the man!! thanks for letting me no about the cover. im also getting a solid mount being made! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyntti Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Nice price! Mine was a lucky Ebay find how did you find yours. Make sure it is an LSD though because a read here that not all 87 ZXT had LSD's. Good score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 at a junk yard near my house. i knew about it and called and he still had it. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest huskers Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 How do you tell if the R200 is a LSD? I have the chance to buy one out of an 83 280zx 2+2. It has the cv boots - I assume there are CV joints under there. Did the u joints have cv-like boots? The yard wants $175 for everything... diff, shafts, mustache bar and arms. One side has the rotor and caliper the other does not. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 The normal U joint shafts have a CV boot looking thing in the middle. Only a 280ZX Turbo and 300ZX had the CV jointed shafts. The only factory LSD's in the original R200 are the 87-89 Turbo 300ZX's to my knowledge, and they did make an 88 with a viscous LSD which takes different side shafts, so is generally avoided. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 so if you get the VLSD whats needed for it to work??? why avoided? mik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Don't really know what's needed. Maybe CV adapters would do it. I'm just not sure. You can make a case for or against the VLSD system, but I personally like the clutch style. VLSD has to have build oil pressure in the carrier from spinning a tire before it reacts. Clutch type works all the time. The case for the VLSD would be that the clutch type works all the time, so it makes turn in not quite as good because it wants both rear tires to go the same speed, and you have to overcome that resistance before they start to differentiate. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 is there any way to tell if its a VLSD or LSD from just looking at it?? mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 hmm im getting worried now. this car is white, with white wheels. but i have no clue if its a SS or not. i no its a finned rear cover. guy said it was a 87, and i thought 88 was the year for the SS. so im worried here.. any idea guys. remember the rear end is in florida, im here in texas. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 IIRC, there was a different spline count on the VLSD. If you could dig around and find that, you could just count the splines and know for sure. Sorry I can't help more. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobythevan Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Yep, that what I remember. R200 datsun inner stub axles will work on clutch LSD but not VLSD. That also means 280zxt CV shafts slide into the clutch LSD and not VLSD. I have clutch LSD. Right now I am only using u-jointed halfshafts. I am way behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 the r200 with vlsd will have an orange sticker on the cover saying VISCOUS LIMITED SLIP or VLSD. The r200 with vlsd only came in white '88 naturally aspirated 300ZX SS edition. 87.5-89 turbo 300zxs had mechanical limited slip. Easiest way to tell? The john coffey method. PULL THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER off! If it looks like this on the inside: It's a mechanical limited slip. To answer your original question, I paid $350 for mine with shafts converting it to use halfshafts (no cv conversion required), and the guy threw in a taurus 2 speed fan and solid mount for the diff, with halfshafts. To the guy looking at the 83 zx 2+2, it's not a limited slip diff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 well from what ive been told.. its a Turbo Z31. so its not a VLSD then...? im so burnt out on LSD (the rear end lol) right now from reading old posts and etc. so what would i have to do the CV conversion with this vlsd. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Nice pic Aux! If you look at the pic you can see one distinguishing feature that I'm 99% sure the VLSD won't have. The cross pin hole in the carrier with the V shaped hole. You can see it really clearly in Aux's pic. There would be no reason for the V shaped hole in a VLSD. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest huskers Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Is the track width the same for the 280zx and 300zx r200 and the older z's? 53.3" I believe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j260z Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 here is a link to greg krings site. http://home.flash.net/~joeao/greg/zcar.html if you click on the link for R200 it will put you into a directory for pictures ( kind of odd) but there are pictures of the VLSD unit and cv shaft differences. not the best site for diffs but it may help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Mike, If i remember right, 240Z Turbo made CV parts from an Eagle work for his VLSD. If this is what you have, then contact him or look at hiw web page. For information on the clutch type Diff., look here: LSD For information on a viscous limited slip diff., look here: VLSD Just a little searching on the net revealed answers . Hopefully this will show you the +'s and -'s of each diff.. !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 thanks guys. i sent james a email, ill see if he writes back. mik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 Not sure how I missed this thread. Holy crap quaifes have gone up a lot. If you buy one straight from a dealer without the install it used to be around 1100$ for the cheapest place I could find. MSA wanted 1260$ (tha'ts - 140$ discount) + shipping. Then you have to find someone to put it in. It was defintiely worth it to me to go through Ross and have it done by a professional with lots of quaife expereince. You won't believe the difference with a Quaife! It is amazing, no matter what speed you're going, you can feel it around the corners. There is no harsh engagement since it is cosntantly biasing torque. I wouldn't trade it for anything - and just remember with a clutch type you have to rebuild after heavy use. The japanese exhibition racers who drive every day have to have theirs rebuilt every month. Get whatever you can afford now but save up for a Quaife! -Forrest (ps where's my endorsement deal?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opie Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 I just picked up an LSD in a Kentucky junkyard for $175 today. I knew it was there for a couple months. The rear cover was busted from an accident. He wanted $50 for the pass side CV and $20 for the driver's. I passed so I could buy some other stuff. Everything inside this unit looks excellent and appears to function well. The oil was sparkling clean. I paid $200 or $250 for one in Dalton GA about 4 yrs ago and sold it (like a moron for $375 a yr later). Supposedly the car owner was driving home from paying the final payment to the bank and totalled the car. Bummer. After installing the first one in a 280ZXT, I took it for a drive and punched it where I normally drift a little,------and almost planted the car into a concrete barrier. Instead of one wheel slipping against the weight, the other side grabbed and launched it in the direction I was pointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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