I'm confused..R200 diffs

[takayuki]

hi, i'm fairly new to the z car scene so bear with me. I did read and search through the forums for the questions i'm about to ask. Maybe i'm just slow and stupid to understand so i hope i dont' annoy anyone....

So i have a'71 240z with a 280zx transmission and the stock r180 diff.. I'm looking to upgrade to a r200 and add a kaaz lsd.

 

my question is....

1. I live in teh great white north so parts are hard to come by. There is a guy parting out a '76 280z 2+2 4spd about an hour from where i live. What are the chances that there is a r200 diff in the car? I read that not all 280z's came with it.

 

2.So if i get a long nose r200 from a 280z, a kaaz lsd from a n/a 240sx would work... But would i have to use 300zx cv shafts or can i use the stock stub side shafts from a 280z?

 

thanks!

[MJLamberson]

if the 280z is a stick it should have the r200, autos had r180

[Vindicare]

you can use normal r200 half shafts. no need to convert to CV's. O'kay, I recommend getting the 1.5 way KAAZ over the 2 way, much less harsh on the drive line. The problem i have at the moment with my KAAZ is that it is chopping out my control arm bushes due to the extreme way in which it locks up. It's either I power through a corner or i have to neutral it. anything else and it locks and unlocks the diff constantly, thus causing my bushes to flog out. I've got new urethane bushes, and I'll see how they go (Last ones look like rubber, but my mechanic said he put in urethane, who knows). I will try it with new bushes, but if the same happens im going to have to offload it to someone who needs straight line traction, then I'll probably get a quiaffe.

 

 

Aaron

[takayuki]

thanks for the feedback guys! appreciate it!