Guest Posted January 1, 2002 Share Posted January 1, 2002 Im wondering if anyone has tried to fit the R160 subaru LSD rear to Z car Drive Axels? I have heard it works in a 510. I am having no luck finding the R200 300ZX Turbo rears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted January 1, 2002 Share Posted January 1, 2002 Some folks here have had R200 LSD rears for sale in the past so post a wanted ad. I'd also suggest posting over on the ZCar.com site. The R160 supposedly works but hell folks break 180s so I'm NOT sure a 160 will hold the power. An R230 might be an option but probbaly too expensive and heavy for your app (shrug). Who's got a spare LSD rear guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2002 Share Posted January 7, 2002 Thanks! I see a lot of discussion about rear end swapping. I am going to see what happens when the dust settles. Sabu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted January 7, 2002 Share Posted January 7, 2002 i think that rear works well in a four cyl 510 because it came with the r160, now if a r180 is not recommended for a modified z car, i cant see that the r160 would be any better, it might be worse. r200 or r230 swap is plenty strong, actually and r200 is pretty tough enough, break that and go to the next level, since the r200 bolts in and r230 doesnt, you may not even need to go the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 Makes sense to me, I will hold off and try to keep my eyes open for the 200 LSD. Maybe the beefy 1 will become avail. at a later time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 14, 2002 Share Posted February 14, 2002 HAY HAY I just saw your talk on lsd's I buoght a mild to strong 280 injected auto crosser with a sub r160 that has taken a lot of ROAD NOT DRAG RACEING and is still good and there cheep!!!!!!!!!!! THING ABOUT IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modern Motorsports Ltd Posted February 14, 2002 Share Posted February 14, 2002 The R160 would bolt in fine as it's a bolt in replacement for an R180. It's stronger than an R180 as has been proven by some dimers and some simple internal design differences (I don't recall specifics, but enough to know it IS stronger, the ring gear size is NOT the limiting factor with that diff). I have NO idea how it would tolerate higher power levels beyond the mod'd VG30 setups it tolerates fine in the 510's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 14, 2002 Share Posted February 14, 2002 Comparing R160s and R180s gets difficult because both were offered with either two or four pinion diffs. The four pinion R160 is much more common than the four pinion R180. Remember: four pinions in the diff are stronger than two pinions in the diff. The R180 got a bad rap because most folks put a lot of power into the two pinion variety. A R180 with four pinions (or a Nissan Comp, Quaife, or Torsen LSD) is pretty strong. I plan on pushing 300hp and 250ft.lbs. though mine. BTW... I learned the other day that the whole R100 through R230 series is designed and manufactured by Hitachi for Nissan, Subaru, and others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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