different diffs

[Layzorbeemz 0]

I was looking at getting a true trac celica supra diff for my x7,

http://rabidchimp.com/mkii-supra-82-86/drivetrain/true-trac-limited-slip-differential.html

 

but I've heard the spline is weak on the 7.5" mk2/x7 diff. Weak enough that my 2jzgte will eat it for breakfast from what my x8 buddy is saying.

[Layzorbeemz 0]

Oh and try parallel parking in a tight spot on a busy street with a welded diff.

 

My favorite passed time.

[bwcress 0]

i daily my welded withoout issue... either man up and spend then money on a diff or man up and deal with the welded

[Layzorbeemz 0]

I'm probobly going to "man up" and buy a true trac.

[Space Case 0]

^ won't change much...you're still stuck with a small RnP.

 

 

also 2j...id like to see that.

[Layzorbeemz 0]

Well what would you suggest then? I'm open to ideas.

 

And the 2j isn't in my car yet, still need the money for all the parts I need for the swap.

[v-nod 0]

@Layzorbeemz, the x7 ring and pinion splines are fine... If Robert (I_need_monies) hasn't broken his yet with his 500+ whp 1j and crazy width tires than chances are you're not going to break yours. Just pick up a Weir Solid pinion spacer while you're swapping the truetrac in and you'll be good to go.

 

There's a thread on celicasupra for what you need to do to swap the truetrac in, if I recall you can reuse most of the bearings and shit except one pair which need to be off a 4runner or something with a 50mm i.d.

[Gizmo 0]

Hey So. Cal. Guys where are you getting your x7 diffs welded? I want to start drifting this beast at the track and open diff is gay.

[Guest DuaxMachine]

The last year of the X7 in Japan, some of them came with an 8" diff, just like the X8 & Mk3 Supra.

But they are rare as hell, I have only ever seen a couple of them in Japan.

I had bought one, but left the housing in Japan, just had the 8" LSD shipped over.

Diff mounted the same way, off the top like all the 7.5" diffs.

[Gizmo 0]

That's interesting, I've never heard of that 8" diff. Ive seen the torsen helical differential for sale a couple times but they're usually around $450. Shit, I'd rather buy a 2JZGE for that much.

[Cyrious 0]

I hate to wake an old thread but I just wanted to get people's oppinions on the weir rebuild kits.

 

Are they worth it? I was thinking about buying one to freshen my stock lsd that doesn't work any more.

 

http://www.weirperformance.com/maxgriplsdkits.html

[JimmyHoffa 0]

From my luck with his solid spacer kit for my 7.5" I'd steer clear of all of all of his stuff. I paid him ~60 bucks to make my freshly assembled diff shit out 250 bucks worth of brand new diff bearings. Fun times.

 

As far as the tru-trac discussion goes, I've got one, it's been solid, taken a ton of abuse, and is still kicking. That says a lot since before that I went through 2 diffs in pretty short order. It does burn one tire if you try to light it up when you're at full lock in hard cornering and I do prefer the feel of a clutch type, but according to most of the guys on celica-supra forums they're the toughest thing you can put in a 7.5" housing. Someone did pop one not long ago, but he was making something like 650 or 700hp out of a 2J and running sub 10 sec 1/4 mile on huge slicks.