Welding the differential???

dannydavi · 04-17-2007, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by thechori

from you guys' experience with this car, what would you say was the most neccesary thing to drift the car properly? i'm looking into drifting my '89 N/A as well, but i'm kinda skeptical b/c it's my daily driver as well, and supras aren't cheap to fix :[

Quote:

Originally Posted by MARKPRIOR

Most neccesary thing would have to be to stiffin the chassis and weld the diff, or you could shim the diff if you dont want it permenantly locked

hey guys i just wanna know what exactly does welding or shimming the differential do? Does it make it to where both wheels spin as opposed to just the one that does on ours? any help is appreciated

and how much work is involved in doing that process assuming i knew how to weld? thanks in advance

ps. this may have more hits in the drift category, wasnt sure.

mrnickleye · 04-17-2007, 03:15 AM

You DO NOT want to weld your spider gears in the differential.
If you did (and I have done it before, on 4x4 mud puller trucks), you could NOT drive the car on pavement.

Shimming is for LSD diff. It make it tighter than stock, but not good for a daily driver car. And, a bunch of work that you, or whomever does it, better know what they are doing.

IHateHacks · 04-17-2007, 01:51 PM

Get an LSD diff out of a mk3 turbo supra. All turbo supras came with an LSD. N/A's didn't.

dannydavi · 04-17-2007, 07:26 PM

would that explain why sometimes only my right rear wheel will spin, as oppose to both?

Supra2NR · 04-17-2007, 07:39 PM

Yep, but unless you won't drive ur car on the street anymore, don't weld it, next thing that you're gonna break is an axle,
Jus get the diff from a turbo mk3

dannydavi · 04-17-2007, 07:58 PM

Ah i see, thanks for the input. So turbos have LSD and N/A's do not, i was unaware of that.. good to know

Supra2NR · 04-17-2007, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dannydavi

Ah i see, thanks for the input. So turbos have LSD and N/A's do not, i was unaware of that.. good to know

I had an NA with lsd, I only said look for a turbo mk3 since your more likely to find an lsd on a turbo one rather the na

dannydavi · 04-17-2007, 10:05 PM

oh, so now how would you depict the two?

Supra2NR · 04-18-2007, 04:47 AM

the easiest way to find out if a car has lsd without opening anything
is to put the rearend on jacks and spin the tires if the other one spins to the same direction as the other one, then it has a lsd

89supraHo · 08-21-2009, 05:52 AM

so do all mk3 models have lsd ? i know u might not agree witha welded diff, but i have been told haveing a welded diff may help me drift better. and driveing on the streets no prob. i see nissan 240's use them as a daily and drift.

04-17-2007, 03:15 AM	#2
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	You DO NOT want to weld your spider gears in the differential. If you did (and I have done it before, on 4x4 mud puller trucks), you could NOT drive the car on pavement. Shimming is for LSD diff. It make it tighter than stock, but not good for a daily driver car. And, a bunch of work that you, or whomever does it, better know what they are doing. __________________ Had a Red 1989 N/A. Automatic. Sports Pkg. w/wing. TEMS, and some nice MODS. Sold to a friend 10/08/08.

04-17-2007, 07:26 PM	#4
dannydavi 12psi boost Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 373	would that explain why sometimes only my right rear wheel will spin, as oppose to both? __________________ '86.5 Supra - A/T - N/A - JDM Useful Sites: ToyoDIY.com ToyotaPart.com MKIIITSRM

04-17-2007, 07:39 PM	#5
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	Yep, but unless you won't drive ur car on the street anymore, don't weld it, next thing that you're gonna break is an axle, Jus get the diff from a turbo mk3 __________________ http://www.myspace.com/supra_2nr Into Bikes now,, apparently the supra couldnt kill me, so my zx6 might lol

04-17-2007, 07:58 PM	#6
dannydavi 12psi boost Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 373	Ah i see, thanks for the input. So turbos have LSD and N/A's do not, i was unaware of that.. good to know __________________ '86.5 Supra - A/T - N/A - JDM Useful Sites: ToyoDIY.com ToyotaPart.com MKIIITSRM

04-17-2007, 10:05 PM	#8
dannydavi 12psi boost Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 373	oh, so now how would you depict the two? __________________ '86.5 Supra - A/T - N/A - JDM Useful Sites: ToyoDIY.com ToyotaPart.com MKIIITSRM

04-17-2007, 01:51 PM	#3
IHateHacks 20psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Haven/Hamden Posts: 793	Get an LSD diff out of a mk3 turbo supra. All turbo supras came with an LSD. N/A's didn't.

04-18-2007, 04:47 AM	#9
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	the easiest way to find out if a car has lsd without opening anything is to put the rearend on jacks and spin the tires if the other one spins to the same direction as the other one, then it has a lsd __________________ http://www.myspace.com/supra_2nr Into Bikes now,, apparently the supra couldnt kill me, so my zx6 might lol

08-21-2009, 05:52 AM	#10
89supraHo Stock Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Las vegas Posts: 6	so do all mk3 models have lsd ? i know u might not agree witha welded diff, but i have been told haveing a welded diff may help me drift better. and driveing on the streets no prob. i see nissan 240's use them as a daily and drift.

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