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donhayes 12-24-2005 08:44 PM

do all open rear diffs have the opening exposing the spider gears? Or do the stock lsd units have open spider gears too but with a bar in the middle for lsd? I'm just trying to figure out if the diff is lsd. The guy told me it was and im' thinking that i just got screwed into buying something i don't need. thanks.

donhayes 12-25-2005 08:59 AM

disregard that last post. I have figured out what i need to know. Thanks guys.

drftk1d 12-28-2005 11:23 AM

so is it lsd or not?

j9fd3s 12-28-2005 11:50 AM


Originally Posted by mazdaspeed7' post='789754' date='Dec 24 2005, 01:15 PM

All manual cars had the 4.1:1. Automatic coupes got the 3.9:1 while they used the 4.1:1 in the auto verts to help offset the extra weight of the vert.



the verts all had 3.9, cause they needed to make them slower....



actually they were trying to get better gas mileage.

One320B 12-28-2005 12:28 PM

I'm going w/ all verts had 3.9 as that is what I've read as well. Being that I've never taken apart a vert rear I can't confirm this, but that's just my two cents...



I'll have an extra 4.33 laying around in about 3 months,lol...

jdp3253 12-29-2005 05:13 PM

In the MT convertibles, the '88 'vert came with a 3.9 and '89 up 'verts were 4.1. All were open diffs.

donhayes 12-29-2005 09:31 PM

it was a 3.9 open diff. I sent it back because the guy said it was lsd so i'm getting a new one or my money back.


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