i have an 88 turbo 2 , looking for someone to either weld my diff, or if you have one to sell let me know.............

youn already have LSD...why would you weld it???

its pretty worn out........

Replace it. Welded diff's are no good

i think thats a matter of opinion....... i had a welded diff on my 200sx for over a year with no problems at all...... so if anyone does have an open diff or welded diff then just hit me up........

200sx as in fwd, basically a 2 door sentra?



Used LSD's that are still in good working order are rather plentiful, and not expensive. Check for for sale section.

no, 200sx in england...... as in 180sx in japan.........rear wheel drive...

ok so i'm still looking for welded or open diff that i can get welded........

A guy in my town ran a welded diff. He had some big block powered chevy somthing rather another. He was claiming 400+ HP. The key word is "was". He was leaving town on a old highway, Just guning that bitch. Then "snap" his welded diff broke. He spun out, launched his car over the guardrail and down to the new highway!!!



so either welded diffs are unsafe especially if you running high HP and Torqe OR That guy is a shitty welder..???



The dude is dead!! cars are fun!! but you only live once. It's not worth the risk of killing my self, turning myself into a veggie, Or worst killing someone else!!!

i hear what you are saying.... but my guess is it was a shitty weld job....

My question would be, is this car going to spend all it's time on the dragstrip or will it be street driven?

Meh. Never mind. Apparently kids the world over are welding their diffs to "look cool". Seems to be a very common practice in the "drifting community." Still, it strikes me as a cheap alternative to doing it right, unless this is exclusively a track car.

where you located?...i'll weld my open diff and give it to you, for your TII rear.

The answer your not wanting to hear is they are dangerous. Only use for them is in a demolition derby! This is heat treated metal and welding does nothing but weaken the parts. Do it right and find another rear or rebuild the one you have.

its not that i dont want to hear its dangerous, i'm aware of metal and heat...... i still think its a matter of opinion....

Ita amazing how many armchair experts come out on topics they have no clue about. My daily driven pickup has welded spiders, 30,000+ miles on it, my cousins ae86 has had the same for 5+ years and my turbo II will soon have it as well. It chirps around corners and is shimmy at times but if you can drive right it will put down the power. Forums should answer questions with experiance rather than stories.



Most fab/hot rod shops will do this for you.

Look Iam not going to get into a pissing match with ya,

With modern tires and concrete roads, a great deal of force is required to make a tire slip. This can not happen welded! Your Quote(It chirps around corners and is shimmy at times) Hello!!

That force is transmitted through the axle from one wheel to another, putting a heavy strain on the axle components. The tires today are not old bias ply or belted of the past! Look at the bite a drag radial can put to the track. Guy's are going 7's with street tires, and you can bet there are no welded gears in those cars.

30,000 miles with an empty pickup as a load does not constitute durability or saftey. Load 1000 lbs in the back of that truck and drive it though the city for a day.

Again this is usually done on dirt where putting a heavy strain on the axle components is not the case. Todays fuel injected turbo V-6 is making more HP at the crank than most V-8's 25 years ago and yes some of you guys can put out some very good numbers with the Rotary.

Yeah it's an old trick, there are a few of you that think it's great! well my friend, I do hope I am nowhere near you when your vehicle decides to make an abrupt turn due to breakage on the street.

By the way I'll race my armchair against any of yours at a track!

A 12a powered recliner would be pretty fierce. Listen a lot of things are dangerous, a 400hp fd on stock brakes, an FC with monster frount mount and no bumper support, you have to wiegh your options and decide what you want.

Welding the differential is fine. Sorry but have any of you that are talking about it being unsafe done it? Drove one? Seen one that broke and figures out why the thing broke? I have. I have had several one was a ford 7.5 in a ford ranger pushing 306 to the rear wheels with a 100 shot on top of that(was told I should have snapped eveything in the rear) you know what? Never had a lick of trouble out of it what so ever. The biggest reasoning behind welding being bad is that you have to know how to weld it and if it is a cast carrier you have to make sure it is heat cycles properly.

i just got my diff welded on my 87 . **** works pretty nice and still has most of the fc's great handling. just make sure you get someone to spider weld it after cleaning the **** out of it with brake cleaner!

The the original poster, look around locally for a welder. It doesn't make sense to post in the 2nd gen tech forum asking someone to weld something. If you're looking to buy a diff, post in the classifieds section.



Otherwise you're going to get lots of opinions and/or advice, from experienced and non alike.