Gday have read all the threads on the skyline BW diffs into lh/x am having trouble finding a diff shop willing to change the brackets over? Has anyone around Sydney done this conversion? Cheers
Good diff place in Sydney?
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, Oct 28 2011 12:24 PM
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Posted 28 October 2011 - 01:00 PM
I have not tried this conversion.
Have you tried DIff Technics in Kogarah ? Chat with Con if you havent.
Have you tried DIff Technics in Kogarah ? Chat with Con if you havent.
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Posted 28 October 2011 - 01:16 PM
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Posted 28 October 2011 - 01:19 PM
Diff Technics are pretty good.
You could try Diff Trans Spares, they build my Borg Warner to suit LX, however I wouldn't recommend them for the actual diff centres, the one they supplied started to get noisy after a year or so I had them recondition it, it got noisy again after 6-9 months (weekend driving only). They guy told me he reconditions the diff in his ute every 6 months.
I then took it to Diff Technics, they reconditioned it and it's been fine since.
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You could try Diff Trans Spares, they build my Borg Warner to suit LX, however I wouldn't recommend them for the actual diff centres, the one they supplied started to get noisy after a year or so I had them recondition it, it got noisy again after 6-9 months (weekend driving only). They guy told me he reconditions the diff in his ute every 6 months.
I then took it to Diff Technics, they reconditioned it and it's been fine since.
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Posted 30 October 2011 - 10:35 PM
funny that i had mine done at diff trans, they welded on the brackets fine. gave them a recoed LSD and 3.45 gear set to put together and set up the diff. got the car back and it was noisy.....took it back. they said the gears i provided were worn. they stung me $350 for a second hand set of 'good' gears. they are also noisy.....wnet back, they admit there is a noise but blamed it on other things like lack of insulation on the floor, and and the tailshaft??? i gave up. So i would not recommend them.
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Posted 31 October 2011 - 06:58 AM
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Gearex is a member of the forum, would almost be rude not to give him a go !
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Gearex is a member of the forum, would almost be rude not to give him a go !
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Posted 31 October 2011 - 07:38 AM
Cheers Andrew, i personally dont weld the housings, a good mate of mine does Dave 9609 3626 @ Wetherill park racing. Tell him i sent you & he will look after you. Thanks again.
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Posted 31 October 2011 - 03:06 PM
it will be a cold day in hell before i use diff technics again. after going to 3 'diff specialists' craft diffs was the only one who got it right.
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Posted 31 October 2011 - 08:12 PM
diff trans shafted me as well . diff lasted 500k's and was noisy and clunking around like a bastard.clutch pack was stuffed wtf?it was a brand new 9 inch diff i got them to make for my red hatch.there must be some new bacteria that goes around eating the material .guess my xray vision was also playing up the day i picked it up otherwise i would have caught them out.i didnt want to say anything but after these similar stories i can only tell people about my experience .funny that i had mine done at diff trans, they welded on the brackets fine. gave them a recoed LSD and 3.45 gear set to put together and set up the diff. got the car back and it was noisy.....took it back. they said the gears i provided were worn. they stung me $350 for a second hand set of 'good' gears. they are also noisy.....wnet back, they admit there is a noise but blamed it on other things like lack of insulation on the floor, and and the tailshaft??? i gave up. So i would not recommend them.
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Posted 31 October 2011 - 09:43 PM
diff trans shafted me as well
I told Con at Diff Technics how I only had new shims put in 6 months back, he said, 'why don't you take it back to them to fix it?"
My reply, 'what and come back here in 6 months time?"
Lesson learnt, if they can't do it right twice, they sure as hell won't be getting a third chance.
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Edited by StephenSLR, 31 October 2011 - 09:45 PM.
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Posted 01 November 2011 - 10:52 AM
I told Con at Diff Technics how I only had new shims put in 6 months back, he said, 'why don't you take it back to them to fix it?"
My reply, 'what and come back here in 6 months time?"
Lesson learnt, if they can't do it right twice, they sure as hell won't be getting a third chance.
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yep Ilesson learned. I can live with mine for now as i dont drive the car often enough, but eventually I will be going to craft to get it redone.
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