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i have asked about what engine to go into my 340 later on this/next year, but i want to make her a bit tail happy, seen the mods for the rear shocks deffinately going to do that, lowering blocks/springs,
heard about welding the diff? whats peoples opinions on this, also has any done it? is there a guide to doing it?
cheers
lads
i have asked about what engine to go into my 340 later on this/next year, but i want to make her a bit tail happy, seen the mods for the rear shocks deffinately going to do that, lowering blocks/springs,
heard about welding the diff? whats peoples opinions on this, also has any done it? is there a guide to doing it?
cheers
lads
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If you want to do it on the cheap, just put the worst tyres you can on the back, pump them up to 45psi and wait for rain. Lowering mine helped a lot, but a bucket seat is possibly the best single upgrade for doing skids, as you won't be falling about the cabin.
I only kick it out in the wet really, partly mechanical sympathy and partly because you need SERIOUS commitment in the dry with a 1.4
Welding the diff will make things a lot easier.
I only kick it out in the wet really, partly mechanical sympathy and partly because you need SERIOUS commitment in the dry with a 1.4
Welding the diff will make things a lot easier.
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Define drifting, making it lose the back end is not the same as holding it there. So unless its either wet, on 155 tyres or over inflation or a combination of them all then 1.4s dont dry drift with an open diff on tarmac......kaos wrote:
dry drifiting 1.4's is easy
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Or if you are going slow enough just spinning the inside wheel Big commitment needed.
Should be some diff welding guides around the intertrons I'd imagine, or a search on here, people have certainly posted pics of it
Should be some diff welding guides around the intertrons I'd imagine, or a search on here, people have certainly posted pics of it
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'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
Ex:
'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast
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If you really want to weld your diff then you need to weld the spider gears in the middle together, NOT the ring and pinion!. However, you'll need a really high powered welder if you want it to hold for any decent length of time. Also, the gears retain a fair bit of oil which is bad news if you want to get a decent weld without it bubbling up everywhere and putting lots of impurities in. In short, unless you have a decent 180A+ mig and are fairly competant, then I would get someone who knows what they're doing as its pointless making a mess of a perfectly good diff only to learn you aren't able to do it.pills wrote:okies, well at the scrap yard near me, has a spare 2dr 340, goona pikey a few parts so gonna nick the rear diff/gear box?
what do i need to weld and weld what to what?? any faqs?
liam
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sure there is a guide how to weld diffs on www.trampdrift.co.uk
had mine welded on my 360 and my 340, makes getting the back end out much more predictable . . .
probably wont be able to drift a 1.4 340 that well in the dry, unless its on nice loose ground, but in the wet you should be able to get some sideways action no probs !
go for it matey
had mine welded on my 360 and my 340, makes getting the back end out much more predictable . . .
probably wont be able to drift a 1.4 340 that well in the dry, unless its on nice loose ground, but in the wet you should be able to get some sideways action no probs !
go for it matey