fair point then thats why i normally run 15s even toyo t1rs in 195/50/15s are £34 a corner, im on 145/70/13s all round at mo as i got 4 for £40 and you know what it doesnt rely under steer i get a bit in the wet round tight islands when i push it, thats on a welder, cut springs and skinny tyres haha
but at any other point it doesnt lol

Wow loads of replys thanks

The cars a daily motor that that i want to be able to give some stick of the evenings. By the sounds of it, a welder is what i need. But heres the possibly bodgy bit

If i cant find another diff, can i get my one welded bearing in mind its only got one plannet gear in there! Haha Is it possible to either build up the welds or fill it in with something? And also what type of welder do you use? Being cast i doubt mig or ark would touch it.

Ill be getting someone else to do it as i dont trust my own welding but im curious to make sure its getting done properly!

Thanks

I dont know whether its a good idea to do it to your broken one, i'd probably buy another diff, just to make sure nothing can go wrong. MIG's perfect for welding diffs Thomas............

Ah just what i wanted to hear, a guy at work rekoned it'd be a pain welding cast.. Just been offered a diff and gear box for £125 from http://www.volvospares-uk.com/ but sounds bit dear to me, but i need one badly i guess

I know Nev at F1 Moto has got a welded one, my old one haha Really nice gear change etc, why dont you give him a ring and tell him your position and he might be able to do it for cheaper? Thomas.............

Do you think you could pm me his number please, just searched google and its bringing up bikes and shizz

PM Sent - Thats the one He specialises in custom bikes, but is now doing a lot of custom car stuff

Attack2001 wrote:PM Sent - Thats the one He specialises in custom bikes, but is now doing a lot of custom car stuff

Cheers mate, ill get on the dog and bone tommorw!

Yeah, I'd give the broken single planet gear diff a miss!

Thought i mite of been over optimistic lol Chris off here is interested in the old one so atleast it can be use to someone

mat_91 wrote:theres alot of hypes around welded diffs that simply isnt true they can be used for fast road
back when ford sierras were rallying they ran welders

Got a source for that? I'm epically dubious, but would be interesting if they did.

ahh no i dont but there was a link on RR a while back i cant find it now but from what i can remember it wasnt used all the time just on certain rallys

There's almost some sense in doing that (much like having the characteristics of different slippers, why not a welder too) so more than possible, interesting!

Yer I just wish I could find the link grrr but if you look at some videos of them they leave two thick black lines usually with a lsd the two lines will be slightly different colour as lsd never 100% lock like a welder is