Lsd baby

bonzaman · Post by **bonzaman** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:25 pm

hey again,i'm planning to remove lsd diffs from a car at the wreckers,can anyone tell me which car/wagon to look for to get 4.44 or 4.11 lsd front and rear.where do i check to know?also can i get some sort of lockable or lsd centre diff to fit ej22 5sp dual range????for any help,i'm new at awd drive thing and want to smash my mate's courier down the beach hehe

H-top · Post by **H-top** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:47 pm

G'day and welcome,

your chances for getting a front LSD of any subaru description in a wreckers is bucklies and none.

With subaru's, you cannot simply remove the front diff as it is located INSIDE the gearbox.
looking for a gearbox with those specs, its going to be imported.
Currently Jason from ALL THINGS SUBARU in Lawnton Brisbane ( http://www.funonwheels.net/ )

has a JDM STi 4.44 Front LSD box for sale and has matching plated rears in stock.

As for the LSD or lockable centre. you do have options.

Factory LSD Centre

Aftermarket LSD Centre

Factory Diff lock ?

Factory DCCD (Driver Centre Diff Control) - is nice....i have one in mine

either way, its going to have to be some kind of frankenstein hybrid for the DR setup

JEFF from Crossbred has an animal brumby with the exact combo gearbox that you are looking for and may have a spare. Hit him up on info at least.

here are some spots for good reference for your search

http://members.iinet.net.au/~wearne/Sub ... 0Specs.pdf

http://www.ausubaru.com/wiki/index.php? ... ANSMISSION

hope this helps

Cheers,
Samuel

bonzaman · Post by **bonzaman** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:54 pm

thanx samual,helps alot.knew about front diff location,but planned to rip whole gearbox.looks like get the clearance from minister of finance and get it happning.cheers

spike · Post by **spike** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:57 pm

are you from williamstown sa or elsewhere?

Yeah its best to get wifeys approval first or else the handbags will start rolling in

bonzaman · Post by **bonzaman** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:21 pm

yeah s.a.

H-top · Post by **H-top** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:30 pm

no worries mate. expensive toys!

bonzaman · Post by **bonzaman** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:34 pm

ha ha should be ok ,really just lookin for fishing mobile.................to start with hehe.though it would be good to be able to roost my buddy!!!

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:37 pm

With the right driving skills your little subi will kick your mates courier on the beach. The L series low range (1.59:1) in the EJ AWD gearbox will be a huge improvement over the standard EJ low range (1.19:1).

Some lift will be an advantage too. If the avatar is a liberty and the subaru in question, you should be able to do a strut lift at the very least. A body lift with a larger strut lift would give the best possible lift when combined with larger tyres...

Cheers

Bennie

bonzaman · Post by **bonzaman** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:53 pm

ah yes thats in the plans,outback struts to replace airbags and a three inch body lift with 235/70 15's.should get me there.heres somthing some of you may not know liberty with 14's only has 20mm less underbody clearance than courier on 235/70 15's.

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:34 am

Mm pretty hard to find but if you go to the right direction they're there.
See my thread about conversion of 1.19:1 to 1.59:1 low range ratio, mine is still going strong.
Only way to find out is to inspect the rotation of the wheels in wreckers and shut your mouth at the counter guys if its LSD because they'll push the price up.
Cheers
AP

bonzaman · Post by **bonzaman** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:47 am

yeah right,if both stubs go same way its lsd,right?as far as counter guy goes ill flash it past him fast ,mumble,pay and run

spike · Post by **spike** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:29 am

what wreckers are you heading to?

if not try paul at subarwreck, tell him i sent you and you might get a discount but dont tell him how much your going to pay cause he will just ignore you

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:41 pm

spike wrote:what wreckers are you heading to?

if not try paul at subarwreck, tell him i sent you and you might get a discount but dont tell him how much your going to pay cause he will just ignore you

Tried that.. either he doesn't like you or he is in dreamland.. $800 for a diff

spike · Post by **spike** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:16 pm

yeah i would pay $800 for a rebuilt EA LSD with a warrenty which hey might be a lot especcially for what cars they are but that still seems reasonable to me

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:31 pm

No mention of rebuild and I very much doubt he would sell it with a warranty on offroad equipment.. most wreckers dont

and I'll let you pay $800 for just a diff.. we can buy the whole car for that price and you'll get free rear discs

spike · Post by **spike** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:33 pm

paul is forced to give a warrenty as he is a member of the hotline 40 auto wrecker mobs
and whenever he gets them they get rebuilt and usually sold to the rally guys
if i could get a standard subaru L here for 800 well yeah but you cant unless you look really hard most go for about 1500

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:37 pm

no need to complain about his pricing, its his shop and he needs to keep it operating.

yes you can find parts cheaper, but you need to find them and in some case's that needs a long time frame.