punk138

good to know, might be welding my own soon....

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OperationSr20

I have a welded on my current 240, had it since I got it 2 years ago and I love it. All pros and "cons" have been listed and even with that said I wouldn't go another route. My G/f doesn't enjoy the low rpm turns, but shed hate my car either way with the coils and hard motor mounts =)

I worked at Best Buy so I'd give a lil show before leaving after close, every now and agan. Best story though would have to be what happened a few weeks ago...

As I was getting into my 240 after work, a "cool" blondie and his girl got into his 1.8 Jetta next to me. So I pull out right behind him, and were driving down the back alley towards our back parking lot. He then guns it, I'm like "wtf, what's he doing" and as he exits the alley into the back lot he E-Brakes his Jetta, trying to be cool for his girl I suppose, and he slid but a foot and just stopped. As I Lol to myself, I kick my clutch and its all "Bah Bah Bah" from there with some great angle, showing him what's what. I don't normally do that, but its a blondie in a Jetta trying to show off and I had to put him in his place.

I got a peek and a smirk from the girl in the pass. seat as I made my right, Lol. =)

Too many good times with my welded, all the little "cons" can't match the pros.

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jdm510

My Vlsd Works just as good with out all the bucking in slow turns. Once you have some "REAL" Coilovers on your car with a welded diff you will know what im talking about

singlecamslam

All i can say is i love my welded diff. With solid bushings and everything makes a little noise but its nothing big. And its super cheap, 40 bucks here in sacramento.

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SilviaSR20DET

what does solid bushings do?

singlecamslam

well i have solid subframe bushings, and i meant you can feel more vibration and stuff and on slow turns it clunks.

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SHARKERIOcoupe

awsome thread, everybody puttin in some good info. Looks like ima go welded...

Everybody sayin, to be carefull with the high speed turns...how does this affect freeway on ramps? haha, you know the "20-30" mph ones, so far fun in my open diff...

n one more question...if i sound like a noob...look at my rep points, be nice...
some one told me i can go to a junkyard and get an lsd off a 300z and it'll bolt right on....true??

jdm510

i did not feel any signs of mine feeling loose on the freeway ramps just in the streets

now in the rain i would be carefull


SOME ONE BUY MY WELDED DIFF!!!!!! i have the axles and everything 65 bucks and its yours!!!!!!! buy mine so you can swap from open to welded whenever!!!!

s13boy89

my welded sounds like a bad wheel bearing is that a bad thing

thefro526

IIRC, a 300zx diff will fit into an s13 case but it may need new output shafts.

thefro526

Haha thread revival time! It's been about 3 months since I got the diff welded and I don't even notice it anymore. I haven't had any big issues lately. One thing I have noticed though, it that if you have bad engine,trans,subframe mounts you will feel some of the clunks from the rear end because the drive line is so loose. It's not so much of a diff problem as it is a mount problem. Honestly in my opinion it's the way to go if you're looking for a diff upgrade on a low budget.

Also keep in mind if you have a vlsd you can achieve a similar effect by shimming the the diff for a similar price.

Fonix36

i have an open in that back yard that ive been too lazy to get welded...
soon soon
but overall good thread

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Fonix36

Is there anyway to get rid of the clunk?
lets start the topic go

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BoostedCoupe

How is everyone doing on tire wear. I Have a welded diff with 18's. But i havent put a new tire on the rear so i dont know how quick it will wear out. My friend had almost new tires befor his welded diff but now the insides of them are toaste. But he has also done donuts/burnouts to. So lets talk about tire wear from normal driving. I have also found out that 18's will not chatter as much as 15's do while making tight turns.

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thefro526

theoretically, no you can get rid of the clunk because of the way everything works. In practice, yes depending on the surface and what kind of tires you have then the clunk may be unnoticeable. When I'm on my smooth drift tires on smooth pavement then i can't really hear the clunk and low speeds but with high grip tires on fresh pavement you'll notice more. Honestly it's not that bad.

!Zar!

You get rid of the clunking by having aluminum subframe bushings. Tranny mounts also help.

People who say tire wear is faster is talking BS.

It doesn't matter what size the tires are you're running, it has to do with the quality of the tires. Normally cheaper tires chirp and squeak while better quality tires tend to scuff and make less noise.

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chrisa

100% agree ^^^ if i'm on my shitty drift spares they chirp sooooo much, but on my daily rims and bran new tires...its like i dont have a welded. and i also agree about the tire wear. get a fucking ALIGNMENT!!!! i have a very good alignment and i do donuts and shit and i still have like bran new tires. welded FTW!

DisEpyon

Having a welded diff is not only good for drifting but also great for drag racing. Helps get those launches down, For those of you that like to go to the drag strip every once in a while.

thefro526

Haha a welded does own all at launching. I did notice that much...

And as for tire wear, the diff doesn't really affected much, if anything the sides of the tread will get little nicks and scuffs but nothing major. the majority of the shitty tire wear is from the fact that 95 percent of the people who have welded diffs do burnouts, donuts, drift, drag, or do tire shredding stunts in their cars.

chrisa

^^^wrong dude...read my last post. obviously people doing crazy shit in their cars the tires will wear out fast. what people on this thread are asking is if normal daily driving with a welded will affect tire wear. NO IT DOES NOT! get an ALIGNMENT!!!!

thefro526

lol I was just saying that you'll get little nicks and stuff on the sides of the treads on the tires from dragging one wheel around in the parking lot..... might want to turn caps lock off next time........

MetricHotrods.com

I ran a welded in my R33 for awhile. It didnt agree with tight japan side roads and it makes HICAS shit the bed. on entrance ramps to the freeway, it makes hicas stick in that steering angle, so when you hit the straight fast lane, your steering wheel is at like 10 o clock. LOL, then you have to switch your ignition off and on real quick with the clutch in so hicas will re-center itself.

hicas is gone, and nismo is in, but i have no regrets from the welded days. the problem wasnt the diff it was nissans worst mistake ever. 4 wheel steering. that shits for preludes in parking lots.

Fonix36

^^^^

lofl soo true that shit is odd

thanks

Is there anything you can do on a budget for all us ghetto niggas out there.. i think thats why we are rocking welds instead of lsd

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!Zar!

Here is a new concept.

Don't be cheap.

If you are going to buy a welded, at LEAST buy tires that have good characteristics.

I mean, if you all want to get into something like modifying cars, let alone driving them harder than intended you have to expect to spend money.

If you can't afford that, maybe you should stick to skating.

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silviaguy240

only if you have low power, some dude broke the fuck out of his axels from launching with a welded. someone find the video.

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soreballz

^If you're breaking axles launching, its because your axles can't handle the power. The welded diff has nothing to do with it.

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ZenkiCam

this what your talking about lol. YouTube - Drag race rofsp

slow40sx

i really don't see wtf the big deal is, i welded my open diff for the track and i had my vlsd for the street, after putting in the welded i couldn't stand the vlsd anymore, i like having guaranteed both wheels everytime its so much better for sliding, and i've been dailying mine for 6 months and its fine, parking isn't a bitch or anything, turning corners in the rain is no problem, i've never hydro-planed or anything like that, yes shittier tires cherp around corners and the rear end makes noises but come on, its a 240 if u can't handle noises coming from ur car u don't need a 240, u need a neon or a cavalier ya homo

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