c-los13

after installing my j30 diff on my hatch
which went super smoothly
my friend and I realized the two big bolts that hold the diff before the drive shaft didn't catch any thread because the bushings on the j30 diff have a long kinda spacer thing inside the bushing
my open diff didn't have any bushings wtf?
we had to pulled the whole diff again to cut these longs spacers inside the j30 bushings which was a b$%@#%%!
after we cut the spacer things everything went good but but we kinda messed up the bushings
i wanna get another set of bushings asap but idk which kind to get!?
i dont want solid bushing since its my dd
did anybody had this problem and solved it a different way??
thanksss

philjk2007

I just used a loger bolt for mine bro

c-los13

i was thinking of doing that too but i wasnt sure of trusting a bolts form home depot since the diff is super heavy
thanks for input

S-Nation S13

how to swap a s14 vlsd into a s13........... : 240sx General Discussion

s14 and j30 use the same bushing, so if you did it this was you are good.
j30 to s13 been done so many times
s14 to s13 been done so many times
......there should be no reason to doubt if it will fit, or if it will take a shit on you while your driving. at least you retained the oe mounting hardware. glad to see you didnt use spacer to keep it in place.

BLKTOPSR20DET

will a z32 diff and axles fit an s13?

PIN GIO 2

I am not sure 100% if i am right. Is j30 diff from Infiniti J30? if so, j30 is vlsd?

soreballz

N/A z32, yes. Turbo z32, no.

Yes x2.

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BLKTOPSR20DET

[QUOTE=soreballz;3878282]N/A z32, yes. Turbo z32, no.

ive heard that one of the z32 axles is an inch longer and that it wont fit and yes i have an n/a diff and axles.

BLKTOPSR20DET

oh and what can i use to mount the diff in the front 2 mounting points i have the stock bolts and washers it came with and can i also use the bushings it comes with?

c-los13

thats my problem now!
after doing some research i found out s14 diff bushing fit the j30 diff
your s13 front mount bolts wont reach the thread when you put the j30 diff
im just gonna get s14 bushings and get some bolts at lowes
or try to ask the junk yard if they still have the bolts from the j30 hoping those fit

c-los13

i hadnt seen your link
its super helpful thanks!

BLKTOPSR20DET

when i took the diff off at the junk yard i took every single bolt from the diff but the bushings it came with are completely done some im not sure what to use for the front mounting bolts maybe the stock bushings. it also came with some thick washers that im going to be using.

BLKTOPSR20DET

which axles did you use when you did your swap?

c-los13

if you use a j30 from the year 95-96 you dont need to change the axles since theyre the same as s13
if you get an older j30 like a 94 and down you need to get the axles as well since theyre different
for the 300zx one you need to get the axles from the older j30 differentials

BLKTOPSR20DET

so can i use the bushings that the diff comes with or do i need something else in place of the bushings.