Wavetrac LSD replacement

[wiganhsv]

cheers man, hope you get your problem sorted

[mik_ok]

ringram said:

People never listen.. The Camaro diff is a direct replacement and costs about £800 with gears, diff and housing etc brand new.
Not sure why you would want to pay 150% more for a weaker diff...?

Got a link to a seller Ringram?

[ringram]

FoxdieUK said:

I understand your frustration but there was no solid readily available information on that (the search function is p*ss), sorry if that's wound you up bud (I get the frustration, I dealt with tuning questions on another club and it was always the same crap).

Are you saying that a Camaro diff is stronger than a regular diff with a Wavetrac? Or just stronger than the stock ZF diff?

Although I care about your answer, time wasn't on my side and I chose what I thought would be the strongest replacement for the stock diff (and capable of withstanding a lot more tomfoolery).

Wasnt/not frustrated. Just my manner

OEM is 8.3" and Camaro is 8.6" of course you can wavetrac the Camaro too! I guess it depends on what bust.

[FoxdieUK]

Okay, much tape measuring and Internet research later, I think I've identified all the roller bearings for the stock ZF diff, if anyone spots these are incorrect please chime in

For Stock ZF diff GM Part Code 92157710

LSD/Centre bearings
Timken LM104900 Series
Cone: JLM104948
Cup: LM104911A

Sources: 1

Pinion bearings - teeth end
Timken 33209 Series
Cone: X33209
Cup: Y33209

Sources: 1 / 2

Pinion bearings - shaft end
Cone: ET-HM 89449 STV8
Cup: ET-HM 89410 ST

Sources: 1 / 2

[Aldor]

Tape measure ? buy a decent vernier ya tightwad. glad you managed to locate, though I was certain they would be available, maybe try bearing service ltd too ? but I bet you really enjoyed finding them . and knowledge base has gone up.

[FoxdieUK]

Aldor said:

Tape measure ? buy a decent vernier ya tightwad. glad you managed to locate, though I was certain they would be available, maybe try bearing service ltd too ? but I bet you really enjoyed finding them . and knowledge base has gone up.

You remember what I was like in Club VR-4, gotta put the ADHD to use somehow

[Aldor]

a day off and fitted by the weekend would put it to good use

[djwilk]

ringram said:

People never listen.. The Camaro diff is a direct replacement and costs about £800 with gears, diff and housing etc brand new.
Not sure why you would want to pay 150% more for a weaker diff...?

The Camaro diff is 3.27 and vxr8 3.71

This is the reason I chose OE gearing.

[ringram]

I can guarantee you there is more than one ratio!

For example the 1LE is 3.91:1, the SS manual 3.45:1 etc..

[FoxdieUK]

That's also what I read which is why I opted to stick with something closer to home as replacing the centre keeps the same gearing.

That doesn't mean I'm not gonna have a panic about shims / spacers / seals later

[MyM8V8]

ringram said:

I can guarantee you there is more than one ratio!

For example the 1LE is 3.91:1, the SS manual 3.45:1 etc..

3.91's would be great for bank jobs!

[Gary H 2008]

Not really, the rozzers would just follow the rubber trail

[ARAF]

Gary H 2008 said:

Not really, the rozzers would just follow the rubber trail

Or hole up at the nearest tyre dealer, and wait for the crims to spend their ill-gotten gains.

[mik_ok]

Any update Foxdie?

[mik_ok]

Boing

[FoxdieUK]

New Wavetrac diff literally just turned up within the last 10 minutes;



Shame it's been delivered to the wrong address, should have been delivered to the firm rebuilding the diff, not my work :/

[MyM8V8]

FoxdieUK said:

New Wavetrac diff literally just turned up within the last 10 minutes;



Shame it's been delivered to the wrong address, should have been delivered to the firm rebuilding the diff, not my work :/

What was the nett cost of the LSD after all expenses and duties?

[KMud]

MyM8V8 said:

What was the nett cost of the LSD after all expenses and duties?

[FoxdieUK]

Worked out at £800 delivered from Regal Auto, however immediately after I bought it at that price they put it up to just shy of a grand

There are a couple of other retailers in the UK, all between the £930-1030 mark, this is the next best price I could find.

Make sure you verify they have the stock, ignore what the website states, or you'll be waiting 3 weeks for Wavetrac to build one up from scratch.

Ps. There's still no 100% guarantee this'll work in a VXR8, I'll naturally post up what the end result is!

[MyM8V8]

FoxdieUK said:

Worked out at £800 delivered from Regal Auto, however immediately after I bought it at that price they put it up to just shy of a grand

There are a couple of other retailers in the UK, all between the £930-1030 mark, this is the next best price I could find.

Make sure you verify they have the stock, ignore what the website states, or you'll be waiting 3 weeks for Wavetrac to build one up from scratch.

Ps. There's still no 100% guarantee this'll work in a VXR8, I'll naturally post up what the end result is!

That was exceptional on price? If they stuck it up another £200, they must have got it priced wrong the first time???