To Anyone Wanting To Put An Lsd Into Their Corolla

[demuire]

Before you go an embark on the mission to put an LSD into your old schoo Corolla, think about how much it will cost. I didn't, and now I'm regretting it. This LSD had better be God's gift to the world.

 

Remember that on top of actually buying the LSD, you also need to get a diff to suit, brakes to suit, possibly (and probably) new bearings, oil, and all the other stuff that goes with getting a diff set up.

 

My diff center ALONE, to date owes me just under $2500. That's with no oil. The actual LSD was only $1300. $700 for gears, and $450 for new bearings, and the labor to put it all together.

 

On top of this there's wheel bearings, buying and setting up the actual diff (cut mounts off the Celica diff and weld on new brackets), and in my case, new discs for the brakes.

 

So yes. Want LSD? Then buy a car that already has an LSD, or be prepared to pay the world for one.

 

In hindsight, I probably would have just settled for a locker.

[ancullen]

What sort of LSD did you use?

[demuire]

Cusco. It was like $100 more than the TRD one, I figured it was worth it since everyone tells me that it's much better than the TRD one...

[Super Jamie]

why do you need the center rebuilt? new gears, ouch! rebuilding any diff center isn't cheap, i got quoted $4-600 to rebuild mine and it's just a single spinner

[demuire]

No, don't need center rebuilt. Just put into the diff carrier.

 

Including actually buying the diff housing, and all that, the diff owes me about $3K now. That was with a new pair of discs, but due to some clearance issues I had initially, they are now warped, so I need to get another pair. Or maybe I'll see if it's possible to machine them or something. Axles are standard, so no resplining.

[ancullen]

Well I'm definitely going to forget about getting an LSD for a while. Unless I can do a Hilux or Sprinter conversion cheap, but I don't fancy my chances ($1,000 for a Sprinter LSD disc-brake rear end).

[Super Jamie]

i won't stuff around with rear discs, and i'll get something with decent ratios. i reckon i could get away with it for under $1500

[demuire]

Yay, diff is put together. Came up to $385... YAY! Pick up tomorrow morning. Then I have to go and get myself a slide hammer so I can get my axles out and start looking at getting bearings. I wish I could get the bearings without taking the axles out, but I have no idea what sort of diff I have, and my spare axles are different in length and have different bearings, hmm! Which ones are correct???

[Redwarf]

Then I have to go and get myself a slide hammer so I can get my axles out

Mine is available....

[demuire]

Going to rear discs did make a difference. I didn't expect it to make any noticeable difference, but it did :D

 

Rob: Thanks for that... But you're also about 50km away :doublebird: Besides, I think maybe it's about time I thought about getting one, instead of scratching my head and trying to borrow one everytime I need one... Then again, with my current financial status... Hmm.

[Super Jamie]

remove bolts from backing plate, put large screwdriver through hole to rest against axle flange, strike screwdriver with mallet. repeat

[blown 5k]

Or put an old drum on back to front and hit it with a plastic hammer.

Pretty exp swap there owch,my lsd centre cost me $450 secondhand trd.Best of luck.

[irokin]

Hooray for the $300 shimmed R32 LSD :D Its tighter than a nuns...well

[CUCUY]

i just welded my diff and called it a day.............

[coln72]

Ditto.

 

Last a couple of year in my case.