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Old 01-19-2023, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Henn28 View Post
Good info, thanks gents. The juice may not be worth the squeeze then. Although even an incremental increase in traction might be good, for the right price. Quaifes are expensive, but I’ve found others that are not as expensive.

Is that because Quaife’s are a helical gear design? I came across another company called Blackline that makes an e53 LSD, but it’s helical as well. It’s about half the price of a quaife.

Obviously any LSD has to “match” the final drive ratios, correct? Mine are the 3.64 of the 4.4i.
Yes, quaife, torsen, helical... All the same shit.

I should note that helical diffs do have one real and meaningful advantage: They don't really wear out. Clutch diffs and viscous diffs absolutely do.

Edit: And no, the LSD doesn't match the drive ratios per se. The LSD coupler is bolted to the ring gear. You would almost certainly reuse the existing ring gear.
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