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redhatchy92 · 06-21-2009, 07:38 PM

hey guy im curently itn the market for a diff. i have a open diff on my s13 and it sucks ass. i daily my car alot but i also have my fun with it. i hear tha the se stock vlsd sucks to but i think that a 2 way diff is too harsh for daily driving. also looking into the hlsd's from the s15 but t]hey are a bit expensive. just wanted to know what people that have been through this have to say.

HYPNOTIK · 06-21-2009, 11:28 PM

I have a Balltec 1.5way. It's not harsh at all, my wife drove the car with the diff for several months and she didn't complain. She wouldn't touch the car after the solid mounts though, lol.

Dousan_PG · 06-21-2009, 11:36 PM

i use a cusco 1.5 way
an di have a nismo one that i can disassemble and put together as a 1.5 or 2 way.

jamg · 06-21-2009, 11:53 PM

get a VLSD and shim it.

redhatchy92 · 06-22-2009, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamg

get a VLSD and shim it.

Wouldn't shimming it decrease the life of the diff. I'm into road racing not drifting but I don't mind being sideways from time to time. 1.5 ways are expensive but I would love to have one, I guess if I find one for about 500 I would get it or maybe the s15 glad which I hear nothing but good things about.

GunmetalSR · 06-22-2009, 08:08 AM

i rock an s14 vlsd and i think its fine to daily in my s14...occasional auto-x and drifting from time to time and locks hard as hell but still feels amazing to just daily

clark · 06-22-2009, 08:34 AM

i've been driving my S13 with S15 HLSD for a year now. i love the thing to death. make sure you get the output shafts that go with it.

i love it, the LSD part is there on demand, and not there when you don't need it. i have a shit ton of fun with it.

FYI i don't drift. but i do like power sliding around corners.

ILoveMyRHS13 · 06-22-2009, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamg

get a VLSD and shim it.

Thats what I did. I think I paid $26 TOTAL with the shim and VLSD from a Q45. I didn't buy it with drifting in mind, I did it because 1) It was $26 and 2) it's not an open diff. Done deal.

By the way, if you put a 2 way in on stock, shitty 20 year old mounts it wouldn't be as harsh as say Nismo or solid mounts.

palmdale_mob · 06-21-2009, 11:54 PM

Aww^^^ I want that lsd, the adjustable nismo one

The s15's lsd are actually cheaper than most two way's, I was thinking about getting one of those for daily and just welding my open for drift days or something I'm still undecided

A18 · 12-26-2009, 04:55 PM

Sorry to bump an old thread, I just thought it would be better than making a new one. For those of you with a shimmed VLSD how has it stood up against time? I've heard shimming a vlsd greatly reduces its lifespan and Im just curious as to how much. I'll be shimming my dif sometime in the next few feeks hopefully.

A18 · 01-13-2010, 04:08 PM

anyone?

msglength

06-21-2009, 07:38 PM	#1
redhatchy92 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jersey Age: 36 Posts: 544 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	diff question hey guy im curently itn the market for a diff. i have a open diff on my s13 and it sucks ass. i daily my car alot but i also have my fun with it. i hear tha the se stock vlsd sucks to but i think that a 2 way diff is too harsh for daily driving. also looking into the hlsd's from the s15 but t]hey are a bit expensive. just wanted to know what people that have been through this have to say. __________________ to be faster you have to slow down WTB OEM SILVIA AERO SKIRTS!!!!!! PM ME

06-21-2009, 11:28 PM	#2
HYPNOTIK Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pisa, Italy Posts: 700 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I have a Balltec 1.5way. It's not harsh at all, my wife drove the car with the diff for several months and she didn't complain. She wouldn't touch the car after the solid mounts though, lol. __________________

06-21-2009, 11:36 PM	#3
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	i use a cusco 1.5 way an di have a nismo one that i can disassemble and put together as a 1.5 or 2 way. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

06-21-2009, 11:53 PM	#4
jamg Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2009 Location: GA Posts: 2,106 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	get a VLSD and shim it.

06-22-2009, 08:08 AM	#6
GunmetalSR Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Metairie, Louisiana Posts: 221 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i rock an s14 vlsd and i think its fine to daily in my s14...occasional auto-x and drifting from time to time and locks hard as hell but still feels amazing to just daily

06-22-2009, 08:34 AM	#7
clark Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: new york Posts: 1,035 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i've been driving my S13 with S15 HLSD for a year now. i love the thing to death. make sure you get the output shafts that go with it. i love it, the LSD part is there on demand, and not there when you don't need it. i have a shit ton of fun with it. FYI i don't drift. but i do like power sliding around corners.

06-21-2009, 11:54 PM	#9
palmdale_mob Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CA Age: 34 Posts: 825 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Aww^^^ I want that lsd, the adjustable nismo one The s15's lsd are actually cheaper than most two way's, I was thinking about getting one of those for daily and just welding my open for drift days or something I'm still undecided

12-26-2009, 04:55 PM	#10
A18 Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2008 Location: BC Posts: 72 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sorry to bump an old thread, I just thought it would be better than making a new one. For those of you with a shimmed VLSD how has it stood up against time? I've heard shimming a vlsd greatly reduces its lifespan and Im just curious as to how much. I'll be shimming my dif sometime in the next few feeks hopefully.

01-13-2010, 04:08 PM	#11
A18 Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2008 Location: BC Posts: 72 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	anyone? msglength