Would welding the diff help kick out the rear easier on a really low hp engine( I think my CA20E barely makes a 100 )? or should I just upgrade the engine a bit more before welding it? on a side note you should sell me the KA when the time comes for the swap ;)
bought a rebuilt 350z and it doesn't drive straight. rear left has toe and it's been aligned. should I just change the alignment to make it drive straight or would adjustable control arms help? if anyone could please help. thank you
Google my man, its your friend. Use it. Don't listen to RU-vid Mechanics, because you'll tell them something is wrong with your tire and they'll tell you that you need an engine rebuild.
Welded diff also makes your car extremely hard to push. If you break down and have to push your car into a parking lot you will be fighting the grip of the rear tires as you turn.
Brandon Monge You can make due with it, it won't be too bad. I have a welded diff in my S13 and I had one in a miata I used to have. I had my fair share of breakdowns and always managed. Go for it because dorifuto is always worth it
Been on welded diff for about 8 years daily driven, does it wear tires out fast probably, at the end of the day it gets drifted. So tires get replaced regardless. No issues parking.
Fun Fact: The Le Mans winning Mazda 787B had a solid diff, to increase the odds of being able to limp it back to the pits to avoid a DNF in the case of some sort of diff failure or axle failure.
You driving the tight curves and shifting sure took me back! I live in Oregon and I remember in, and right after high school ('75-'79) a bunch of my buddies and I would would pick up some girls and head to the coast on Highway 126. Boy you talk about a windy road all the way! I had the most gorgeous little 1969 Datsun 510 2 door 1600cc that would fly around corners with sticky tires! God I miss that car so much and wish I had it back! I can say that about dozens of different cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc. One of my other favorites that i would do almost anything to get back was a 1965 Nissan Patrol 4X4 that I installed Super swampers and lifted it four inches. I'm currently working on and driving (I've owned since 1986) a 1972 Plymouth Road Runner GTX, like the black one in F9, except mine is set up for drag racing and is Chrysler B5 Blue with chrome silver stripes and highlights. My RB big block is "poked and stroked to 528ci. I haven't had a chance to get a time slip showing what she will do on an actual drag strip, because the nearest strip is over 70 miles away and with 4:11 gears in the rear end I'm not driving it up there. I have plans for an old camp trailer that I am going to reinforce the frame and be able to tow it all up and down the west coast! Have fun, Drive safe!✌
I had both, a BMW with a strong LSD (75%) and a welded on in my Ford Sierra(EU Sierra). For me the handling of the welded one was way better. The BMW was a good drifter BUT driving it on daily base was hard. Every time you hit the throttle while doing a turn, LSD closed and the car was suddenly understeering. And when you took back the power LSD opened and you suddenly went into the corner because of less understeering. So fast turns were really difficould and surprising to drive!
I've been running a welded diff and 5 degrees camber for the last 2 years on my 86 camaro drift car and driving it all the time so it's definitely not bad lol but to be fair I also burn up around 20+ tires a year on the back and 2 on the front but the camber doesn't really tear them up I just like to put new tires on the front every 6 months to keep good grip for drifting and testing out other brands. Great video and very informative keep it up man!
I really never noticed a difference with a welded diff just that tires do wear out sooner. just in the rain it does get a little sketchy on the turns and curves but to be honest its fun other than that its fine.
Its worth noting that a welded diff is more likely to break the diff itself. That's the issue I've had the most on my sc400(heavy AF) was having my diff grenade and my second welded diff is on the way out aswell. You might want to start on a tight diff that isn't out of adjustment because if it is even a little you will have noise in no time. Steerings also heavyier but that's only an issue if you don't have power steering.
Another concern is heavy wear on the bushings, not that much if they are new or depending on the style of suspension in the back but when they get old any looseness in them will create movement and the tire will start making small jumps instead of slipping a little all the time, When that happens you can say goodbye to your bushings because they will wear out in no time! I also want to add that you wont be popular at places with a gravel driveway because you will tear that up pretty good if you have to turn sharply on it.
Honestly when I welded the diff on my e46 i didn’t even notice a difference in daily driving ....but it slides super easy now best DIY I’ve done on the car 💯
@@street_influencer yah I changed to poly bushings ... better to just do it while the diff is out so you won’t have to do the job twice and yah Poly is way better
Ricer Shiina Same issue with mercedes diffs. If not weld it and just do one tirefire, diff is gonna blow. When you weld it its gonna blow anyways in matter of time but it lasts longer than open diff. I have been broken 5-6 diffs in 3 years. Cant remember accurate number anymore :D
Ricer Shiina Even the 25 mil kouki ones break. Weir performances sells axle kits with 28 mil axles, heard good things about these. www.weirperformance.com/axlekitscompleterear.html
Im happy someone made a good video on this subject besides me trying to explain/ go over every myth of dailying a car with a welded to diff to a friend.
Andrew Marsden ha beat me to it... I love this aspect of the channel. As someone looking to start drifting I've learned a lot from the videos. every time I want to ask a question he ends up addressing it before I even ask. amazing channel.
an S-chassis with any increased angle, just simply inner tie rod spacers, with a welded diff is way easier to park than a car with stock angle and open diff into tight parallel parking spots. the welded also helps due to the binding, which allows the car to not roll away when doing precision moves with clutch, its like you are left foot braking.
So basically if you weld ur diff, get shitty tires like 40e a pair on some steelies or re furbished tires or whatever english term for them Less money on tires, less traction (dorifto) , less chance of breaking an axle, maybe less chirp ROGER
I drove my welded diff E60 520d daily. To be honest it was fun and didnt cause any troubles, it was hard to do u turns or low speed tight turns, sometimes you have to back it up etc. But it wasn t a big deal, i drove it like 30k km including long trips, never had an issue with it. But it slowed down the acceleration, i didnt measure how much it slowed down but it did. But car changed even in rain the car wants to do what you tell it to, if you want to slide the back it slides, if you want to stay in the line it stays. It was a nice idea to weld it for that car. But many cars gearboxes cant handle that weight so careful, I dont recommend doing this to auto geared e60s. It can cause a lot of problems. Manuel 520d E60 welded dif, no problem in 30k km.
I’m considering welding my diff on my 1991 e30 but it’s my daily and I’m concerned on the longevity and how healthy it is for the engine. I’m doing it because I want to start taking it to the track but don’t want it to ruin daily driving from work and back, and school and back.
@@72VWbug for e30, doesnt matter which engine it has, i had 325 e30 with lsd and 316 with a welded diff. Pushing them both all day never had a problem. It was really funny, definetly recommend it. Parking is a bit of nerve breaking because one tire will try to spin but once you get in to a roundabout and little wet road condition... I cant describe that joy. All e30s should come with a welded diff. Ps. If you stop on a steep hill, and if that hill is wet, dont try to go up, car will go backwards while doing a burnout 😂
lol I find it funny when people ask if it wears down tires faster. why would you care? you put a welded diff in your car so you can drift and destroy tires anyways. I run a welded diff in my e36 and ive been dailying it like that for 4 months now and nothing has gone wrong. and if you have shitty burners on the back you'll barely notice the skiping when making sharp turns or parking.
i have a volvo 240 wagon with a welded diff and full heim joint rear suspension with 235 tires. I daily drive it and i can hardly even tell its welded! even parking, no noise, chirps, scrubbing, nothing. Maybe its the longer wheel base and solid axle contributing but for me its super super super tame
has no body with a nissan heard of selectable lockers? i think every built jeep has them at this point, rubicons even come factory with them.. theres a switch on your dash.. off is a completely open diff, on is locked solid.. id estimate theyre about 500-600$ and probably a couple hundred cheaper if you get a cable actuated one and run a cable pull to the cab itd pay for itself after one broken axleshaft or one set of preworn tires
The only time a locker rear diff is a real concern is on low traction situations like in the rain or ice. Otherwise it's not hardly any different than a normal rear diff
Are you guys with welded diffs really getting around 5000 miles before it wears out like his example? That seems quite low to me. Just wondering what others get.
All my questions are about LSD vs. welded differential, are you gonna make that video soon? I anecdotally heard LSD slides less predictably and what not. I'm thinking of either buying the cheapest NA miata I can find welding diff and stripping for track buisness, or getting the cheapest salvaged GT86. I'd like to get into drifting but I don't think I can afford all the tires on top of track time... I mostly just wanna be able to control oversteer slides confidently, for now not looking to link drifts yet
thats it im welding the diff on my winterbeater xD ive kind of been like "should i or should i not" its just that im afraid to break axles or the actual diff, but since its an old volvo 945 turbo i wont run more than stock tiresize on it
My situation a lil different. K-5 with 33 inch Super Swampers Lincoln locked 14bolt.Most o the time it's tollerable but in the rain I'm drifting like you guys(jus not on purpose)😁
Sometimes when people weld a diff they put sooooo much heat into the differential that it actually warps the metal and causes the gear mesh to go out of spec and you will get a loud gear whine when driving straight. I believe this is some of the noise concerns people have..
00:20 - Do your tires wear out more? 01:42 - Does parking become harder? 02:34 - Driving at low speed/tight turns a pain? 03:30 - Do you break axles all the time? 04:36 - How noisy is a welded diff? 04:57 - Will you drift every turn?
Iffu worried about tires dont weld ur shit 😂 also parking a lil harder cus u loose turn radius , people think it’s sketch to drive welded but it’s not ur not gonna spin out or drift unintentionally
If you weld your diff it will give you better traction for "canyon" driving,drag racing etc etc, you need to make it brake traction with a welded diff to make it drift if you do not have the HP to do so, but it makes drifting more fun if you can not afford a proper LSD, it's the cheap and easy way.....
Most of my car friends have a welded diff on their dailies, E30s, NB mx5s, e36s, no problem at all. And I gotta mention Italian roads are awful at best, so I don't think you'll have problems in other countries
Sir Brellin cases like mine. I have a ford ranger that has a 7.5 rear end. They do not make a locker for it at all. Some had an LSD in them yes but its such a weak LSD its pointless.
a spool or welded diff can have advantages, such as maximum traction, predictability and reliability. It requires advanced driving skills to get the most out of it and avoid pitfalls, which is unwanted understeer in part throttle situations....so learn to drive. its fun too.
I have 255 and I foresee breaking an axle soon lol my diff is welded but I normally don't run anything bigger than a 225 we just had some nice potenzas at my shop for grabs and they were the right size
I Have a 95 bronco with a locker in the back and I live in Alaska and going around a turn on the snow or ice it likes to push through turns a lot but other then that and in the summer the tire churp it isn’t all that bad besides the winter it causes a lot of anxiety for turning in an intersection but that’s it
if the idea of welding the diff is to save money, but it means chewing tires in 5k miles and breaking axles if you put a wider tire on it, by the time you've fixed all that other shit, just do it right the first time, buy the LSD and put the other money into better parts...welded diff sounds like it just means more downtime and money for the car in the long run and that's counterproductive
The worst thing about welded diffs on your daily is it makes you look like a complete tool when you advertise that the diff is welded when you go to sale your car on Facebook. There are plenty of locking r200's in junkyards all over the place. Just grab one and make it work.
tires are a 5 minute job at a shop for 20 bucks a pop axles can either be a 5 minute job or a 5 month job depending on luck, im scared of that more than tires
if you're drifting the car on the weekend i'd do it. idk about dailying it during snow time. if you're just doing burn out on the side i wouldn't do that.
aw man, i live in a town. The only concern i have is the sharp pair of corners i need to do while pulling out of my spot. This is on cobblestoney terrain as well which i guess puts higher load on the tyres? But also less contact area. The car will be driven every day. I'm not sure if I should go welded or get a factory LSD.
I notice your cab is caged and there's no helmet. Ive heard more than once when accidents occurs that the reason the driver died was because their head was hittin the bars, they would've lived without the cage installed
In my case it will even out wear my car only likes to spin the right wheel on flat ground (I’m in Australia) (99 Holden Commodore so you probably have no clue what that is) i run 235 all round
