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Gripenland

posted on 15/10/04 at 06:43 PM Reply With Quote
Difference in weight?

I just found out that I have a 7.5" diff....
Is it much heavier than a 7" sierra diff?





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posted on 16/10/04 at 05:24 AM Reply With Quote
It is heavier but I have never weighed them back to back.

However I would guess at 3 or 4 KG difference.

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Gripenland

posted on 16/10/04 at 01:50 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by JB
It is heavier but I have never weighed them back to back.

However I would guess at 3 or 4 KG difference.

JB


Thanks!

I've heard that the 7" diff weighs 26kg. I'll put my 7.5 diff on the scales and se where I end up.





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liam.mccaffrey

posted on 16/10/04 at 02:31 PM Reply With Quote
i am told freelander dif is much lighter i think fisher use it on the fury?





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Gripenland

posted on 16/10/04 at 02:50 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
i am told freelander dif is much lighter i think fisher use it on the fury?


I think the Freelander diff ratios fit BEC's well to.
Unfortenately Im stuck with the ford diffs





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JoelP

posted on 16/10/04 at 04:28 PM Reply With Quote
IIRC the freelander diff is a 3.21 ratio and is LSD. any ideas how much it weighs and what power it can take, anyone?

saw one go on ebay recently for over 200 squids.

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Peteff

posted on 16/10/04 at 05:01 PM Reply With Quote
http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/shop/product.asp?numPageStartPosition=6&strPageHistory=cat&strKeywords=&strSearchCriteria=&PT_ID =71&P_ID=145
Get one from We$tfield with a Quaife LSD fitted. A bargain at £1259 for a 3.2:1 or £1459 for a 4.1:1





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posted on 16/10/04 at 05:04 PM Reply With Quote
IIRC no LSD in a Freelander diff as standard, that is why Westfield put the Quaife bits inside for...





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posted on 16/10/04 at 05:54 PM Reply With Quote
A friend knows one of the designers at Westfield who was responsible for engineering the Freelander diff into the Westy. He said it was not as simple as taking the diff off a Freelander and fitting it, they had to do something internally, which was not divulged.

Except for the cost it seems a good idea.

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posted on 17/10/04 at 02:32 PM Reply With Quote
My 7.5" diff.= 24 kg +/- 1kg.

This is without LSD and push in drive shafts.

Can a 7" diff handle 400hp and slicks?
Can a 7.5" handle 400hp and slicks?

I know it will depend on torque but I just need a rough estimate





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posted on 12/4/06 at 04:57 PM Reply With Quote
the freelander diff is 16kg without lsd and about a kg more with the quiafe internals (i think i havent got mine here to weigh)

the breathe supposedly needs modding but im not sure about that as there are people around running stock diffs fine, the westfield thing could be to preserve their markup. i got my one with a quaife atb in it brand new for £500. for non lsds the stock diff is £200-300 but go for a 2001 or later as the earlier ones are weaker.

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posted on 12/4/06 at 05:00 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Gripenland
My 7.5" diff.= 24 kg +/- 1kg.

This is without LSD and push in drive shafts.

Can a 7" diff handle 400hp and slicks?
Can a 7.5" handle 400hp and slicks?

I know it will depend on torque but I just need a rough estimate


the escort/sierra cossie used the 7.5" but the r500 used a ford motorsport 9" so i would go for the 7.5"atleast. what engine are your planning to use and will the chassis cope with 400bhp?

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