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Old 11th May 2009, 04:01 AM
7ishNZ 7ishNZ is offline
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Default Best diff for BEC?

As sierra 3.14 and 3.38 diffs are scarce... what are the other good choices for a bec diff?
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Old 11th May 2009, 10:25 AM
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Hi you can use a freelander diff if you can fit it to the chassis.
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Old 11th May 2009, 11:29 AM
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It kind of depends which engine you use, kawks are better on 3.38 but r1's are fine on 3.62. Which is what im going to use
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Old 11th May 2009, 12:02 PM
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You also need to consider if you want an LSD - 3.62s are available with whereas 3.38 (which I have) and 3.14 hasn't. You can get them retro fitted with a Quaife ATB but that will add about £600.
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Old 11th May 2009, 02:52 PM
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depends what you want also,

were i live there are loads off twisty windy roads so iv gone for rocket accelleration with a 3.9 but i will be limited on top speed but iff you want to have a better top speed then obviously something like a 3.14 would be good, as for the actual diff the sierra ones arnt that hard to find i saw 5 on a stand at stonley at the weekend for about £40 each though about buying the lot and putting them on ebay could have made a killing lol but the freelander diffs are quite popular and i dont think you would need an awful lot off chassis modification
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Old 11th May 2009, 11:18 PM
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Locost solution for a 3.3 or 3.1 LSD is to take the crown wheel and pinion from the diff and swap it into a 3.6 LSD.

a 3.6 LSD is now £150 a 3.3 £250 and a 3.1 probably £350, having the crown wheel and pinion professionaly fitted is from £100
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Old 11th May 2009, 11:27 PM
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So if I can get a 3.62 LSD, take it to somewhere along with my 7" push in shaft 3.38, I can get a 3.38 LSD? Any ideas who will do it?
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