OBX lsd for s2000? & help or advice with my diff issue

**vyets** · 01-09-2010 03:58 PM

No matter what car you get, once your lower it

I've had my car low for over 2 years and things are fine *knocks on wood

Just get a new driveshaft, or get the shaft fixed. Those diff joints that your bringing it too are most likley telling you they won't touch it to make it sound realy bad so they can charge you a shitload.

**s2kjn** · 03-09-2010 01:49 PM

As much as I hate hearing that your having the same problems as me, Im glad to hear that I'm not the only one!

I got my diff rebuilt 4 weeks ago which they changed the crown and pinion, was fine for a week, then took it back to the mechanic as it was making the thudding noise again. Now, the mechanic is in the process of chaning the driveshafts. while its there, thought might as well get my clutch changed too!

**tamay_s2k** · 04-09-2010 12:12 AM

how much did it cost for u 2 change ur crown and pinion?
and to what brand? liek where could i order this from

**s2kjn** · 04-09-2010 05:08 PM

$1,500 from honda. rebuild the diff was $600. Labour for mechanic to remove & put diff back into the car $350.

But my car is lowered too, so I dunno...seems like a common issue to be having these diff problems with lowered s2k's since we're not the only ones!

**s2kjn** · 04-09-2010 05:12 PM

Ps, I got my drive shafts rebuilt....how much did u pay for new ones??

**tamay_s2k** · 04-09-2010 06:30 PM

each driveshaft cost me 450 installed in the past
so is urs an actual strengthened diff or a standard honda diff?
bcuz if im going 2 touch mine, im definantly gonna make it stronger
wen buying a lsd, does that come with the crown and pinion? bcuz if so, im just going to order a a kazz or cusco 1.5 way lsd which will cot me 1600 landed through nengun

**vyets** · 04-09-2010 07:01 PM

No the lsd normally dosent come with crown pinion or final drive. Those parts are the ones that normally fk up the lsd unnit itself might not be. Also a kazz 1.5 way is very rough for daily driving. U probally have mates with locked diffs ever see how when they park they leave skid marks and the wheels chudder. Thats what it will be like pretty much look into it some more before u decide to buy a lsd.

**tamay_s2k** · 04-09-2010 07:32 PM

oh ok
yea my mate kris has a cusco lsd in his s2000 and it sounds like a lock diff
wen he turns it makes a chk chk chk chk sound
wat are the s2000 lsd units standard.
i thought they were 1.5 way?

**jbird** · 04-09-2010 07:41 PM

Another thing to consider the rear diff barely holds 1L of oil so it can overheat the oil quickly if your giving it a lot of stick. So fresh oil is a must if your taking it to the track.

The Nissan R200 diff holds like 2L!

Just to add to what Vyets said.

The Crown wheel and pinion usually chip, the actual LSD unit doesnt break easily.
The actual housing could use reinforced caps to hold sht in place.
As well as a diff collar to prevent movements that could chip the cW and pinion

Tamay the standard is a Torsen. It's not an LSD in the sense that it 'limits slip' ... it transfers torque to the wheel with more grip when there is slip in one of the rear
wheels but only if the both wheels are still on the ground.

**tamay_s2k** · 04-09-2010 07:45 PM

yea
i just got my diff oil replaced yesterday
made a bit of difference and there was no metal shavings of any sort in the oil. smelt quite bad but.
next week im getting a new axel installed on left since it was leaking. what should i honestly go for next?
i was thinking of going for the J's racing differential collar since the stock one is apparently one of the reasons for failure.
would that be a smart move or should i juts purchase a new final drive and crown pinion. ALSO where would i purchase such. i no i can get the diff collar from nengun delivered and all but im a bit unsure on where i would get a decent price for the final drive gear and crown pinion
sorry guys
im still trying 2 get my head around this differential thing. still a noob aswell.

**foowoei69** · 05-09-2010 03:48 AM

K&A make a nice r200 diff conversion with up rated shafts they in Adelaide and also diff technics in Sydney so a kit also. Give em a call and c what they got.
I picked up a kit from diff technics without the r200(coz got lots of friends in they Nissan scene) for about the same as what ppl were quoting me just to fix the diff. Lol.
It's nowhere near as pricey asthe inline pro kit. Also they in oz so shipping is like $50 or something like that.
If it's as good as they crap on about it's worth it.
I found 2 diff for under 300. Was thinking of learning how to set up a diff. Haha. And These arent too expensive to mess with.
Found a few new/near new lsds bein sold on Nissan forums for cheap as. They also got tons of car that are bein wrecked. (Hmmm. I wonder what that says about em. Lol. Jk.) But yeah their diffs are plentiful. Haha. With a fair few options to muck around with. Like swapping the housings and ratios also mech diffs for them are cheaper. I think. So when urs does happen to wear out there's alway a quick replacement out there.
Suppose that's another alley to look down.
IMO if we keep beakin/prematurly wearing out the stock part. Itneeds an upgrade

.. Bad excuse but it's good enough for me. Hehe