Help with VLSD Swap!!?? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

240booster · 07-26-2002, 02:03 PM

Hey ya wassup long time no post ..... Neway, I finally found a junkyard around here that has a 96 Infiniti J30 VLSD for $225!!! which is supposed to be a direct swap into my 96 240SX. The only problem is that they only have the chunk (gear assembly) and not the whole rear differential and housing  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'>  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sneaky.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

issed:'> Every swap i've researched online they just unbolt the old differential and jack up the new one into place. I'm wondering can i drop my differential pull the chunk out and use the J30 chunk for a VLSD?<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>?  Will it work??? If So would it be insanely difficult??? Thanks  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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240booster · 07-29-2002, 12:33 AM

BUMP ..   <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'> Help Please does noone know if this will work or not???

RedSuns · 07-29-2002, 12:51 AM

they both share the R200 diffrential caseing but the difference is in the axel bearings.....the J30 will still fit but could cause some problems down the road....only if you plan on putting 150K miles on it......so you don't have to worry....

AKADriver · 07-29-2002, 07:58 AM

This really should be done by a competent transmission/differential shop.  The differential needs to be preloaded with shims both to even out the clearances and make sure the gears contact each other the right way.  It's not easy to DIY.

$225 is really pushing it for just the chunk, because of the labor costs involved, plus you'll still need the LSD output shafts at $150 apiece.

240booster · 07-30-2002, 12:46 AM

The output shafts r the same on the J30 as on the 240 and if u just change out the chunk then that shouldn't have nething to do with the output shafts. At least that's what i've researched i don't know ne of this first hand just by the swaps that i've seen and researched online. Thanks for the input i guess i will just have to try it and c what happens.

AKADriver · 07-30-2002, 07:57 AM

If you buy just the VLSD unit itself, it won't come with any shafts, and the shafts from your stock diff won't be usable with it.  The chunk has everything to do with the output shafts.. that's what they fit into when it's mounted in the carrier.

The flange end of the shafts is the same (six bolt), the splined end is not.

240booster · 07-31-2002, 01:18 AM

Well thanks for all the input again but i managed to hunt down a full rear differential assembly at a junkyard from a 96 J30 with only 40k mi  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

'>   for $300   <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'>   So im goin with that .... Thanks again guys

240booster · 07-31-2002, 01:19 AM

Well thanks for all the input again but i managed to hunt down a full rear differential assembly at a junkyard from a 96 J30 with only 40k mi <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

'> for $300 <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'> So im goin with that .... Thanks again guys

07-26-2002, 02:03 PM	#1
240booster Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 245 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hey ya wassup long time no post ..... Neway, I finally found a junkyard around here that has a 96 Infiniti J30 VLSD for $225!!! which is supposed to be a direct swap into my 96 240SX. The only problem is that they only have the chunk (gear assembly) and not the whole rear differential and housing  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'>  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sneaky.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='issed:'> Every swap i've researched online they just unbolt the old differential and jack up the new one into place. I'm wondering can i drop my differential pull the chunk out and use the J30 chunk for a VLSD?<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>?  Will it work??? If So would it be insanely difficult??? Thanks  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> __________________ FAST [br]AND[br]FURIOUS

07-29-2002, 12:33 AM	#2
240booster Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 245 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	BUMP ..   <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'> Help Please does noone know if this will work or not??? __________________ FAST [br]AND[br]FURIOUS

07-29-2002, 12:51 AM	#3
RedSuns Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Northern VA Age: 42 Posts: 1,865 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	they both share the R200 diffrential caseing but the difference is in the axel bearings.....the J30 will still fit but could cause some problems down the road....only if you plan on putting 150K miles on it......so you don't have to worry.... __________________ Johnathan 2005 Titan 1996 240SX 1991 240SX 1974 260Z 1996 Honda CBR 600 F3

07-30-2002, 12:46 AM	#5
240booster Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 245 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The output shafts r the same on the J30 as on the 240 and if u just change out the chunk then that shouldn't have nething to do with the output shafts. At least that's what i've researched i don't know ne of this first hand just by the swaps that i've seen and researched online. Thanks for the input i guess i will just have to try it and c what happens. __________________ FAST [br]AND[br]FURIOUS

07-31-2002, 01:18 AM	#7
240booster Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 245 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well thanks for all the input again but i managed to hunt down a full rear differential assembly at a junkyard from a 96 J30 with only 40k mi  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>   for $300   <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'>   So im goin with that .... Thanks again guys __________________ FAST [br]AND[br]FURIOUS

07-29-2002, 07:58 AM	#4
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 42 Posts: 3,477 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	This really should be done by a competent transmission/differential shop.  The differential needs to be preloaded with shims both to even out the clearances and make sure the gears contact each other the right way.  It's not easy to DIY. $225 is really pushing it for just the chunk, because of the labor costs involved, plus you'll still need the LSD output shafts at $150 apiece.

07-30-2002, 07:57 AM	#6
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 42 Posts: 3,477 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	If you buy just the VLSD unit itself, it won't come with any shafts, and the shafts from your stock diff won't be usable with it.  The chunk has everything to do with the output shafts.. that's what they fit into when it's mounted in the carrier. The flange end of the shafts is the same (six bolt), the splined end is not.

07-31-2002, 01:19 AM	#8
240booster Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 245 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well thanks for all the input again but i managed to hunt down a full rear differential assembly at a junkyard from a 96 J30 with only 40k mi <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> for $300 <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'> So im goin with that .... Thanks again guys __________________ FAST [br]AND[br]FURIOUS