How to toughen my diff without a spool?

[Timsgmh]

I want to try something out and toughen the diff on the vn berlina 3.8 auto.I dont want to throw a spool at it just yet but what can i do to toughen it up(pace off the line and obvious off street burnouts).I want to give the car heaps but yet not stuff the diff....help.

[markER717]

Well diff gears would help, but if your gong diff gears you may aswell put a mini spool in while you have your diff open..

[Timsgmh]

So if i get it done for me what should i ask for exactly?

[dynoryder]

Billet axles will help and fully floating hubs

[STEALTHY™]

If your diff has any 'play' in it at all, it will wear out, eventually. Spools never wear out, which is why so many people use them. 4 years on mine, no issues

[Timsgmh]

So just put a spool in a normal vn diff and all will be sweet?

[STEALTHY™]

So just put a spool in a normal vn diff and all will be sweet?

You can only put a spool in an open wheeler housing, not an LSD housing, so you'd have to find out which one you had (or a better option, get a complete other diff, with the spool, and keep your current one in the shed if you want to change it back)

[Timsgmh]

Its standard(the one that came in the berlina).

[STEALTHY™]

Its standard(the one that came in the berlina).

Which tells me nothing lol It could have either......

[Timsgmh]

How do i tell by looking at it?I am good at the mechanical stuff as you can tell(lol)

[STEALTHY™]

How do i tell by looking at it?I am good at the mechanical stuff as you can tell(lol)

You'll have to wait for someone else to answer that, i hate everything to do with LSDs, so don't care to look at them lol

[Timsgmh]

Thanks anyway mate.

[Blown V6 Hatch]

Put the rear on a jack, turn one wheel, if the other wheel turns the opposite way its a single wheeler. If it turns the same way, it's an LSD.

For burnouts, go with a spool. For a daily driven/street car, go with an LSD.

[STEALTHY™]

Put the rear on a jack, turn one wheel, if the other wheel turns the opposite way its a single wheeler. If it turns the same way, it's an LSD.

For burnouts, go with a spool. For a daily driven/street car, go with an LSD.

what about a daily driven car that does burnouts?

[Timsgmh]

I will do it asap.Thanks mate.If its non lsd i will spool it i think.I have just read too many people knocking spools and it threw me off a bit.

[Timsgmh]

Thats a good point Stealthy......what to do hey,what to do?

[STEALTHY™]

I will do it asap.Thanks mate.If its non lsd i will spool it i think.I have just read too many people knocking spools and it threw me off a bit.

Those people have probably never driven with a spool, just had their mates dads brothers, neighbour down the road tell them its bad.

[Blown V6 Hatch]

what about a daily driven car that does burnouts?

I guess it depends on how often it's used for burnouts. My car does the odd burnout, but i don't do loops, that's what destroys LSD's. For the odd straight line burnout, an LSD is fine.

[Timsgmh]

Just the odd burnout here and there not everyday i guess(tyres are too expensive).

[Blown V6 Hatch]

The good thing about a spool is they're cheap. If you get the shits with it, pull it out and sell it for nearly what you paid for it.

[STEALTHY™]

I guess it depends on how often it's used for burnouts. My car does the odd burnout, but i don't do loops, that's what destroys LSD's. For the odd straight line burnout, an LSD is fine.

Your missing out haha.

Guess my choice was clear then

[Timsgmh]

True that.

[Timsgmh]

Spool it is....do i need to do anything else or just spool it.

[Blown V6 Hatch]

Your missing out haha.

Guess my choice was clear then

No, i probably just have a bit more respect for my car than the average person.

[Timsgmh]

I have respect and cant afford to fix major issues so researching more i think i am going to stick with what it has until it blows apart and then i can toughen it up.I like the minispool idea and want one but cant afford to come unstuck with my kids in the car if its wet.