diff weight

[mgbsr20]

HI, i'm thinking of using a commodere diff in my project (A MGB With SR20DET) and just wondering what the approximate weight of the borgwarner 78 diff. Thanks
Andy

[centy]

ok i rekon it was heavier then my old tv which weighed in at 65kg.
so 70 -80kg about.
I'm a big boy and it was just a little to heavy for me to lift and carry.
It's a 2 man lift job.

[Cursed CX8]

in regards to putting it into the MGB, remember to upgrade the leaf springs to handle the weight

[mgbsr20]

yeah i was thinking about the springs as well the std MGB diff weighs 56kg and i would be shorting the Commodore diff a fair bit.

[centy]

if you just sortened it without removing to much else the weight reduction would be very small a few cm's of tube and shaft weigh very little.

[Cursed CX8]

have you thought about using a diff from a lighter car with enough strength, jap stuff?

[mgbsr20]

not to sure but wouldn't all the jap stuff strong enough for my engine be for IRS all the ealry jap stuff was pretty gutless i thought, and they switch to IRS ages ago.
i would be able to cut all the standard brackets off and just weld to leaf spring saddles on to it.

[KiWi1]

As i posted in your double thread on this subject.

A VN-VP etc live axle Diff complete, gears,axles etc, with the rear half section of the tailshaft, weighed exactly 101kgs.

Simon