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FW: local retailer for torsen diffs?

To: "Autocross" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: FW: local retailer for torsen diffs?
From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 10:40:21 -0700
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Clements 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:17
> To: 'Smokerbros@aol.com'; 'james@thevenom.net|'; '"James 
> Creasy"'; 'ba-autox@autox.team.net'
> Subject: RE: local retailer for torsen diffs?
> 
> 
> Rearend Specialties in Santa Clara does a good job and has 
> good prices. They did the gear swap in my Panoz. I was 
> planning to get a T2R when the clutches wear out on my 
> current diff, which is the Ford OEM setup (aluminum 8.8" with 
> clutch based LSD). If you get the T2R, James, I'd be very 
> interested in how you like it.
> 
> Zexel says the T2R is a bolt-in replacement for the Ford 8.8" 
> diff, but a few people I've talked to on "corral.net" said 
> that is not true -- that it required some extra machining 
> work to get it to fit. Check out the "road racing / autox" 
> forum on corral.net and you'll find quite a bit of info on 
> the T2R diffs and how they compare with the stock Ford setup. 
> People generally like the T2R but apparently installation is 
> not a simple bolt-in job.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of 
> Smokerbros@aol.com
> > Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 17:29
> > To: james@thevenom.net|; "James Creasy"; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: local retailer for torsen diffs?
> > 
> > 
> > Make sure you get the Torsen "T2R", or expect slip on a wheel
> > that's unloaded.
> > 
> > I bought mine from StranoParts in PA?  Do you have someone to
> > install it?  I know of a good differential guy who's local.
> > 
> > CHD

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