in a 1600 it's 3.90.
Try a Ford rear and forget about Subaru rears as they're for IRS cars like
Zs and 510s.
The Ford rear should be able to be made to fit your car by any competent hot
rod shop or they can tell you where to get it done. Check out Hot Rod
magazine.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leonard Sprague" <sprague@ufl.edu>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 6:37 PM
Subject: rear differential help needed
> Hello List,
>
> Please help. I've been reading about this all day (and not getting any
work
> done either) and I'm even more confused than when I started.
>
> My roadster has been "upgraded" and now has a VG30 engine and transmission
> (from an '86 300zx). I'm thinking about the rear differential and wanted
to
> know if anyone had any recommendations for alternatives to the 1600's
stock
> differential.
>
> BTW, what IS the stock differential in a '69 1600 anyway?
>
>
> I'm trying to find out the following:
>
> - which differentials I can use?
> - what size would be optimal?
> - where to get one?
>
> Someone had mentioned Subaru diffs??
>
> How about an R-200? Will that fit?
>
>
> Oh, in case it matters, I have:
> 195/50ZR15 Bridgestone Potenza RE730 Gen. 2
>
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you everybody!
> (Thanks for the awesome pages Gordon... and others!)
>
>
> -Lenny
> '69 1600/VG30
> http://rabbit.circa.ufl.edu/gallery/roadster
>
> /// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net mailing list
> /// Send admin requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or go to
> /// http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
> /// Send list postings to datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
/// datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net mailing list
|