Message text from David.Stansbie@bristol.ac.uk
> I'm about to supercharge the J2 which has a standard
two star diff with an aluminium nosepiece. I've heard
that a Morris 8 diff is stronger and fits the J2 banjo
casing. Has anyone any experience of this or know of a
source of Morris 8 diffs? Thanks. <
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David
There should be no problems that I recall, My racing M Type
tore the Aluminium cages to shreads but the Morris was a direct
replacement and just bolted straight in - it should be the same for
the J2 hole.
Fitted with higher gears than standard I never had any more
trouble with the rear end - diff wise anyway - Tore the centres
out of the M Type wheels a couple weeks later on the start grid!!
But that was the pattern - Develop the engine - gearbox breaks -
Fit a 4 speed box - Prop shaft twists - fix the prop - Diff goes - fix the
diff - wheels break- fix the wheels and its going fast so the
steering is at the limit - fix that and not enough power so
back to the engine...............But lots of wins and great fun
for a few years!
Regards
Clive Sherriff
Oxford UK
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