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Re: local retailer for torsen diffs?

To: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>,
Subject: Re: local retailer for torsen diffs?
From: "james creasy" <james@thevenom.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:12:00 -0700
zexel says they used a tbird supercoupe for their test car during the T2R
process... (my donor).  ill do a little more research and let you know...

-james c


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
To: "Autocross" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:40 AM
Subject: FW: local retailer for torsen diffs?


> > -----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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