diff reinforcing by doug lewis

[RonPorter]

doug lewis swears up and down that the machining and drilling is stronger then regualar diff welding. what does everyone think?

I would go with the $500 maching & drilling. FWIW, Doug Lewis is a great guy. I've known him for at least about 15 years. He has modified and blown up about every part on Gen 1-3 SHOs. I would trust him for what works.

Plus, IMO that's a damn good price for a tranny R&R and the job. As others have said, the LSD options are a LOT more expensive, and IMO for your use, they are overkill.

 

[zach44102]

well he dosent have to pull the trans nor reinstall. just taking apart the trans and putting it back together

 

[zach44102]

i ment like not spending it on stupid things and wasting it. like eaing out everyday or buying tv and all those other electronics.

 

[DDakRT]

i dont know. i will ask toi even see if it is neccsary. but i do make more then 120 a week usually its between 170 to 300 a week. depends on the amount of jobes is get. also.. i spend my money very wisly. id say if i made 200 in a week 150 goes away for savings for the sho. this week has been awesome though around 500$ but i still need more hahahah

That is not a wise way to allocate your earnings Zach.

 

[jayro]

From everything ive heard doug really knows his stuff. If the machining makes it that much better I would spend the extra $100. I had mine welded and it lasted me 3 years of alot of abuse......autox + novice driver = alot of inside wheelspin. If you have the funds doug will do a first rate job. If you are wanting to save a little $ get the mtx rebuild video from shonut and take things apart yourself. I pulled some pics from the forum and took my diff to a local machine shop and they welded it for me. Just my 2 cents

Jeremy

 

[zach44102]

ill get back with you guys about what he says welding the diff and machining. he said to stay away from diff welding because its the cheap way out and its not balanced

 

[AREA 91]

1. Quaife or Wave Trac
2. Change the roll pins and weld
3. Lubrication modifications

 

[Brett]

I had done 1 burnout in my car, literally 4 seconds, not long enough to make the tires smoke. hard 1-2 shifts blew my diff with fresh pins in 20k. Its welded now, not gonna take that chance again. Your call, for 500 idk, but my trans already had to come out and be redone so it was a no brainer.

 

[RonPorter]

I had done 1 burnout in my car, literally 4 seconds, not long enough to make the tires smoke. hard 1-2 shifts blew my diff with fresh pins in 20k. Its welded now, not gonna take that chance again. Your call, for 500 idk, but my trans already had to come out and be redone so it was a no brainer.

I've stated this many times, but on my original new '89, I probably did over 100 burnouts, some so hard they spun both tires. Changed the fluid on a regular basis. Sold it at 182K after 10 years. New owner had the pins fail at 200K a coupla years later,l just driving in traffic. Up through about 1999-2000, I had never heard of anyone blowing pins.

OTOH, I bought a questionable-history 80K '95 MTX in '01. Pins blew after 5 dragstrip runs. Aftermarket warranty had the entire tranny rebuilt (to the tune of $2,000). Drove it nice through the winter. Went to the strip. After about 5-6 runs, the pins blew driving slowly through the pits.

After discussions with a few folks, there is a certain amount of wear that occurs to the carrier and maybe other parts that aren't replaced in a rebuild that leave the pins susceptible to failure.

The basic tranny when new was pretty stout IMO. But, we are now dealing with worn-out stuff.

 

[SHO_ROLLER_2]

I blew my diff while passing a car on the hwy.

5th gear, 75mph and then I heard a sound I NEVER want to hear again. Blew a nice hole in the side of the case and spewed trans fluid for about 1/4 mile.

One of the saddest days I've ever had with the SHO......

 

[zach44102]

i was at 80 in fifth and it sounds so scary!!! the funny thing is i posted in a thread about hoping not to blow my pins and damn wouldent you know the blew the next day. i will be calling doug lewis tomorow to talk to him more about my options.

 

[DemonNeno]

I always say "Don't be an ass, ease off the gas". If I break one tire loose on pavement, you can usually ease out of the throttle enough to correct yourself or just don't get into it that hard to avoid it in general. You're at such a traction disadvantage once you start peg leggin' it that lifting up 3/32" off your pedal will get you moving again.

12 years, 3 SHOs, 0 blown diffs. Make sure your rod bearings are good and learn how to keep peg leggin' take-offs to a bare minimum. Tight front end parts and a good alignment are a great start. Save up for a Wavetrack/Quaife so you can turn-in faster and launch with an even power spread. Be patient!

 

[RonPorter]

i was at 80 in fifth and it sounds so scary!!! the funny thing is i posted in a thread about hoping not to blow my pins and damn wouldent you know the blew the next day. i will be calling doug lewis tomorow to talk to him more about my options.

80 in fifth?? That's right in the meat of the power curve in 3rd.

3rd is the Money Gear from 60 out to 105.

 

[SHO_ROLLER_2]

80 in fifth?? That's right in the meat of the power curve in 3rd.

3rd is the Money Gear from 60 out to 105.

S/C'd Cobalt found that out the hard way

 

[zach44102]

just got back from doug lewis. 500$ to weld the pins and drilling and machining.

 

[St Louis SHO]

Pics or it didnt happen. Kikkinasphalt posted the pic of the way I do it....

 

[zach44102]

i actually do have pics. he had a good fifteen shos and said yesterday is when he had a turbo sho with him. his wife drives a moonlight blue gen 2 with alsfb, subframe connectors, kyb's on stock springs with 3/4 coil cut. funny thing is i said are you happy with the kyb and he said it handles awesome. i said iv heard kyb gr2 are garbage. he said where did i here that? i said sho forum. he said go figure. haha:laugh_ti::laugh_ti:... anyway it was awesome i had so much fun and makes me wanna be more involved in the sho community (meets) etc..... iv never seen so many shos in one place

 

[zach44102]

his wifes car


lots of gen 3s


poor green gen 2 totaled and being towed away

 

[Racer X]

i actually do have pics. he had a good fifteen shos and said yesterday is when he had a turbo sho with him. his wife drives a moonlight blue gen 2 with alsfb, subframe connectors, kyb's on stock springs with 3/4 coil cut. funny thing is i said are you happy with the kyb and he said it handles awesome. i said iv heard kyb gr2 are garbage. he said where did i here that? i said sho forum. he said go figure. haha:laugh_ti::laugh_ti:... anyway it was awesome i had so much fun and makes me wanna be more involved in the sho community (meets) etc..... iv never seen so many shos in one place

omg you can't be serious...

PICS OF THE WORK DONE ON THE DIFFERENTIAL!!

Jeeez...

 

[zach44102]

i know this. ill call him in the morning and ask him to provide pics of exactly what he has done