Thread: LT230 diff damage

Originally Posted by Fubar

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Option 2 Speak the hallowed name of Quaife three times and grab one of these
QDF30KR - Quaife Engineering

Best part of $1300, but and the point of my post, I get a traction aid that is full time maybe negating the need to do anything to the diffs at a later date.

What to do? Is the extra coin dropped on the Quaife unit actually going to be realised as an increase in traction?

Cheers,

Jas

n.b. This truck is used as a tourer/hunting rig first and foremost, 'extreme' offroading is not something in my 130's future.

As I said in a thread only yesterday, if I had a HiPo 4BD1T Isuzu in my 130 I'd seriously consider using a Quaife centre in the LT230 just so the diff could survive my right foot

Unfortunately there's only an undernourished Tdi in my future ATM....

Land864 posted a thread a couple of months back about a LT95 diff issue. Someone in Melbourne rebuilds/machines them. Was around $500 with heavy duty cross pin etc.

Steve

For less than $500 extra I would go the Quaife if you are going to purchase a new one. No more shims to wear out.

That would be Jacmac, (McNamara diffs)

Seeing how much cheaper Ashcrofts ATB axle diff is compared to Quaife's, maybe we need to lobby them to make an LT230 version too ?

The Quaife one doenst have a lock option though does it, lsd only so its not really a good option unless you are doing some form of high speed racing

The LSD centre diff would generate less traction than the standard one when locked.....

In no way would it remove the need for cross axle diff locks if that was something you were thinking.

All my thrust washers were missing at about 120k km

I thought it still incorporated the CDL, but buggered if I know Pete

I wouldn't install it if I couldn't lock it.

As I said in a thread only yesterday, if I had a HiPo 4BD1T Isuzu in my 130 I'd seriously consider using a Quaife centre in the LT230 just so the diff could survive my right foot

If the TD5 has a craptacular failure or breakage I'll yank it in favour of the aformentioned engine...that said I am entirely happy with it so far and it suits my needs to date perfectly. But I hear what your saying re the reliability of the Quaife unit.

That would be Jacmac, (McNamara diffs)

I spoke to someone there today. Now I'm no shrinking violet, but when you open a conversation Fn and Cn' about my diff centre, have a nothing good to say about them and hang up mid call, lucky to be a minute long I might add, you can expect never to hear from me again. Cost was $550 plus freight with a HD cross pin....oh and the inserts are Loctited in, no thanks.

I had a good think about the conversion when I got of the phone and firmly decided it was all him and not me. I cant remember when someone last hung up on me, let alone someone I want to give some money too!

The reliability of the Quaife is a strong selling point, I cant see me ever selling this truck....its going to make a great farm truck in a few decades.