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    #31
    Thread hijack - why is a sheetmetal diff lighter and/or better?
    How could it be significantly lighter than a regular diff? From what little I know about them, the housing is fabricated from sheet metal?

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      #32
      much stronger than a factory housing due to material and gauge, but generally not lighter. Yep, factory ones are all stamped parts from sheet anyway and welded together.
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        #33
        Yeah I can't see how they could weigh less but I could see strength benefits

        I spoke to Red at Crafts today and he recommends using one these

        https://shop.rocketindustries.com.au/products/HRP-4401
        I own a two and a half litre Commodore

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          #34
          That's all my drag car has in it...
          im a cunt
          and apparently i dont know shit...

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            #35
            lol sounds like it might be good enough for me then
            I own a two and a half litre Commodore

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              #36
              Originally posted by ALLMTR View Post
              You think $200 is much more expensive? Considering the whole conversion will be around $5k...
              Sorry I thought you already HAD the nine inch and wanted to convert to a sheet metal.

              As you were

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                #37
                V8 Supercar diff housings? A mate of mine made them for a few teams including HRT. Would something like that we adaptable or wayyyy too different?
                Reckon there'd be a few spares about these days....

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                  #38
                  Its just a diff housing build it yourself !
                  List of cars goes here

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by Gassed250 View Post
                    Its just a diff housing build it yourself !
                    Yeah the keeping/getting it true concerns me
                    I own a two and a half litre Commodore

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                      #40
                      Originally posted by Supercrown View Post
                      much stronger than a factory housing due to material and gauge, but generally not lighter. Yep, factory ones are all stamped parts from sheet anyway and welded together.
                      As I've asked before a few times but never got an answer; why don't more (any?) drag racers use deDion rear ends? Much lighter for unsprung weight and it decouples the torque reaction from the diff.

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                        #41
                        What about this.
                        http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Extreme-f...item4ac32bb034

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                          #42
                          Originally posted by Billzilla View Post
                          As I've asked before a few times but never got an answer; why don't more (any?) drag racers use deDion rear ends? Much lighter for unsprung weight and it decouples the torque reaction from the diff.
                          Link to what it is?
                          Originally posted by oioioioioi
                          I've never said or implied everyone on that page was a deadshit - just that there's a concentration of deadshits there. Think of it like a mine, but instead of a rich vein of gold bearing quartz, it's a rich vein of spastic bearing facebook posts.
                          Originally posted by Sketchy
                          Any peanut who thinks they could have done it better from the comfort of their armchair or work desk is a genuine mong level potato.

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                            #43
                            Originally posted by Soopy View Post
                            Link to what it is?


                            Diff is bolted solidly to the chassis. Beam axle across behind it with the wheels attached to that. The beam (deDion tube) is free to move around but has far less mass than a regular live axle and doesn't transmit the torque reaction from the tailshaft.

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                              #44
                              Originally posted by Soopy View Post
                              Link to what it is?
                              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Dion_tube

                              Never driven a car with one, but I can see the benefits. Iirc Alfettas used it, as did Rover P6, Chrysler used it as well on their AWD minivans, with leaf springs!

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                                #45
                                Thanks for that. Looks like an epic sway bar.
                                Originally posted by oioioioioi
                                I've never said or implied everyone on that page was a deadshit - just that there's a concentration of deadshits there. Think of it like a mine, but instead of a rich vein of gold bearing quartz, it's a rich vein of spastic bearing facebook posts.
                                Originally posted by Sketchy
                                Any peanut who thinks they could have done it better from the comfort of their armchair or work desk is a genuine mong level potato.

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