Originally posted by Stazi:
Pissing away money - and it's EXACTLY that! - on installing another POS stock diff into a COntour is absolutely retarded! A couple of guys have done this and been nitch-slapped by their own car after they busted the OEM replacement AGAIN!

Don't be a dumb-ass - get a Quaife or Torsen, or don't bother...seriously. IF money is tight - then baby it the car if it hasn't sh!t the bed already, and save up for the Terry Haines rebuild w/LSD. Either that or get a 0% credit card or a loan from your folks, etc.

You WILL regret putting a stock diff into your car, after you pay all the labor and crap to do this and it breaks again.

Don't be a ignoramous!



It lasted 132K on medium and harsh driving with all stock tranny up to this point. I understand the Torsen and Quaife can handle a lot of abuse but that's just the type of abuse I don't plan on putting on the car. I bought it with 83K and it's still going to be my daily driver for another few years and then I am getting something else. So right now it gets a whole new tranny, and I am going to replace the clutch and throwout bearing along with that project. Torsen's are unavailable and that leaves Quaife which IMO is a lot of money for me to spend on just a diff, but don't get me wrong Quaife would the higher picked diff of choice. The way the tranny sounds after the diff started to go bad is horrible and seems like more needs to be swapped out. I would love to have Terry upgrade it with the Quaife LSD but I am broke and can't bug the parents for any money. After I rip the tranny I will have one perfect for a rebuild and upgrade later down the road. I have been looking at what he offers for a few months now and they all sound great but like I said I don't plan on making it a possible big hp project until after I finish the program I am in. I know everyone is trying to push me on the best possible route but it sucks that I can't right now.

How did those other guys bust the OEM diff again?

ps There is no way to baby the car right now, it snaps so hard in any kind of driving and jolts the car forward, and it wanders in turns as well.

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