I've had a 3.9 in my '67 2000 for years and always loved it for all conditions
(street, freeway, high speed).
Greg
Andrew Murphy wrote:
> This was the question I put out to my tech buddies: If I purchased a posi
> spool could I just drop it into my 3.7 diff and away I go? Answers came back
> about having to install shims for backlash and other things like the fact
> that the offset on the spool varies and that some can modified with spacers.
> As far as I can tell, it's not as easy as just dropping a posi spool into
> your diff.
>
> I had originally thought a 3.7 LSD would be great as I could get my
> positraction without having to deal with high RPMS at freeway speed. Perhaps
> a 3.9 LSD would be the way to go.
>
> Andrew Murphy
> SoCalROC
>
> From: "Brian Hollands" <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
> Reply-To: "Brian Hollands" <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
> To: "Adam Bradley" <ambradley@yahoo.com>
> CC: "Datsun Roadster Mailing list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: Race car or street car?
> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 14:00:58 -0500
>
> The diff and the ring and pinion are different parts. You can put a 3.90
> ring and pinion onto a limited slip diff. I currently have one with 4.38
> gears and am looking for a 4.11 instead. The 3.90s are readily available
> used as are the 4.38's. If you want to find out what 4.38's are like on the
> highway, just leave it in 4th gear (assuming you've got a 5 spd). The
> overall ratio with 4.38's in 5th gear is 3.72 - almost exactly the same as a
> stock 2000 in 4th.
> Brian '69 2000
> Tampa, FL
> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/oilleak/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Bradley [mailto:ambradley@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 1:42 PM
> To: Brian Hollands; Andrew Murphy
> Cc: Datsun Roadster Mailing list
> Subject: RE: Race car or street car?
>
> Was there a 3.9 LSD? (1600 is 3.9) Would that be a good compromise?
>
> --- Brian Hollands <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com> wrote:
> > Sounds like you need two roadsters
> >
> > Brian '69 2000
> > Tampa, FL
> > http://web.tampabay.rr.com/oilleak/
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Andrew
> > Murphy
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 1:14 PM
> > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Race car or street car?
> >
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