[Shotimes] LSD Conversion KIT for the SHO? Any comments?

[Donald Mallinson]

Mike,

My son's 95 had the diff take out the ATX.  HOled the case. 
  WE then put in an FPS tranny.  I have also heard of other 
similar failures, and sorry to say, I don't have 
names/dates/locations.

Don Mallinson

Mike Kopstain wrote:

>>Has anyone heard of similar failures with other FWD cars
>>like the GP or Neon or the Nissan FWD cars without posi?
> 
> 
> Don,
> 
> GTP's like to do the same thing, typically not until you're pushing 350+
> ft/lbs of torque though, and even at that, it typically happens when you are
> drag racing, due to the car having 80% of it's torque at 1000rpm. :-)  The
> nice thing however is that the differential usually only grenades itself and
> just scars the inside of the house and it is replaceable in about 1.5 hours.
> The real problem is the input shafts, don't get me started on the input
> shafts. :-)
> 
> I've seen you comment a couple times on the differential in the ATX's.  The
> ATX differentials seem a lot stronger (That's about all the ATX has up on
> the MTX) and I've never heard of a pin failure in an ATX, not to say there
> hasn't been one.  The only failures I've seen are the carrier bearings.
> They seem to be dead in my 95' right now.  Do you document these cases?  I'd
> be curious to see how many ATX differentials are spilling their guts.
> 
> Neno... You are a very articulate, inteligent person for your age... I never
> would have thought that after that post once upon a time. :-)
> 
> ~ Mike