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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: Jay-Vee on December 30, 2017, 09:48:14 PM

Title: 4.45 Diff - good idea?
Post by: Jay-Vee on December 30, 2017, 09:48:14 PM

Hi,


Just picked up a 4.45 diff for 10 bucks!

Thinking of pairing it with my M40 flywheel and Chip for my M42 (on stand, soon to be rebuilt)

Is 4.45 too short?

(The project is mainly for restoration purposes but will occasionally use it for various things like special events, hillclimb trackdays, some highway driving)


Cheers.

Title: Re: 4.45 Diff - good idea?
Post by: 1998ccc on December 31, 2017, 12:04:01 PM

It will be fun for doughnuts or track days, not so much on the highway.

I thought a 4.10 was too short and went with a 3.90 lsd out of an early 318.

Title: Re: 4.45 Diff - good idea?
Post by: Nick_318is on December 31, 2017, 02:13:03 PM

Might be good for a track car, on the highway I think it would suck.

Title: Re: 4.45 Diff - good idea?
Post by: fastjack on January 11, 2018, 04:32:37 PM

I picked up a 4.27lsd...because track car.good luck with the 4.45