Im trying to look for the differential rebuild kit for my 89 supra turbo, can anybody point me in the right direction? ive looked every where from toyota dealerships to advance auto parts to ebay and cant find anything. i need this kit asap! any help would be much appreciated. thanks!
Need differential info!
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Buy this http://www.suprastore.com/su87lsdrekit.html
And follow this http://www.supracentral.com/foundation/tsrm/rear-axle-and-suspension/ (Start on pg23)
And follow this http://www.supracentral.com/foundation/tsrm/rear-axle-and-suspension/ (Start on pg23)
i was just going to post a question wrt this! and lo and behold! answered before i asked! thanx a lot 89supraowner!
now, i'm just wondering between the two:
the suprastore kit seems to be a more complete kit with seals and all, but the shim plates, are these STOCK? The Weir kit is shims only, but touted as a stronger replacement for the STOCK plates.
seems like conservative me would then buy BOTH kits, and toss the stock shims, in favour of the Weir upgrades?
anyone has used these before, care to comment?
thanx..
cheers!
-michael
now, i'm just wondering between the two:
the suprastore kit seems to be a more complete kit with seals and all, but the shim plates, are these STOCK? The Weir kit is shims only, but touted as a stronger replacement for the STOCK plates.
seems like conservative me would then buy BOTH kits, and toss the stock shims, in favour of the Weir upgrades?
anyone has used these before, care to comment?
thanx..
cheers!
-michael
Unless I find that the seals are leaking I plan tossing in the Weir maxgrip kit #2 and calling it a day.
Looks like the axle seals are 4$ each and the pinnion seal is about 7$ from toyota. Pretty cheap insurance if you ask me.
Wow thanks for all the replies guys! I didn't think it would be that much for a rebuild kit but seeing as how it is a supra...... lol and yes it does indeed look as if the suprastore kit they have has mostly everything I need. Come to find out my pinion gear bearing is shot and needed replacing quickly. I guess it can sit on jack stands for a few more weeks until I can save up the money to get the kit. I think it will be well worth it in the end. haha
what ever happened to Tatt from jawsgear with the 800hp 1jz? didnt they have a diff they offered?
My diff is whining everytime the gas pedal is down. Is it worth rebuilding it or should i just replace it?
Well here's my take on it, if you pull it out and buy the rebuild kit for it, everything should go smoothly and you're replacing almost everything in the diff itself instead of just replacing one bearing or so, to find out after you put it back in and drive around for awhile that something else gets worn out and needed to be replaced. Now you have to take it all apart again just to replace yet another thing. And buying a used differential from ebay or craigslist or wherever you can find one, you spend the money to buy it and have it sent to you, you put it in only to find out its maybe worse off than you were. So yes I do believe it is well worth buying the rebuild kit over buying another differential that you don't know its history or what it has been through. Buying the rebuild kit is basically like having a new diff, and you feel accomplished that you did it yourself and there is no more whining or sounding like an airplane going down the road anymore. lol And you get to paint it whichever color you want while you have it out. lol
