R160 Locker project
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Perhaps Taza needs to look at the centre diff locking mechanisim that the vortex boxes came with?
yes yes yes I know it isn't a rear diff it may give him another path to follow
the whole section of the FSM can be found here downloads.php?do=file&id=123
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yes yes yes I know it isn't a rear diff it may give him another path to follow
the whole section of the FSM can be found here downloads.php?do=file&id=123
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Thanks TOONGA, that's really helpful. I should try and make a centre diff lock. I'm not currently sure how the centre diff works in our AWD Subies.
With the rear locker I have completed my design and am pretty much ready to get one made. It's just $$$ and time now to do so, then the testing can being
With the rear locker I have completed my design and am pretty much ready to get one made. It's just $$$ and time now to do so, then the testing can being
any progress?
so are you mass producing these puppies yet? hataza wrote:Thanks TOONGA, that's really helpful. I should try and make a centre diff lock. I'm not currently sure how the centre diff works in our AWD Subies.
With the rear locker I have completed my design and am pretty much ready to get one made. It's just $$$ and time now to do so, then the testing can being
if so ill take one
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BRZ diff ...
Sorry to here nothing came of it ...
On another track, I wonder if the new BRZ rear diff could be utilised somehow ?
Cheers, Bantum ...
On another track, I wonder if the new BRZ rear diff could be utilised somehow ?
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IMO a rear locker would mean needing less momentum so easier on the car. Also,the harshest thing for a CV is lots of wheelspin in the air then come down hard on solid ground. Great way to snap a shaft or CV! A locker would prevent the wheelspin of the lifted wheel
Taza, do you think your design would work? There's lots of people, myself included, who would give their left testicle for a rear locker!
Taza, do you think your design would work? There's lots of people, myself included, who would give their left testicle for a rear locker!
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Clearly you don't have the real terrain where a locked rear end comes into it's own! Trust me, a subi and lock rear = wintaza wrote:Really though I don't see the point in a Subaru. Good front and rear limited slip diffs do an excellent job in a Subie. Anymore and the rest of the car just isn't going to hold up to the task....
Totally agree!!vincentvega wrote:If you had ever been in a suby with a locking center and locking rear diff you wouldnt think that way. unstoppable..
Yep - every 'yota or "real" 4x4 owner with IFS will tell you the same thing, except in these IFS units they shatter the crown or pinion wheel - because they're actually running in reverse all the time!NachaLuva wrote:IMO a rear locker would mean needing less momentum so easier on the car. Also,the harshest thing for a CV is lots of wheelspin in the air then come down hard on solid ground. Great way to snap a shaft or CV! A locker would prevent the wheelspin of the lifted wheel
For me - ONLY if it's a manual locker. I want to decide when I need the rear to be lockedNachaLuva wrote:Taza, do you think your design would work? There's lots of people, myself included, who would give their left testicle for a rear locker!
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Diff Llocker Project ...
Update : A group of us over on FB have started a crowd sourcing project for the R160 Diff Locker ...
Welcome to check it out : https://www.facebook.com/BantumWorks/
Will post updates on here as well ...
Cheers, Bantum ...
Welcome to check it out : https://www.facebook.com/BantumWorks/
Will post updates on here as well ...
Cheers, Bantum ...
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If you didn't already know - there was already an FB post ages ago on one of the Subaru group pages, asking to put expressions of interest to this website: http://www.caplocker.com/
Which I did, didn't think much would come of it. Since then though I received an email from them (around January) I think it said they had enough expressions of interest to make it viable and were looking at sample diffs to get the design. Also asking who would be comfortable paying a deposit so they could get the manufacturing going. I haven't seen or heard anything beyond that since then, and in typical FB group fashion I can't find any record of any of this This is why forums are so much better. You'll just have to trust me Also the deposit was something like $1k and finished cost close to $3k But then this is no easy thing they're trying to do, with the kind of work that goes into a project like this I think that is reasonable.
Which I did, didn't think much would come of it. Since then though I received an email from them (around January) I think it said they had enough expressions of interest to make it viable and were looking at sample diffs to get the design. Also asking who would be comfortable paying a deposit so they could get the manufacturing going. I haven't seen or heard anything beyond that since then, and in typical FB group fashion I can't find any record of any of this This is why forums are so much better. You'll just have to trust me Also the deposit was something like $1k and finished cost close to $3k But then this is no easy thing they're trying to do, with the kind of work that goes into a project like this I think that is reasonable.
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As far as I know the project you mentioned Sam fell on its arse, the company has no longer any interest in it as the guy who was working on it left / split with them ... ( not sure on all the details )
Just did some sketching for the new diff, will post it here later ...
See here : downloads.php?do=file&id=159&act=down
Ciao, Bantum ...
Just did some sketching for the new diff, will post it here later ...
See here : downloads.php?do=file&id=159&act=down
Ciao, Bantum ...
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R160 Diff Locker Project ...
Matt ( from Subi Oz Lift ) has taken up the reins & is looking to take it to the Harrop mob. Alex ( the engineer ) is assisting in the design aspects & my good self doing some of the sketching / CAD work - more info to be found on the FB Site :
https://www.facebook.com/R160.Diff.Locker.Project/
Welcome to do the survey too ... !
Cheers, Bantum ...
https://www.facebook.com/R160.Diff.Locker.Project/
Welcome to do the survey too ... !
Cheers, Bantum ...