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"active differentials"
Hi all,
I've decided that I'm not going to go for a new D4 but go for a second hand D3 and also a Lotus Super7
One thing I'm finding is that there seems to be not a single D3 with the optional "active" rear differential, which as I understand it is just a locking rear. Is there any particular reason to this and/or can they be retrofitted?
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Dan
9th Nov 2009 9:26 pm
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do you mean a caterham 7? if so i know a good garage
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9th Nov 2009 9:30 pm
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well I actually mean a dax rush, I've got a Honda S2000 engine and box in my garage that I've been making custom throttle bodies for, tripped over it the other day and had the wonderful thought that it would be the perfect engine for a caterham-a-like.
as for active diffs, it appears from a bit of searching that the only way to tell is by actually looking at the rear diff itself... please tell me there is another way, as the dealers round here do not particularly like people getting under their cars whilst in the dealership.
9th Nov 2009 9:58 pm
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The reason is that with all the other traction facilities on the D3 a rear locker isn't really required. You might overcome obstacles slightly more quickly and with greater control but TBH it's not needed for most general off-road scenarios. No doubt the rear locker die hards will be here soon ....but I think it's the last tenuous link back to their woolly underpant wearing ancestors
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9th Nov 2009 9:58 pm
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9th Nov 2009 10:10 pm
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9th Nov 2009 10:15 pm
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the new wide bodied caterham kit will take the s2000 engine and box think you need a subaru rear diff
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9th Nov 2009 10:18 pm
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There's plenty of D3's with rear 'E diff' around, not always advertised as such though...
Rear 'E diff' is great for maintaining momentum, TC is there to try and regain traction... if you don't know the difference, you're not really trying
9th Nov 2009 10:22 pm
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You won't regret having a '7'...whatever sort you go for....I've had Caterhams for 16 years and they're soooo much fun
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I was informed by a certain Mr Cobley Jnr over the weekend that all HSE's came with rear locking diff's as standard. I always thought they were an option but then what do I know. For details on the next Kielder Safari click visit the Kielder Safari website
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9th Nov 2009 10:44 pm
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Option - unless you only ever see LRE vehicles
9th Nov 2009 10:46 pm
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definately an option on all - and worth the £500 ish Duncan
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what's wrong with woolly underwear ? its cold out there and the danglies need protection !
Oh and E-diff over here have always been an option. An option I wanted on my vehicle.
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9th Nov 2009 11:06 pm
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10forcash wrote:
Option - unless you only ever see LRE vehicles
That would explain it. He was adamant that all cars with the 4x4 display had it.
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9th Nov 2009 11:08 pm
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as the dealers round here do not particularly like people getting under their cars whilst in the dealership
Assuming you mean Land Rover dealers, I'd go somewhere else. Untold horrors can lurk underneath!
Actually you can see the e-diff actuator from the side around the rear wheel - take a torch and ask them to raise it to offroad height. And if they can't / won't do that you should definitely go somewhere else!!
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