Miata/MX5 Diff swap

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Jun 5, 2007 | 12:35 PM

evil_rx-7

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Miata/MX5 Diff swap

i found a 1990 mx-5, will this diff work for my 89 N/A??

and also do any of you know of a website that has step by step of what to do, this is my only car and dont want to mess it up!!!

thanks.

Jun 5, 2007 | 12:46 PM

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90 miata diff is too small. 94-05 fits. 90-93 does not

Jun 5, 2007 | 01:21 PM

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thanks mate.

Jun 5, 2007 | 05:50 PM

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Regardless of what year you would have to swap out the internals into the rx-7 diff case and keep the rx-7 ring gear. There is a writeup for the miata torsen diff in the archives.