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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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Can anyone Weld a diff?

I am located in Santa Rosa, CA.

Will anyone weld my diff thats local?

If you can let me know how much it will cost.

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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 12:29 AM
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Might want to state if it's out of the car or not.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 12:49 AM
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Hasn't this been discussed already? some peeps are gonna be like ya.. and some are gonna be like nah
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 01:06 AM
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what the hell are you talking about? lol
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 04:20 AM
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i know a spot over here by my spot that will weld your diff while its still inside the pumpkin for $30. oh, out of the car though...
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by nightridaz777
i know a spot over here by my spot that will weld your diff while its still inside the pumpkin for $30. oh, out of the car though...
Where at?
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by iLikeEatPoo
Might want to state if it's out of the car or not.
It would still be assembled in the car.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 10:53 AM
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It would probably be cheapest to just take it off the car and take it to a muffler shop and tell them what to do.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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It would probably be cheapest to just take it off the car and take it to a muffler shop and tell them what to do.
Is it hard to take it off?
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 12:01 PM
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^ taking a diff out is easy breasy, i do that **** by myself all the time. takes me 20 mins

theres several ways of doing it..

1. being dropping the subframe. (but thats too much work)
2. lowering the sub fram enough to unbolt the diff.

but why do you wanna weld a diff??? why not get a stock lsd(stock 1.5 n/a or turbo), and if you want a 2way why not invest in a Kaaz lsd or mazdaspeed, its worth the money.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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what highmeh said... ive had a welded diff once. total no go!! it was off the next day
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 02:09 PM
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Welded diffs are noisy but are very fun... I would recommend having a spare diff whether LSD or not in case you can't deal with your diff being welded as some people hate it for daily driving.

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^ taking a diff out is easy breasy, i do that **** by myself all the time. takes me 20 mins

theres several ways of doing it..

1. being dropping the subframe. (but thats too much work)
2. lowering the sub fram enough to unbolt the diff.
Huge to option #2, works great every time.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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welded diff gets you by if your on a low budget, and its just as effective as a 2way lsd 100% lock
perfect for drifting. The only problem with welded na rear ends is that if you are making over 250hp and drift hard, you will grenade a halfshaft, stub shaft or a diff bearing, or subframe.

I actualy have 2 extra na diffs in my garage, and I have a welder with me as well, I just need to buy another spool of wire. I guess I can sell you a welded diff, this way youl have a backup.. $60 takes it? or $100 installed?
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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the spot im talking about is in hawthorne. he's a professional welder fabricator. he makes custom bikes and stuff like that. and when i removed my diff i just lowered the subframe all the way off. i used my man-muscle to put it back on lol. after putting this on, i wont prolly put a lsd in my car unless im sponsored.
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Originally Posted by dkwasherexd
welded diff gets you by if your on a low budget, and its just as effective as a 2way lsd 100% lock
perfect for drifting. The only problem with welded na rear ends is that if you are making over 250hp and drift hard, you will grenade a halfshaft, stub shaft or a diff bearing, or subframe.

I actualy have 2 extra na diffs in my garage, and I have a welder with me as well, I just need to buy another spool of wire. I guess I can sell you a welded diff, this way youl have a backup.. $60 takes it? or $100 installed?
I assume it's wire feed? I wish rx8 diffs were easy to come by... or else I would have bought another and welded already.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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ey btw, for every one in socal... whoes replying..


if you havnt noticed but the OP is from Norcal...
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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JB weld good enough??
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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^ only if you pack a good amount of it to keep the spiders from turning
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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just hire a mexican from in front of home depot to hold the spider gears in place. cheaper and much easier than welding it.

Edit: oh yeah forgot. Like zerox7 said... your from norcal you don't have them there I assume.
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:02 AM
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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instead of using diff oil fill it up with gorilla glue, that **** will be better than welded
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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wait till your on the highway and your weld breaks, goodbye 7.

stop being so ricey and just go buy a gxl diff.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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Welded diff is fine, if you know how to weld. and if you actually track your car. if your going to weld it and just daily it's stupid and dangerous if you don't know how to drive safely and slow. also be ready to for over like 60$ in gear oil because you don't wanna reuse your old oil.
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