Limited Slip Differential Archives

We busted out the TIG welder and installed the Ronin Speedworks Ford 8.8” IRS Mounting Kit. Then we shipped off the subframe to get powder coated before installing the show…

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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 15 – Building the Ford 8.8 Differential with a Detroit Truetrac LSD and WPC

Posted on April 7, 2024April 9, 2024
byBilly Johnson

We take a junkyard Ford Explorer 8.8” differential and transform it by installing a Detroit Truetrac limited slip differential, hand deburr the ring and pinion gears, WPC treat the gears…

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Project FD RX7 Restomod: Part 14 – When to Upgrade the Differential

Posted on March 10, 2024June 18, 2025
byBilly Johnson

The FD RX-7 has many drivetrain limitations that start to fail as power approaches double the factory output. Upgrading to a Ford Explorer 8.8” differential actually makes a lot of…

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Tech

WATCH: How the Nismo GT Pro Limited Slip Differential Works… And Why You Want One!

Posted on April 1, 2022
byJeff Naeyaert

This week Mike takes apart a Nismo GT Pro limited slip differential to show how it works and shows us a few unique features to the Nismo diff that…

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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 5 – Upgrading to an Eaton Truetrac LSD

Posted on March 22, 2021April 29, 2021
byBilly Johnson

A performance Limited Slip Differential is a MUST for making 2005-2014 (S197) Mustangs handle predictably. We replace the weak factory LSD with Eaton’s TrueTrac helical (gear-driven) LSD which will transform…

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Project DC2 Integra- Getting More Grip With OS Giken and Better Response With Centerforce

Posted on February 5, 2018July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project DC2 Integra- Getting More Grip With OS Giken and Better Response With Centerforce by Mike Kojima With our DC2 Integra rocking a state of the art suspension, it was time to…

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Project Fiesta ST, Improving the Drivetrain with Mountune USA and SPEC Clutch

Posted on February 24, 2016July 2, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Fiesta ST, Improving the Drivetrain with mountune USA and SPEC Clutch by Mike Kojima If you have been following our series in the transformation of our Fiesta ST from…

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Project Tundra, Getting More Grip with an Auburn Gear HP Limited Slip Differential

Posted on February 15, 2015July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Tundra: Getting More Grip with an Auburn Gear HP Limited Slip Differential by Mike Kojima Supercharging Project Tundra is one of the best things we have ever done to…

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Project 370Z- Improving Grip by Tuning a Cusco RS LSD!

Posted on March 11, 2013July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project 370Z – Improving Grip by Tuning a Cusco RS LSD! By Mike Kojima So far with our Project 370Z we have been focused on dialing in the chassis. After…

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Project EJ Civic, Building the Drivetrain

Posted on February 29, 2012July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project EJ Civic, Building the Drivetrain By Mike Kojima Annie’s Civic had seen tons of street and track miles, over 200,000 miles since she had completed her B series swap…

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Project Nissan 350Z Part One: Installing an ACT Clutch and a Nismo LSD

Posted on May 3, 2011July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Nissan 350Z Part One: Installing an ACT Clutch and a Nismo LSD By Mike Kojima Our friend Sera is a stuntwoman by trade who does a lot of driving…

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Dai Yoshihara’s Two Week Wonder, GT Channel’s Time Attack 350Z

Posted on November 19, 2009June 10, 2019
byMike Kojima

Dai Yoshihara’s Two Week Wonder, GT Channel’s Time Attack Nissan 350Z By Mike Kojima Pro Drifter and Formula D ace Dai Yoshihara is used to working on tight deadlines. Perhaps…

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Project NSX: Part 2 – Tuning a Limited Slip Differential

Posted on September 9, 2009January 17, 2019
byMike Kojima

In part one of Project NSX we went through the transmission of our NSX to address some of its weak points – following the guidelines in our “Building the Bulletproof…