Originally Posted by
grippgoat
For me it's more a matter of build quality, leakage, and consistecy. I ran specr diffs in my schuis, and they got the job done, but they were fiddly to build. I've built like 4 xray diffs, and you can literally just slap it together and it's perfect.
I'm not suggesting replacing a good working specr diff. But if, say, you're buying a front diff, consider getting an xray for the rear and using the kit one in front.
-Mike
Didn't one of your Xray diffs explode in mod a few months ago?
Seriously, though, you've seen me abuse my R1 and I have had no diff issues *knocks on wood*. As far as I know I'm running the stock internal gears, though I got the cars/diffs used so maybe they're carbon gears. The diffs DO leak when overfilled, but once they settle into the appropriate oil level they're fine. I've checked my rear (5K oil) recently after weeks of running and it was still happily filled.
You guys should see the junk that TLR calls a gear diff. Holy cow was that thing horribly built and leaky
