Just About To Turbo My R31, Will The Diff Hold Out?

[excon]

hey people i need some help!

i am about to turbo my 1989 R31 skyline and i am worried about my diff snaping!

are the axels strong in the diffs?

are the centers strong??

if i get a spool for it will i need to buy a shit load of axels???

WHAT HAS EVERYONE ELSE GOT IN THEIR R31s??

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO DRIFT IT WITHOUT WORRYIN ABOUT THE DIFF ALL THE TIME

any help would be great!

thanx

[BOZ22N]

Do you need to drive it on the street regulary?

If not just get a VL V8 diff or a VL turbo diff just make sure that it is a 28 spline one and get a mini spool from ebay. if you break that you are doing well.

BTW i have a VL V8 diff here in Newcastle if ya need one PM me.

[_Ryan_]

mini spool with 4.1 gears=win

[Mandingo]

Yeah bud as old mate above said mini spool or lokka www.4wdsystems.com.au I give mine hell and she is sweet. tyres also have a bearing on axle snappage, its grip not slip that breaks shit

[R31 POWER]

R31 skylines have a 4 pinion 28 spline from factory. Diff will be fine. I've only ever heard of a few axles shearing off, nothing to be concerned about. Having a spool will not be that nice to the axles in the long run but then again you will be drifting

[excon]

thanx for the heads up guys!

i had the rb30et that im goin to put in my R31 in another car (VK not a VL) and had a 9inch behind it so i had no dramas, then i sold the 9inch to a mate and i put his V8 diff in and i blew it up in 3 days! thats why i was so worried!

i no im guna break stuff coz i will be driftin it, i just dont want it to be a weekly diff swap!

so the vl diff fits the skyline? i didnt no that!

anyother ideas ??? keep em comin

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

PS: this is going to be my regod Daily drifter, so dont want to make it undrivable

Edited June 20, 2009 by excon

[Kinks]

R31 pintaras have weak diffs/driveshafts, R31 skylines are strong as.

I daily drove an R31 with a minispool in it for 3 years, busted the tailshaft in it from a hard launch but the driveshafts took all sorts of punishment and were still perfect.

[BOZ22N]

How many spline axles do the R31's have?

[bubba]

Aren't they pretty much the same as VL diffs? 28 spline borgwanas or something?

[menice]

not sure if this is still active but here's my 2c

vl diff's do not fit unless u modify the mounts, but there is no point in that as others have previously said r31 diffs hold up just fine. i have had my 31 spooled for more than 4yrs and never broken an axle now its turbs and still holds up fine with constant thrashing

and to break a 28 spline axle it either cause it was already stuffed or you actually have the power to break em