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I have just got hold of a Series 1 stagea with a factory LSD fitted

Thinking it would be much more use in my rb26 manual stag than in an auto one so would be grateful of some help/comments

I am assumng it will be worthwhile as cost is not an issue as have the donor car so can swop any/all bits -All Ive got to worry about is actually swopping the diffs

Will I need to swop the front diffs as well ( different ratios ?)

What other work will be involved

If you go up to the DIY sticky above you will see a thread on swapping a GTR diff into a Stagea (the opposite of what you want). It is not an easy job. I would have thought your 260RS already had an LSD but if not you would be better to look out for a GTR lsd - they often come up on ebay e.g.

ps I assumed that you had a 260 RS but if you have dropped an RB26 into a stock Stagea then it should be a simple swap. Check with Nissan FAST to see if the diffs are the same ratio.

Yeah, but is it a series one RS-Four with RB26 fitted later on, or a factory series 1 Autech 260RS?

If it's a genuine Autech, I'd say it should already have full R33 GTR running gear (including R33 GTR suspension, diffs, drive-shafts, etc.) so the parts from the RS-Four *might not* fit. I'm not sure if the RS-Four and 260RS/GTR diff housings would be the same, so who knows if parts would be interchangeable.

Yeah, but is it a series one RS-Four with RB26 fitted later on, or a factory series 1 Autech 260RS?

If it's a genuine Autech, I'd say it should already have full R33 GTR running gear (including R33 GTR suspension, diffs, drive-shafts, etc.) so the parts from the RS-Four *might not* fit. I'm not sure if the RS-Four and 260RS/GTR diff housings would be the same, so who knows if parts would be interchangeable.

sorry I can see my first post did not make things clear.

In an ealier life it was a series one RS four auto .

It has been converted to manual with a Tomei RB26 engine running just over 500bhp at the wheels. (which is why I want an LSD)

Although extensively moddified it still has the RS Four drivetrain with std dif. Ive wanted a LSD for some time but I cant use a gtr/autech diff without a major amount of work.

Altough rare Ive finally found an auto series one car with the factory LSD option so it should physically fit without a problem. (hopefully)

My question was does any one know what other work/problems I will need to sort.

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