Diff Shop

jspec153 · Post by **jspec153** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 12:28 pm

What is a good diff shop?
My boss has got a 1971 Corvette that has got a rumble in the diff and needs the pre-load set up in it again so basic overhaul we have a local mechanic thats ment to be rather good but might be better for someone whos specialized at them to have a look i think

evil_si · Post by **evil_si** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:51 pm

See tony at Steelie gears , sales yard rd, otahuhu

Elmendorf · Post by **Elmendorf** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:11 pm

Can not speak more highly of Anton at Geartech. He knows gearboxes.

jbod · Post by **jbod** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:29 pm

evil_si wrote:See tony at Steelie gears , sales yard rd, otahuhu

+1 , Tony is good or Lea at diffs r us. Tho Tony is cheaper and knows his shit. Either one you wuldn be disappinted, both places r within 500m of each other

jspec153 · Post by **jspec153** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 5:13 pm

Sweet Thanks!

metric · Post by **metric** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 6:03 pm

What does it normally cost to have one stripped down, checked and assembled.

Thinkin about getting my r200 inspected before i go to all that effort to install it finally

steroidcontaskie · Post by **steroidcontaskie** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 5:14 pm

I got Tony to do my diff, he took the old centre out and put the torsen centre in for 280, but I think his pricing is a bit variable (depends how much he likes you). You should get him to do it, but if you are in a rush you might want to take it somewhere else, from what I have heard he isnt super motavated to get Japanese stuff done. In saying that, his work is meant to be the best.

Cheers
Ed

OMG so shiny! · Post by **Dell'Orto** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 5:33 pm

Geartech charged me 3 hours to strip, assess and reassemble my LSD head, which was $180

Truenotch · Post by **Truenotch** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:52 pm

Geartech are awesome. They do the job right and always get the job done quickly. As Brad just pointed out, they aren't too expensive. My last diff job was slightly more than that with a couple of new bearings and some adjustment on the LSD.

Elmendorf · Post by **Elmendorf** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 6:03 pm

Yeah they only charged me $300 to build my custom gearbox from scratch with uprated syncro's. I supplied the 2 gearboxes and new lsd, they supplied the syncro's, labour and oil.