Hey everyone, I'm trying to find info on swapping a limited slip diff into the front of my (new to me) gen 2.5 monty and was wondering if anyone here might be able to lend some advice on the matter?
I had a 95 SR up until the end of December, when I hit a patch of black ice on the interstate that sent off the highway into the median doing cartwheels. The vehicle was totaled and I ended up spending of few days in the hospital, but came away from it all without any serious injuries. Fast forward a few months and I purchased a 98 gen 2.5 that I will be fixing up as a hunting/adventure rig. I will absolutely be getting a dedicated set of winter tires, and I'd like to put an LSD in the front with the hope that if the weather gets bad, I can put it in 4-hi with the center diff locked to make sure that at least 3 wheels will have power even under poor road conditions. I found a Gen 2 quick start thread on adventure driven design about some different options and like the idea of pulling the rear diff out of a starion/starquest to put in the front of the montero, the only problem is they aren't easy to find.
I've been doing some research, but this will be the first time I have done anything of this sort by taking apart/working on a differential and I am by no means an expert on the matter. I found this LSD conversion kit for a starion and was just wondering if any of you might know if this would serve the same purpose in the front diff of a montero?
Any advice will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
PT
I had a 95 SR up until the end of December, when I hit a patch of black ice on the interstate that sent off the highway into the median doing cartwheels. The vehicle was totaled and I ended up spending of few days in the hospital, but came away from it all without any serious injuries. Fast forward a few months and I purchased a 98 gen 2.5 that I will be fixing up as a hunting/adventure rig. I will absolutely be getting a dedicated set of winter tires, and I'd like to put an LSD in the front with the hope that if the weather gets bad, I can put it in 4-hi with the center diff locked to make sure that at least 3 wheels will have power even under poor road conditions. I found a Gen 2 quick start thread on adventure driven design about some different options and like the idea of pulling the rear diff out of a starion/starquest to put in the front of the montero, the only problem is they aren't easy to find.
I've been doing some research, but this will be the first time I have done anything of this sort by taking apart/working on a differential and I am by no means an expert on the matter. I found this LSD conversion kit for a starion and was just wondering if any of you might know if this would serve the same purpose in the front diff of a montero?
1982-1989 Mitsubishi Colt Starion Limited Slip Diff Conversion Kit
1982-1989 Mitsubishi Colt Starion Limited Slip Diff Conversion kit
www.tractionconcepts.com
Any advice will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
PT