4kq front diff

[J. Lyons]

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>Hello all,
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>On the subject of the 4kq front diff
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>snip <The concern might be that the Quaife is supposed to replace the entire diff in the tranny and this may or may not be possible considering how it's built and mounted on the 4000 Q.>
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     It should work, as far as I can remember it is the same part as the
one I had installed on my CGT turbo last year (re: had installed! -
definitely requires working knowledge of trannies and how to shim & set
backlash, etc.). Definite improvement on the FWD car (especially with
the MC motor!).  Although I really don't see the need for one in my
4KCSQ, after all isn't that what the quattro system is for? ;-)

>snip <There is another company that has a different approach called, I believe, Phantom Locker.My understanding is that it also cost significantly less then the Quaife.>
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     Almost anything would be less expensive!  :-D  But you get what you
pay for! Quaife warranties there unit even if it's installed in a race
car (with that said, Gentlemen start your engines!!) I remember reading
something about the rear diff from a V8 Quattro fitting the front of the
CGT / 4K (although I may be mistaken).

Hope it helps,
J. Lyons
84 CGT turbo (MC & Quaife equipped)
86 4KCSQ
79 5KS

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>Has anyone here ever changed out a 4kq front diff?  I'm considering a
>quaife front diff for my 4kq, depending on the amount of labor
>involved.  I DONT want to tear the tranny totally apart to swap diffs.
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>TIA
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