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Old 12-09-2014, 05:28 PM   #1
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What quick strip FG F6's are running stock diff gears?

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Old 13-09-2014, 04:09 PM   #2
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What quick strip FG F6's are running stock diff gears?
The standard 2.73 gears.
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Old 13-09-2014, 04:44 PM   #3
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Most ZF equipped cars retain the standard diff gears.

Even the 9 sec ones

The ZF cars are perfectly geared but you can always play with tyre profile.
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Old 13-09-2014, 10:32 PM   #4
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Id go taller (lower numerically) if you could, as George mentioned you can go from 26 thru to 28 or even a 29+" tyre with the right clearance and front tyre diameter to match, with the added benefit of more contact patch on the road

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Old 13-09-2014, 10:50 PM   #5
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Id go taller (lower numerically) if you could, as George mentioned you can go from 26 thru to 28 or even a 29+" tyre with the right clearance and front tyre diameter to match, with the added benefit of more contact patch on the road

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Like the 2.53:1 ratio the BF 3V V8's came with?
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Old 13-09-2014, 11:02 PM   #6
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I have seen it written in service manuals but never seen a gearset and every diff shop I spoke to that services these M86's says they have never seen an M86 2.53 but yes, that would work well

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Old 14-09-2014, 12:57 AM   #7
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AFAIK all the 3v V8's were fitted with the M78, same as the NA 6's. So even if it is a 2.53 in the BF 3v it wouldn't fit.
Only the Boss and turbo's got the M86

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Old 14-09-2014, 01:04 AM   #8
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That would make no sense though. BA Turbo's were only rated to 450nm and still got the M86, and 3V V8's easily made more torque than that.
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Old 14-09-2014, 01:25 AM   #9
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Apologies. I may have been thinking of the center bearing sizes between engine variants.

Just did a search and can find 2.53 in M86 size, but not in M78. So must be an M86 in the 3v's
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Who wants to Buy my 2.53 M86 diff. 100% they were standard on BF 3Vs, not LSDs though....
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