lsd diff- internal interchangability

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Can anyone confirm that the internals from the later 188mm medium lsd diff that was found in many bm's mostly E30, E36, E28, and late E24 etc, can be used in the later version of the side loader diff, that had slide out flanges, and was used in the E12 and early E24 (pre conversion to e28 underpinnings).

I have a late sideloader, planning on converting to lsd, and given 188mm medium lsd diffs, from say the e28, seem to be more easily avaliable, with lots of gearing options, and reco parts (along with aftermarket lsd carriers), I am thinking of buying one of them, and having it rebuilt into the sideloader.

Any thoughts?

Should I go straight to Mario at VSR1 , and ask him?
 
There won’t be any imparts swapping options there. You are limited in parts swapping on sideloaders also, as there were several iterations.

You can swap in an e28 rear axle with the diff though. It’s not a straight swap but has been tacked in the past.

Reference:

72 Restomod clubracer build

For over a decade I have been club racing a 79 e12 (http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...54-powered-e12) and decided I wanted to try something different, I aquired a claped out,rust bucket shell of a 72 cs. this car had no glass, no floors, no drivetrain, no interior, no hood, etc...
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ya, only worth it if you swap the whole rear end from an E28. Which is cool because then you can get full coilovers for the rear.
 
daicos35 said:
Can anyone confirm that the internals from the later 188mm medium lsd diff that was found in many bm's mostly E30, E36, E28, and late E24 etc, can be used in the later version of the side loader diff, that had slide out flanges, and was used in the E12 and early E24 (pre conversion to e28 underpinnings).

I have a late sideloader, planning on converting to lsd, and given 188mm medium lsd diffs, from say the e28, seem to be more easily avaliable, with lots of gearing options, and reco parts (along with aftermarket lsd carriers), I am thinking of buying one of them, and having it rebuilt into the sideloader.

Any thoughts?

Should I go straight to Mario at VSR1 , and ask him?
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It’s a pain in the ass and an expensive job at the machine shop.
Just buy a diff that you want that is already done.
 
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