I have the chance of bagging the entire rear end from one of these cars for free. Only thing is it'll involve lifting the old beast onto its side
in an allotment and a lot of cutting with a stil saw.
Question is, is it worth the effort? Do LSD's help much on a 7? What about ratio's - must admit I dont even know what we're running
now, came out of an 88 2.0 injection sierra.
Rear disc set up might be nice - brake biasing etc?
The car is road use with occasional track use.
If it's free then it's worth having IMO.
When you say cutting, do you mean the shell?
The whole rear end drops of on a subframe secured by 6 bolts - much easier!
should be 3.92 ish on the 2.0i
or it was on mine and gives rapid acceleration and for free YES YES YES
3.62 innit? That's what mine is, off an XR4x4...
On its side and drop the subframe and its easier than chopping it up. Dont try and take the bits of on the car as that is a bitch.
An easy £150's worth on ebay if not more and all for a mornings work.
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Originally posted by The Black Flash
3.62 innit? That's what mine is, off an XR4x4...
snap, mines the same, 3.92 2.0 dohc
but arent they the 7.5" heavier diff?
bolt on shafts, non LSD was what I beleived?
however if you do have it then I would like to buy the propshaft, can cut it up shorter if you wish as I would need it posting LOL
rear UJ to the diff with 18" of tube would be good enough 
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Originally posted by tony-devon
snap, mines the same, 3.92 2.0 dohc
but arent they the 7.5" heavier diff?
bolt on shafts, non LSD was what I beleived?
however if you do have it then I would like to buy the propshaft, can cut it up shorter if you wish as I would need it posting LOL
rear UJ to the diff with 18" of tube would be good enough
oh ok, was just going on what I was told
mines from a 2.0 dohc model, but its a 7.5 non LSD, bolt on shafts
guess it was a different version
TOP TIP!
(hopefully not pointing out the obvious to you)
Undo the rear hub nuts while the car is on its wheels - much easier than after 
and one of them goes the wrong way, I found this out the hard way LOL
made plates to bolt to the studs, parked a car on top of the wishbone, and still managed to bend a crowbar into a letter P shape
then read on here about one nut being reverse thread, hmm sure enough it was that one.
Sorry just to clarify, the XR4x4 is the 2.9 'proper' version
When I said 2.0i - that is what our current diff came from, but it was a 2.0 injection pinto sierra.
Ha didnt realise about the sub frame, well I guess that makes it easier.
well I want a propshaft no matter what it is LOL
can cut that off if you want
but a sensible price would be much appreciated
No worries Tony - if we go ahead I'll make sure I get the prop.
I would like a cheap v6 gear box if its a Mt75 
deffinatly worth having for nowt - I've seen folk sell them on ebay for £100 
as above most are 7"
all have bolt-on shafts and rear discs
2.0's are 3.92
V6's are 3.62 (more common)
some later cars had 7.5" rear diffs (just what was left in the ford parts bit that week as far as I can work out)
it doesn't take long once they are on there side
30min later:
I got a prop now, thanks anyway but Im a very happy bunny
Rear disc set up might be nice - brake biasing etc?
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I would be interested in the diff if you want to sell it???
Cheers,
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Originally posted by mcerd1
deffinatly worth having for nowt - I've seen folk sell them on ebay for £100
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as above most are 7"
all have bolt-on shafts and rear discs
2.0's are 3.92
V6's are 3.62 (more common)