[Miata] Yay! Broke My Differential!

[Roy S. Rapoport]

On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 04:45:31PM -0700, Keith Tanner wrote:
> I think Roy has a 1.6.

Not anymore :).  But it depends on your definition -- I suspect that from
the perspective of the drivetrain, etc, we can still say that I've got a
1.6.

> - it would be cheaper to buy another, unbroken, differential than it would
> be to repair the ring gear in yours. Flyin' Miata sells good open 1.6 diffs
> for $100, I'm sure other salvage yards aren't far off that.
> - to avoid the problem happening again, consider a 1.8 rear end. This is an
> order of magnitude more expensive unless you either get lucky or are willing
> to do a lot of hunting around. Again, FM sells the parts you need to install
> a 1.8 LSD for $1050. An open diff would be cheaper.

Ouch.  Any idea how many hours it'd take to put that kit on my car?

> - should you consider LSD? Maybe. How does the car get used?

Spirited daily driving.  It's not going to be on the track anytime soon --
it's one of our two daily drivers now.

-roy