lsd on a 5s? Options

[eboz74]

could i mount a 3s tranny with lsd on a 5s?

[Smaay]

yes, this has been answered so many times! please use the search feature before you ask another question

[Tigawoods]

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Just thought i's bump this thread up and put my question in here, since this seems to be the most relevant place.

Im in the market for an LSD.

Looking around I have found a couple MRS helical LSD's on a few forums.

But before I commit to it I wanted to know if they are 1.5 way, and what kind of improvement (if any) would I be seeing from an oem non aggressive LSD in my lightly tuned 5S.

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jul 13, 2012 - 11:44 AM

[richee3]

Totally and completely worth it. I would say my LSD has made the biggest impact in my handling by far.

[Tigawoods]

Ugh......looks like Im going to shell out some more money

[rave2n]

Ugh......looks like Im going to shell out some more money

Yea I have plans for it in the future, and I share the sentiments when it comes to the funding of such.

I would love to go the e153 route, I just want the stability of being able to autozone my axles!

[Tigawoods]

In an effort to find possible alternatives to the Oem MR2 lsd, would the M Factory LSD be a good alternative?

also the Quaife LSD, seems to have better reviews than the M Factory

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jul 13, 2012 - 1:05 PM

[ricochet1490]

If I buy this beams for my racecar here in a few weeks, we might weld the diffs in the s54 trannys we have....... MEANING that the LSD s54 would be "for sale" for the right price. Just to get this out there now...

[richee3]

If I buy this beams for my racecar here in a few weeks, we might weld the diffs in the s54 trannys we have....... MEANING that the LSD s54 would be "for sale" for the right price. Just to get this out there now...

Prepare for a slew of PM's!

[Tigawoods]

would I be able to get just the LSD itself out of the trans?

your timeline seems to be matching up with mine on when I planned on buying an LSD

[ricochet1490]

don't know... Haven't even cracked open diff tranny's we have yet.

But I see what you're saying. If the lsd could come out it could be shipped.
Otherwise you'd likely have to come and get it lol

Again this is tentative. We may find that we won't be buying the beams until next season... idk. But what were you looking to spend on one of those aft. mkt. lsd's?

[Tigawoods]

I am still keeping my eyes open on the other forums just in case your engine gets pushed of to next year.

If I really really wanted one right now, id be looking at around $1k.
On newcelcia.org there have been a few sold recently for around 5-600.
I want to stick with either a TRD or Toyota OEM.

[Special_Edy]

Since noone else has asked the question; Why do you think you need limited slip?

The 5s doesnt have enough torque for 1 tire let alone both of them. It just seems like a lot of expense considering you probably dont have enough power to even feel a noticable improvement.

[Tigawoods]

Ill be down in the transmission anyways.

Totally and completely worth it. I would say my LSD has made the biggest impact in my handling by far.

the beams doesnt have that much more torque than the 5s. And I am cam'd which is I believe is 25+ small but should be noticeable, especially when (if) I race

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jul 17, 2012 - 2:32 PM

[richee3]

Even the 7A needs limited slip. Drive a FWD car with it and you'll see why. Give the car some gas through a corner, inside wheel spins, car goes wide. Limited slip has been by far the biggest improvement in handling that I've ever felt out of a Celica.

[Tigawoods]

haha I assume he has driven a FWD car

[Special_Edy]

haha I assume he has driven a FWD car

Not with limited slip I havent. Ive driven loads of RWD with lsd though. I swear the eaton positrac I installed in my '64 pickup is terrible for curves though. Now instead of roasting one tire it roasts both and whips wildly back and forth

Id think the nice thing on a fwd would be having torque steering thats straight forward instead of trying to rip the wheel left.

[richee3]

That, and the car pulls itself through corners rather than the inside tire having no grip and understeer galore. Edy, if we were closer I'd have you drive my car. I'm not saying a '95 Camry needs LSD but it made (in my opinion) a 100% improvement in how the car gets itself through a corner. The factory LSD in the S54 is great for everyday driving. I'm not sure how the TRD LSD or any of the Quaife/KAAZ LSD's are, if they might be too aggressive for DD duties. I know Mike could use a more aggressive style of LSD than I have, since our car is 90% DD with occasional fun and his car sees autocross days.

[Tigawoods]

my car probably wont be a DD anymore so that might be grounds for me to get a slight more aggressive lsd. I would like to avoid clutch type brands though

[Tigawoods]

doing some more research I am not 100% positive if the part I was looking at and got quoted on was the LSD for me.
I did quick part # check (4130120230)
and a price of $1300 came up. Which is quite a jump from the $600 I was quoted at toyota