No ford 9 inch, what do you recomend

[cameron02]

As mentioned, it would be beneficial for you to state what kit you are building plus what sort of horse power you intend on running, also wether you want limited slip or not. A small diff might be OK if you are not running much HP and are not intending on spinning the wheels.

Hey Brett,

was your Torana diff a fine splineand was it LSD or single spinner?

I'm interested because I'm running a Torana diff.

[Shelby400]

Hi Cameron

The first one was a course spline single spinner. The second was a fine spline LSD.

Both had the same problem of disintegrating carriers.
Snapped an axle once as well.

So far the BW78 from the Commodore has taken some punishment.

I highly advise you look at something a bit stronger than the Torana diff.

Brett

[Aussie Mike]

I used to destroy diffs in my XU1 Torana with a warmed up 6 cylinder. They are not the best choice for a Cobra. Brett is right, go for the later Commodore BTR diff. It will be more than strong enough and you will get disc brakes standard.

The other option if you aren't in a hurry is to go to swap meets and keep an eye on the Trading post. Every now and then I see Ford 9" diffs that have been converted for Torana going for reasonable money.

The 9" is a big heavy diff though and probably over kill for a 5.0L equipped car.

Cheers

[mantis-bec]

I seem to be turned towards the Commodore diff, probably a VN as I see they can be picked up cheep and dont run the IRS (Which i have on my VS and I hate it).
Is the Commodore diff the same with as the cobra's require, or will it need to be shortened.
Thanks for all the input.
Nathan