hey everyone, most of you know me as Lowclass21 from celica.net . i completed my swap to a 2nd gen jdm 3sgte early last summer. however after completion i noticed that i could take my driver side axle and where it enters the gt transmission i can wiggle it about 1/4 of an inch in every direction. it was fine for a bit but on the way to nopi it got unbearable. i made it there and back but i believe its the diffs. i think they are pretty shot, lol. i was going to start searching for a limited slip diff for the gt tranny but figured i better check with everyone first to find my best alternative. i want traction!!! please let me know any ideas and prices also where to find them. thanks sooo much >>

u might want to try the MR-2 tranny with the LSD ...as for the axles play are u using the ones for from a st185? if sou might want to put the GT ones back in .... but hopfully someone one that has completed that swap and swaped the tranny also.. can be better help to u ..

st185 axels wouldnt work at all cause they are bolt ons. the 6th gen axels just click in place.

if you got new axels during your swap, then there is a good chance the place you bought them from gave you wrong ones. i had this happen like 4 times to me when i was doing my swap.

NICE CAR!!!! >>

Yeah nice custom work - when I did my swap I actually had issues with the drivers side and it led to the bellhousing cracking and breaking thus, on the highway, I was left without any transmission fluid in the tranny.

BTW: Where in NY are you? I'm about an hour from the city.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Jan 26, 2005 - 9:30 AM

i'll like to see you ride too CELICAKIDD324. i'm in NYC. probably you'll be able to tell me bout the swap too. >>

the axle play is from bad diffs, lol. not wrong axles. the diff bearings are shot!!! thats what i am asking, i am going to upgrade tranny's or diffs, i want a lsd trans. should i upgrade my gt tranny or buy something else. i heard solara tranny may work is that lsd, not that i know of.

i am 20 miles west of syracuse ny, bout 5 hrs from the city, where are you

-CELICAKIDD324+Jan 27, 2005 - 10:05 PM
The Solara 5 speed tranny is the same thing as the MR2 Turbo trannies. Can't say if they have LSD or not. They do have slightly different gearing for the 1MZ... Regardless, swapping in one of these trannies (E153), requires modification/customization of the tranny mount and axles. The trannies are physically pretty different. I believe the MR2 trannies also require modification to the shift linkages... can't say for the Solara tranny.

This post has been edited by Kwanza26: Jan 27, 2005 - 5:49 PM