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Okay... Raise your hands if you have the TRD LSD [SC400]

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Old 05-25-06, 12:05 AM
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Default Okay... Raise your hands if you have the TRD LSD [SC400]

The TRD LSD has proven elusive to me. I tried to order one about 1 1/2 years ago from Carson, where it was on the slow boat from Japan- 16 weeks I think. I placed my name and CC number down for an order, but never received a phone call.

So it essentially got away from me.

Lanching from 15mph to prevent tire spin isn't fun, where I am envious of everyone who has the TRUE 2-Way (1.5) LSD. Not the Torsen TT 3.76, or Kaaz. (known to cause rev-tapping with the PI Torque Converter and stock 3.2X gears )

So who here has a real TRD LSD and where in the ##@% did you get it from? did you wait?

EDIT: Please do not turn this into a "what is", "why", "how" thread on LSD's. There are too many already. Tks.

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Old 05-25-06, 09:46 AM
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www.mvpmotorsports.com

I had a unit in my hands in under a week.
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I got mine from mvp, but I have a sc300. I had to wait 2-3 weeks.
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Reallly... I was under the impression that they were discontinued. Good news indeed!
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There was a discussion about this over at supraforums recently. According to Dusty@MVP he had 6 units in stock. I believe Curt @ Elmhurst Toyota can get them too.

Check supraforums for more information. I may be wrong because I skimmed the thread extremely fast.
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I'm in a nice mood today.

Direct link: http://www.supraforums.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=360553
Old 05-25-06, 03:50 PM
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I tried to order a TRD 6 months ago and they were on back order for months from Japan, tried a Kaaz LSD and hated it, then went with the Supra Torsen....Good choice and rides like stock....I hear the TRD is the best out of all the street driveable LSD's....Good luck.....
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can i get the trd lsd in a 3.266 ratio? cause i think that's the ratio i have in my 98 sc400. and if it's the same is it a straight forward swap?
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Originally Posted by megadeth
can i get the trd lsd in a 3.266 ratio? cause i think that's the ratio i have in my 98 sc400. and if it's the same is it a straight forward swap?
The LSD will come without a ring gear. You will have to swap in whatever ratio ring gear that you have.



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so that ring i can take off of my diff right now and install it onto the lsd?
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Originally Posted by megadeth
so that ring i can take off of my diff right now and install it onto the lsd?
Yes.


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Nice... It's too bad it didnt already have on on there and you can choose. It sure would be fun to have an SC400 with an SC300 gear ratio
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