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Diffs.

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Can anyone tell me what advantages/ disadvantages I would have if I swapped my standard 66 Mk1 GT diff and installed a 69 MK2 GT diff? I am assuming they are interchangeable. Thanks.
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Post by peteleo »

They are interchangeable. Just be sure the flange are the same diameter.
Someone may have replaced it with a 105E which is a smaller diameter.
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Post by 1970 cortina GT »

Thanks Pete. What difference should I see if I switch them?
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Post by peteleo »

105E diameter 3" 3/8. GT 3" 5/8. and are interchangeable.

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Ok and performance wise?
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Larger the flange the ratio decreases.
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Post by JAN »

peteleo wrote:Larger the flange the ratio decreases.
Not with you there: the flange diameter has nothing to do with the ratio maintaining 1 to 1 from the gearbox, whatever its size. The ratio, and this is the important part, is dictated by the number of teeth on the crown wheel and pinion. With Fords it is generally etched into the edge of the crownwheel, e.g. 8/33 = 4.125:1. That's the bit which will alter performance, irrespective of the diff's coming from a MkI or MkII.
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Driveshaft turning constant speed. Attached to larger flange 1/4 turn movement from point A to X moves a further distance than attached to smaller flange 1/4 movement from B to Y. Thus effecting differential ratio.

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Post by peteleo »

After doing some re-thinking on this Jim maybe right.
I'm looking at A and B being separate moving points but in reality it doesn't matter what size the outer diameter of the flange is.
I always thought that Ford made two different size flanges to alter the ratio a bit.
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Post by Bob_S »

The larger diameter is to handle more power and torque. A 1/4 turn of the driveshaft = 1/4 turn of the pinion gear no matter the diameter of the flange.
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Post by 1970 cortina GT »

I guess I've started something here.... so by fitting the MK2 diff on the MK1 it'll give me more speed?
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Post by peteleo »

MK1/2 differentials are the same. As Bob mentioned larger diameter flange is to handle more power and torque only. Nothing to do with speed.
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Ok thanks for everyones input.
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Post by JAN »

peteleo wrote:After doing some re-thinking on this Jim maybe right.
I'm looking at A and B being separate moving points but in reality it doesn't matter what size the outer diameter of the flange is.
I always thought that Ford made two different size flanges to alter the ratio a bit.
That's it, Pete, you were possibly thinking linear motion rather than circular motion.
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Post by peteleo »

I may have been thinking in line with locomotion.
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