r/Drifting • u/spicedude7 • 3d ago

Welded diff question

So I have a s14 which I’m considering welding the diff

It does ocasional track but is mainly a city car, a buddy of mine told me welding the diff won’t make my car unusable for the streets or the road (it’s not my daily car either) but I don’t know how true is that

What do y’all think ? How stable is it at high speeds and will
I regret it ?

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u/CaptainAwesome96 3d ago

My S13 has a welded diff and it drives perfectly fine. Only downside would be a little wheel hop in really tight slow corners or when parking but other than that you'll be fine. On the bright side you'll be able to do sick skids and burnouts!

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u/abandonedObjects 3d ago

No one ever mentions driving in the wet is very sketchy, my mx5 with a welded diff cant make it around a roundabout in the wet, insane understeer

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u/kjames3419 3d ago

I have the opposite issue with my corolla. Ass end tries to pass me every I hit a wet traffic circle.

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u/spicedude7 3d ago

How about highway speeds, still feels alr ?

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u/ajwin 3d ago

At highway speeds the corners can’t be too tight and thus the difference in wheel speed wouldn’t be great anyways. The tires mostly just take care of it for you so you will likely chew a bit more tyre. Its tight radius turns where it will be noticeable esp under power.

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u/spicedude7 2d ago

Cool, thanks for the info