V-Max diff

[Steve Hamm]

what is a fair price to pay for a v-max diff ???? are there any years that are better than others , to put into my 2002 venture ???

what should I be looking for ???

[Great White]

I shopped around and kept an eye on ebay.

 

Snagged one for 70 bucks (plus shipping) with the driveshaft.

 

I had to clean it up and respray it, but otherwise it's fine.

 

A "good price" is often a combination of patience, luck and being in the right place at the right time....

[Freebird]

I think he means for a second gen. There is more to it than just finding one on Ebay. You have to buy one that has been modified for the speedo sensor or be willing to do it yourself.

[Great White]

In that case, I would buy a cheap Vmax rear diff and swap the gears over to the speedo sensor capable case. Couple handfulls of shims and some measuring equipment and get 'er done.

 

Having a lathe makes building any special tools I might need a viable option. From what I've seen on a few sites, there's only one special tool you may want and several work-arounds that I can think of that would get that particular job done. Some time, a couple files, a little steel and a little care is all it would take.

 

You probably could get away with just swapping the pinion, but better to swap the gearsets as a worn pair rather than piece meal it.

 

Now, that's what I would do. Probably beyond the skills/confidence of most back yard/weekend wrenches.

 

So maybe an FJR rear would work. But I've never looked too closely into that one because I've never had to. Should work, 'cause as I understand it the offset is in the rim not the diff housing.

 

Failing those options, buying a ready made one from one of the guys who build them would be the next option.

 

All the other Yammy rear diffs (viragos, XS, etc) I've looked at are the same as the stock venture 10/33 vice the vmax 9/33, so no help there without swapping gears. I'd rather just use the Venture speed sensor capable housing to start with.

 

Patience, luck and being in the right place at the right time is still a factor in all those options....

Edited October 14, 2015 by Great White