Limited-Slip Diff (LSD) in my LEXUS GS400! Out with the old, in with the new! Episode 2

[@paladain55]

Did a oem t2 limited slip here out of a toyota supra turbo auto. I will say all i had to use was a 12" long, 4" wide clamp to hold the flat surface on the diff and then i was able to torque it to the first step with a torque wrench. Thank god they allowed the last 60-90* to just be that. So you can finish up with an impact wrench and some paint marks. Very easy. Now to finish up with installing the 3 new diff seals and reassembling.

[@travisstamp7428]

My god, i appreciate the time, effort, explanation, and exactness you put into your videos! Ive been wanting to LSD my gs400, but i know how thatd be a slippery slope into doing "drift stuff"😂

[@Your0nlyMajesty]

god bless these videos exist! I don't even have a gs but maybe I'll do this on my ls430 in the future. Thanks a lot for these high effort videos!

[@FirstLast-bi8xi]

Good vid, thankyou

[@Rammoftheyear]

Looks like you’ve been working out !

[@Madphysicist1]

Also, do you have parts list? And how many work hours did this job take?

[@ForwardMomentum]

Did you skip episode 1? From start to finish expect a 6-8hr job your first time. I film everything so I can’t give you my figure.

[@Madphysicist1]

@@ForwardMomentum just got the parts. Thank you however, what do you recommend me getting for the carriers/housing…..another GS 300 or GS 430?

[@ForwardMomentum]

The lowest mile bolted carrier you can find.

[@lieutenantdan8170]

LSD should be standard on every car

[@jay-uh3pk]

so if I understand you can still use the 2000 GS 400 stock housing but it would be easier to install if you got one that had a bolted carrier style?

[@ForwardMomentum]

2000 GS400 bolted carrier is preferred!

[@amusingfart1929]

Hey man Quick Question about the Front Exhaust Piece, is the Y pipe, the one that the 2 downstream 02 sensors plug into, my 98gs400 came off and I’ve came across a 430 front exhaust piece, looks the same & is cheaper than a gs400 front exhaust piece, do you think it will fit the 400? thanks for reading!

[@ForwardMomentum]

I’m not sure. What you can do is cross reference the part numbers. If they’re not the same, I wouldn’t chance it. I use this site a lot: www.toyodiy.com/

[@Bellgrande]

What GS’s and model years come with the bolted style carrier? Thanks

[@ForwardMomentum]

I discussed it in EP1. MAR 2003 - 2005 GS430’s for sure, potentially some SC430’s did as well.

[@Bellgrande]

@@ForwardMomentum ah ok, I was intrigued because I have a 2004 GS300 and I’m wondering if it has the bolted style diff. I guess the easiest way to tell is just jacking up the car and taking a look

[@Mafiabenz08]

how much can i pay you to do mine i have all the components already

[@ForwardMomentum]

It really depends on the details. Unbolted vs bolted carrier. Location, etc. Shipping can be a major factor too. They are a fortune to ship - like $125 each way in a crate, domestic freight. So it gets spendy real quick. Maybe $500 labor, $250 shipping, oil, seals, parts, washers…it gets crazy.

[@joshuawilliams5642]

How much did all of this cost you?

[@ForwardMomentum]

I did it the expensive way, so the figure I give you will not represent the budget method. For example, if you just get the LSD and put it in your existing carrier, it will be the price of the LSD and a few odds and ends. Maybe $1200-$1400 USD.

[@malu6351]

Man why no just buy diff from aristo and scrue all this work :D we wanna see some video of getting this baby spin

[@ForwardMomentum]

A lot of viewers are asking for the exact opposite: how to do it, step-by-step. I can’t please everyone. 💁😂

[@johnshaw3208]

Aristo v300 has an open differential also. No GS from 97-2005 has a LSD

[@malu6351]

​@@johnshaw3208 youre wrong aristo has torsen for sure i got that diff in my gs 430

[@johnshaw3208]

@@malu6351 Hello, I'm not trying to be a know it all or anything like that. It's just that I've done alot of research on this topic. I have a 98 GS400 with an Aristo V300 2jzgte vvti swap making about 550hp wheel. The first lexus to have a LSD is the IS-F. Just Google it my friend.

[@Madphysicist1]

@@malu6351 where did you find that diff?

[@drftn7_nz]

Im surprised you did it all so proper but then re used the bearings? You can get away with it for sure but doing all that work then having a noisy diff would be annoying af. Solid video regardless 👍🏽

[@ForwardMomentum]

Well these bearings were not both available at the time either. So I rolled the dice. Thankfully the diff is flawless. 😎