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Old Feb 8, 2016 | 01:02 PM
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Looking for recommendations in the New England area for Diff rebuild or would I be better off buy a brand new RPM lvl 2 ?

This is going to be used for Autocross so I'm not looking for anything crazy like drag racing diffs.

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Just go to the dealer and get a new one price matched to online prices.

They gave me 0 hassle at the dealer and I got a new diff with c6 style shafts for under $1700 out the door in 2 days.

I didn't take it all apart, but you can see both the shafts are 2 piece. I was told by people in the know it uses the new clutch pack as well. I don't know if it uses the new pinion support but if you aren't drag racing you really are cracking the clutch plate springs before anything else.

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Rick at rkt56 and Shane/Jeremy at rpm would be my recommendations if you don't find a builder locally
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Originally Posted by hamburgerman
Looking for recommendations in the New England area for Diff rebuild or would I be better off buy a brand new RPM lvl 2 ?

This is going to be used for Autocross so I'm not looking for anything crazy like drag racing diffs.
Give us a call and we can build something for your specific needs.

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Rick at rkt56 and Shane/Jeremy at rpm would be my recommendations if you don't find a builder locally
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Either of the two shops mentioned would be great choices.
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