Montero LSD Swap Questions

[Yosemite_Sam]

I've done a fair amount of searching on this subject and there are a few more questions I have. From what I have read, my '88 2.0 2wd will need the smaller 8" diff out of a leaf spring car. I want to know what kind of LSD's are in the montero sports (clutch type, torsen, etc) and weather or not I can just take the third member out of the montero and bolt that in to the housing in my truck. If there is a thread somewhere with this info, I'd appreciate a link, otherwise, if anybody knows the answers to these I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks!

[dancinggecko]

If its out of a late 80's Montero then it should be a clutch LSD. Mine came out of about an 86 or 87 and that's what it is.

[Clay]

If its out of a late 80's Montero then it should be a clutch LSD. Mine came out of about an 86 or 87 and that's what it is.

Did you swap the axle or the gear(s) assembly?

[pennyman1]

if its out of a 1st gen Montero it will swap right in. A Montero sport can have 8" or 9" rears depending on year and motor.

[Yosemite_Sam]

Ok, so there's a 1997 montero sport at my local junk yard with the leaf spring rear end and I'm pretty sure it has an LSD. That should be the right one, right?

[yamahlr]

Be careful on price and condition. Last year I set up a group buy price with a company that had a number of the OEM units reboxed as Power Brute. They are the original Aisin mfg. unit as o.e.m. And brand new in the box. I believe the number was LOM 83 and was on EBay for a while after our purchase deal.

[pennyman1]

that is right - LOM83 , sold by power brute and some other company. Also the same as a dana 50, which is why these can still be found, as they are used in F150 ford pickups.

[Yosemite_Sam]

Well, I went to Pick n Pull to get what I thought was an LSD, but unfortunately a locked up rear brake had tricked me in to thinking it was, If I find the right one I'll try just swapping over the third member and report back how that goes.