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Rear Dif...
« on: 08 December 2006, 00:03:32 »
Anyone know if one from a calibra turbo will fit an omega??  Seens mine has a lovely amount of play, been offered this at a stupidly low price from a recently split cally t...



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Re: Rear Dif...
« Reply #1 on: 08 December 2006, 00:12:51 »
Homest answer is that I really don't know mate, I would have imagined the Omega having more distance between it's rear wheels than a Calibra, but in truth I don't have a clue.

I'm sure someone who knows will post up soon!

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Re: Rear Dif...
« Reply #2 on: 08 December 2006, 00:16:01 »
well all i shall be taking will be the dif itself, the rest will be binned/scrapped...
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Re: Rear Dif...
« Reply #3 on: 08 December 2006, 01:01:30 »
I've got a diff sitting on the floor in my garage, off a 98 "R" reg 2.5 Omega

If you're interested  :)
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Re: Rear Dif...
« Reply #4 on: 08 December 2006, 13:01:51 »
I think the Cally rear diff is a Carlton diff - I sort of remember reading it somewhere
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« Reply #5 on: 08 December 2006, 23:05:38 »
Yes it looks like a 2l. carlton diff.
Trouble is, Omega diffs are a development of the six cylinder Carlton diff.  :(
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Re: Rear Dif...
« Reply #6 on: 08 December 2006, 23:32:31 »
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Anyone know if one from a calibra turbo will fit an omega??  Seens mine has a lovely amount of play, been offered this at a stupidly low price from a recently split cally t...



cheers!


Wasn't the Calibra front wheel drive...?  :o



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Re: Rear Dif...
« Reply #7 on: 09 December 2006, 03:09:52 »
I believe so...
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Re: Rear Dif...
« Reply #8 on: 09 December 2006, 12:57:20 »
Calibra was based on the cav/veccy...
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Re: Rear Dif...
« Reply #9 on: 09 December 2006, 16:03:28 »
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Calibra was based on the cav/veccy...

The vecy was FWD and had a gearbox with integrated diff - I know because I installed one of these in an Astra some years ago - so if the Calibra is anything like that then I don't see how this can fit a RWD Omega in any shape or form?  :o



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« Reply #10 on: 09 December 2006, 16:32:26 »
I assumed it was one of the 4x4 ones. At least I think they did some, I know they did some 4x4 Cavaliers.
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« Reply #11 on: 09 December 2006, 16:45:45 »
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I assumed it was one of the 4x4 ones. At least I think they did some, I know they did some 4x4 Cavaliers.

Ahhh... 4x4 Calibra... didn't think about that one. But now it actually makes sense - they would have probably used an existing diff rather than develop one from scratch for what was a limited production model...


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Re: Rear Dif...
« Reply #12 on: 09 December 2006, 18:56:51 »
to clarify..

Calibra Turbo 4x4 - 4WD, C20LET, F28-6 Gearbox
Cavalier Turbo 4x4 - same as above

was also a 2ltr 16v N/A 4x4 Calibra, and also GSI 4x4 Cavalier with 20XE
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Re: Rear Dif...
« Reply #13 on: 10 December 2006, 09:23:39 »
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to clarify..

Calibra Turbo 4x4 - 4WD, C20LET, F28-6 Gearbox
Cavalier Turbo 4x4 - same as above

was also a 2ltr 16v N/A 4x4 Calibra, and also GSI 4x4 Cavalier with 20XE

Hence where my name came from......DTM calibra (turbo 4x4), yes, Carlton rar diff.....slightly different (the half shaft wont fit)
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Re: Rear Dif...
« Reply #14 on: 10 December 2006, 20:32:58 »
Further to my previous post, note that Carltons had 2 different diffs.

1.8ltr & 2.0ltr saloon had one type.

All estates and 6 cylinder cars & Senator, Monza, etc. had a stronger one which had a tendancy to whine if not built exactly spot on.

The Omega diff. is a development of the latter one, main improvement being that new ones are usually quiet  ;D
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