77 diff in a 80 spider

Maintenance advice to keep your Spider in shape.
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sweet124
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Your car is a: 1980 FI 124 spider
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77 diff in a 80 spider

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Can a 77 diff be swap into a 80 spider with out changing the drive shaft and rear trailing arms long and short.
1980 fiat spider under restoration
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Re: 77 diff in a 80 spider

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You MUST change the panhard rod.
There maybe enough wiggle in the driveshaft for the original to work. Just loosen the center support bolts before bolting it to the diff, then don't forget to tighten them again.
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Re: 77 diff in a 80 spider

Post by sweet124 »

Thanks Csaba Just looking for a spare diff found a 77 but I was to late it had sold.
1980 fiat spider under restoration
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