large case vs small case

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alan1272
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Post Sun May 28, 2006 9:52 pm

i'm rather new to bmws, i have a '86 320i and i'm after a LSD. i've read some posts mentioning large and small case diffs, could anyone outline the differance for me and the pro's and con's? thanks. :)

p.s. i'm after a short ratio, sp which would be best?
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Brianmoooore
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Post Sun May 28, 2006 10:08 pm

Small case and medium case diffs are directly interchangeable with each other.
Advantage of the medium case is that it is stronger
Disadvantage is that it is heavy.