2004 Differential

[04Mamba]

Wanted: Wavetrac or Quaife differential for Gen 3.

 

[99RT10GTS]

I have a stock rear end you can send off to have rebuilt, cheap

 

[Venamous54]

I ordered a Wavetrac. It's currently on back order. Supposedly, its being shipped mid January.

 

[04Mamba]

Venamous 54 - Mine has been on backorder since April. lol. I was told mid January (Wavetrac has been updating/changing shipping dates every 2 months since April).
99RT10GTS - I have a donor rear end for the Wavetrac, just been twiddling my thumbs and waiting on Wavetrac. I was hoping someone would have a built rearend with a Wavetrac installed, or a Wavetrac they would part with.

 

[Steve M]

From what I can gather, they do very limited runs of Viper Wavetracs along with their unique stubs...something on the order of once a year or so based on anecdotal evidence.

Just be aware that their lifetime warranty, while nice, also relies on these limited production runs.

Bottom line: if you break something (and I've seen a couple folks that have broken the Wavetrac stubs), your car will be down while you wait on their next production run. The aftermarket doesn't give two ***** about limited production vehicles, and the Viper certainly falls in that category.

I've never personally run a Wavetrac, and I know a lot of people swear by them, but I'd seriously consider a Gen 4 or Gen 5 take-out as a backup. The OEM GKN Visco-Lok in the 2008-2017 cars is pretty durable in my experience, and it works pretty well. There's also quite a few out there, but you'll have to do some digging these days to find one.

 

[04Mamba]

Bumping this thread to see if anyone has any new information or leads on a Wavetrac. Wavetrac has continued to move the goal post every day on their expected deliveries. Interesting note, every Wavetrac that is Out Of Stock, regardless of vehicle manufacturer/model, has the been pushed out for delivery for the exact same dates as the 03-10 Model year Vipers. Coincidental? Highly doubt it.
Steve M makes a very valid point. Lifetime warranties are only good for a product that is available. Keeping my OEM diff on the shelf is a given, considering the production methods of Wavetrac.
As stated earlier, still looking for a Wavetrac.
Thanks everyone.