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BDA:
I thought I read that somewhere too. Did JB mention that here or the lotuseuropa group? I got Richard's twin link kit at the same time as my NG3 so I never had to worry about it. Richard Mann came up with a clever twin link set up that might be simpler. A buddy of mine implemented it on his S2. If anyone needs, I can ask him about it.

jbcollier:
With an NG3 transaxle there are two ways forward:

- swap in the short output shafts and seal holders from your original Europa transaxle.  Now you can run the suspension as stock.  Shimming the diff gears may require machining up custom shims to suit.

- fit a twin-link kit (or equivalent) AND shorten the half-shafts so they work with the longer output shafts (any driveshaft shop can do the work).

I fit an 395-10 transaxle so was ok with the seal holders.  I replaced the whole diff assembly with a Quaife unit (short output shafts).  I could have stayed with the stock suspension but used a Twin-Link system regardless.  It all works beautifully.

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