What are the advantages and disadvantages of mounting the differential directly to the transmission as in the following photo?
I have seen the University of Texas at Arlington's differential, and it is also mounted to the transmission instead of the chassis.
It seems it would be easier to align the diff, but if one of the rear tires hits something (like a wall), will it jack up the whole engine, too?
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