RE: .28 in a funfactor? oh dear....
I am working on something that might solve your problem mate. The GS crown gears fit very nicely on the Savage diff cases. If the GS bevel gear will fit through the CEN diff housing/bulkhead, we may have a way of fitting 1:8 diffs and drive cups through a CEN housing. May all be down to the bearings fitting though. I'll keep you updated on how it goes.