Samurai straight axle also works wonderfully, just need to torch and weld some stuff and then you have leaf spring front and get a set of jeep cherokee front coil springs and put them in the back with an inverted shock setup for more travel that the bigger coils give. It will lift the rear quite a bit so i set of revolving shackles in the front will also help articulate and bump up the height in front to closer match the rear🤘😎
Did you replace the cover to make it stronger from external banging (rocks, etc) or is there some other weakness? Did you pull the steel version from a Grand Vitara?
So you have a steel housing in the front ? I was wanting to put a locker in the front of my 92. But they said it will brake every time cause of the mounts
It’s out of an 02 grand vitara with a 5 speed and v6. Hard to find, but it bolts right in. You will have to use your gears though. The aluminum casing will break; the steel one won’t, but the axles will.
Never heard this about the diffs. Can you explain? Where did you get the steel one? Would love more info on the why if the build. Good job on the build portion.
The aluminum differential housings are known to break on hard wheeling, and always break with a locker. The only factory housing that will bolt in is out of a 99-03 grand vitara v6 manual transmission. I scored this one out of the local junk yard. The gears in the one I got from the junkyard were 4.88:1. That’s why I’m waiting to get a locker and put my 5.125:1 gears in the steel pumpkin.
Oh thanks that’s very helpful to know! I have a 95 tin top 4x4 we restored last year for a daily driver as well as for overlanding/off roading. Gets a lot of attention here in Los Angeles. I also had one back in the day and the rear diff cracked.
I want to do this,thank you!
Samurai straight axle also works wonderfully, just need to torch and weld some stuff and then you have leaf spring front and get a set of jeep cherokee front coil springs and put them in the back with an inverted shock setup for more travel that the bigger coils give. It will lift the rear quite a bit so i set of revolving shackles in the front will also help articulate and bump up the height in front to closer match the rear🤘😎
Not with this one. I have dreams of doing that with a 4 door. I’ll probably link the front and do coil overs if I end up doing that.
@@haroldshobbies ya we usually do the 4 door, its closer to the 105 inch holy grail wheelbase for offroad🙃
The breaks I have seen are typically the snout on the third member...so hopefully it lasts until you get the steel unit installed
Did you replace the cover to make it stronger from external banging (rocks, etc) or is there some other weakness? Did you pull the steel version from a Grand Vitara?
Full steel differential from the vitara. I still haven’t installed the steel pumpkin. I have my aluminum pumpkin in the steel housing.
So you have a steel housing in the front ? I was wanting to put a locker in the front of my 92. But they said it will brake every time cause of the mounts
It’s out of an 02 grand vitara with a 5 speed and v6. Hard to find, but it bolts right in. You will have to use your gears though. The aluminum casing will break; the steel one won’t, but the axles will.
Never heard this about the diffs. Can you explain? Where did you get the steel one? Would love more info on the why if the build. Good job on the build portion.
The aluminum differential housings are known to break on hard wheeling, and always break with a locker. The only factory housing that will bolt in is out of a 99-03 grand vitara v6 manual transmission. I scored this one out of the local junk yard. The gears in the one I got from the junkyard were 4.88:1. That’s why I’m waiting to get a locker and put my 5.125:1 gears in the steel pumpkin.
Oh thanks that’s very helpful to know!
I have a 95 tin top 4x4 we restored last year for a daily driver as well as for overlanding/off roading. Gets a lot of attention here in Los Angeles.
I also had one back in the day and the rear diff cracked.
I bet if you knew you had to re-tighten the bolts on a cork gasket, it'd have been fine.
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