fitting of gq centers into gu housings

[BIG BETTSY]

hi guys just wondering i have some 4.3 ratio gq centres but im wanting to put them into some gq housings to get extra width is it straight forward or is there anything i have to change thanks guys any help appreciated

[beast of a GQ]

Depends what the 4.3's came out of. If there out of a gq coil sprung should be a straight swap. But the leaf sprung utes are different, bigger centre, bigger housing on the rear. Im not sure if any GU wagons came with the big diff. There is plenty of info on here. just hard to find.

[beast of a GQ]

I had to swap the flanges over on mine. Very easy to do

[BIG BETTSY]

thanks bud i thought they would just go straight in but i was told there was something different about carrier bearings or a shim somewhere was needed better to be safe then sorry thanks again

[WALKS]

should be the same as putting gu centers in to a gq when i did mine all i had to do was change the rear pinion flange.

[RIZZO]

should be straight swap, any gq or gu coil rears are same size, its the leaf rear gu utes that had the monster rear diff

[Suspension Stuff]

I think series 1 GU manual wagons came with big diff

[scott/gqfun]

what gq's did 4:3 come in just the utes or did the 3l petrol have them to

[BIG BETTSY]

what gq's did 4:3 come in just the utes or did the 3l petrol have them to

the rb30 3 ltrs had 4.3 ratio aswell yes

[beast of a GQ]

I think series 1 GU manual wagons came with big diff

Yeh your right we have had a couple come through work with the big pumkins all of them had the 3.9 ratio aswell. Not sure if others had different ratios.

[GUte]

From memory when I did mine, the front axle shafts had to be shortened approx 5mm. The design of the GU against the GQ is a little different.