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Hi
i have a stupid question . Seen the hybrid diffs the usa guys sell . Thus my question is do samurai rear drive shafts fit into vitara rear diffs ? they are the same spline count and diameter from dubious web sites , so wanting to confirm .

Also anyone know the size of a vitara rear wheel bearing compared to a samurai one ? Will go and ask a parts shop tomorrow if know knows off the top of there head .

thanks

chris

If what you're asking is what I think it is, yes.

Vitara rear and sierra rear are both 27 spline.

Vitara's have much better and bigger wheel bearings. sierra wheelbearings are 72mm OD and vitara are 80mm - that's probably 30% stronger.

Steve.

i dont think the diff centre fits into the sierra housing thou as its bigger?

there is also the suzana? i think using vit bits and dana bits.

No, a vitara rear housing won't fit into a sierra housing.

A vitara front will though, but you wouldn't want one as 99% are alloy.

The Suzana uses Dana axles and a vitara centre, as some Dana 30's and 44's used 27 spline axles from memory. In australia, I think the Suzana is a dead end because dana stuff is too rare and unknown.

Steve.

Cheers
Thinking about putting samy axle tubes on a vitara axle housing . I have a vitara diff assy in the shed but its well berried and I will have to drain the oil to check .
Anyone know the inner wheel bearing size for a vitara and samurai ?

Chris

Gwagensteve wrote:

Vitara rear and sierra rear are both 27 spline.

26 spline

Gwagensteve wrote:No, a vitara rear housing won't fit into a sierra housing.

A vitara front will though, but you wouldn't want one as 99% are alloy.

The Suzana uses Dana axles and a vitara centre, as some Dana 30's and 44's used 27 spline axles from memory. In australia, I think the Suzana is a dead end because dana stuff is too rare and unknown.

Steve.

ive got a suzana diff in the front of my zook, it consists of a rear vitara diff centre + housing with custom axle tubes then D44 knuckles.......its got D35 inner + outer axles, and they are different spline to the suzi axles......from memory it has dana side gears grafted into the vit diff centre........

muz_ook wrote:

Gwagensteve wrote:No, a vitara rear housing won't fit into a sierra housing.

A vitara front will though, but you wouldn't want one as 99% are alloy.

The Suzana uses Dana axles and a vitara centre, as some Dana 30's and 44's used 27 spline axles from memory. In australia, I think the Suzana is a dead end because dana stuff is too rare and unknown.

Steve.

ive got a suzana diff in the front of my zook, it consists of a rear vitara diff centre + housing with custom axle tubes then D44 knuckles.......its got D35 inner + outer axles, and they are different spline to the suzi axles......from memory it has dana side gears grafted into the vit diff centre........

If you are running an ARB air locker, ARB had some D30/35(?) 27 splined and D44 30 splined sidegears to suit the Vit locker. They are not a normally listed part but they do exist The sidegears are part #130904R & #131004R.

cj wrote:

muz_ook wrote:

Gwagensteve wrote:No, a vitara rear housing won't fit into a sierra housing.

A vitara front will though, but you wouldn't want one as 99% are alloy.

The Suzana uses Dana axles and a vitara centre, as some Dana 30's and 44's used 27 spline axles from memory. In australia, I think the Suzana is a dead end because dana stuff is too rare and unknown.

Steve.

ive got a suzana diff in the front of my zook, it consists of a rear vitara diff centre + housing with custom axle tubes then D44 knuckles.......its got D35 inner + outer axles, and they are different spline to the suzi axles......from memory it has dana side gears grafted into the vit diff centre........

If you are running an ARB air locker, ARB had some D30/35(?) 27 splined and D44 30 splined sidegears to suit the Vit locker. They are not a normally listed part but they do exist The sidegears are part #130904R & #131004R.

nah im stickin with my welded centre, it does the trick nicely.........thanks CJ