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GQ standard diffs into GU???
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:43 pm
by GUEEY
Hi.
Bought a GQ weekend warrior.
Getting rid of my GU wagon.
I would like to swap my 4.3s and Front Airlocker into the GQ which i have been told will fit.
But, will the GQ diffs swap back into the GU.
Both are the small diff models.
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:12 pm
by chunderlicious
you have an early GU 4.2? then yes fit fine both ways.
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:33 pm
by GUEEY
chunderlicious wrote:you have an early GU 4.2? then yes fit fine both ways.
Cheers, Thanks for the reply.
Grant
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:59 pm
by GUte
Flanges different between GU and GQ.
Al.
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:28 pm
by Tiny
GUEEY wrote:chunderlicious wrote:you have an early GU 4.2? then yes fit fine both ways.
Cheers, Thanks for the reply.
Grant
GQ 40mm narower track from memory
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:37 pm
by turps
Tiny wrote:GUEEY wrote:chunderlicious wrote:you have an early GU 4.2? then yes fit fine both ways.
Cheers, Thanks for the reply.
Grant
GQ 40mm narower track from memory
If only swapping centres that want be a problem.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:33 pm
by chunderlicious
GUte wrote:Flanges different between GU and GQ.
Al.
flanges are different between (3.9, 4.1) and the (4.625) ratios only as the 4.6 ratios only came in the 2.8 diesels and they run the smaller transfer and box. but if you have 4.6s allready on your GU 4.2 or GQ 4.2 then just chuck the driveshafts youve allready had made in your new toy.
i dont personally know about 4.3s as i havent ever seen them.
that make sense?
out of curiosity, does the RB30 motored patrols have smaller flanges too?
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:42 pm
by Mick.
chunderlicious wrote:GUte wrote:Flanges different between GU and GQ.
Al.
flanges are different between (3.9, 4.1) and the (4.625) ratios only as the 4.6 ratios only came in the 2.8 diesels and they run the smaller transfer and box. but if you have 4.6s allready on your GU 4.2 or GQ 4.2 then just chuck the driveshafts youve allready had made in your new toy.
i dont personally know about 4.3s as i havent ever seen them.
that make sense?
out of curiosity, does the RB30 motored patrols have smaller flanges too?
When I put whole diffs out of a 2.8 GU into my GQ patrol it was only the rear flange that was different. All we did was seperate the tail shaft and run the rear half of the GU tail shaft with the front half of my GQ tail shaft.
Cheers Mick.
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:55 pm
by Tiny
turps wrote:Tiny wrote:GUEEY wrote:chunderlicious wrote:you have an early GU 4.2? then yes fit fine both ways.
Cheers, Thanks for the reply.
Grant
GQ 40mm narower track from memory
If only swapping centres that want be a problem.
teach me to reply without reading the q properly first
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:59 pm
by money_killer
will just putting in a front gu diff in the gq effect the turn steering and handling seems the gu front is 40mm wider ?
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:47 am
by bj on roids
money_killer wrote:will just putting in a front gu diff in the gq effect the turn steering and handling seems the gu front is 40mm wider ?
depends on where exactly it is wider
but even if it was wider in the axle (not the hub) then as long as you used the right steering arm/s panhard it would be sweet.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:22 am
by ludacris
GU diff has a better turning circle. I would swap the complete diffs over especially the front.
Cris
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:54 pm
by YNOT
Definately swap the complete front diff, much stronger CV joints. I'd be swapping the steering box as well, they help with the turning circle and are stronger.
I've previously swapped both diffs complete, steering box, drag link etc from a '99 GU DX into a "94 GQ RX. GU diffs are about 40mm wider than GQ.
Chunderlicious, I didn't think the RD28's used a smaller transfer case.
Tony