LSD (limited slip diff.) and gear ratios

[DroppedMitsu]

Yea, just pull the whole thing out of the pumpkin. I would say for your build yea 3.9's would be about what you want, but its all personal preference. The higher the number the more torque/bottom end its going to give you the lower the number the higher it will rev out in each gear.

[79D50]

Great - The entire 3rd member is what I will yank. I figure as long as I dont see a buttload of metal shavings and all of the splines look good on all the gears, it should be a good unit from the JY. Anything in particular to really watch out for?

I will stay with the 3.9 as I know that I can drive it on the freeway at normal speeds without taching it out. I had a 4.11 in my chevy truck once and 70mph was racking the R's but the low end was great. 3.9 is a nice middle ground gear. Thanks for all the info! If everything goes well I will be laying it down like this

[Spicoli]

No cover for the diff just a carrier.

How to: remove driveshaft flange bolts normally like a 12 and 14 wrench, axles 4 12mm nuts/side, cut some brake lines, then you otta just need to pop off all 1000000000 of the nuts that hold the carrier in think there a 10mm maybe a 12mm cant remember

Anything majorly wrong with the diff will be obvious. R&P is kinda hard to fuck up to badly

I dont think 4.22s would hurt if you had em but I'm not an expert and for drivablility on small tires probly not good.

[TurboMax]

does this help.

[Spicoli]

Thats unfair, I was just going off of memory. Your 1ups manship is impressive

Tho it does seem that driveshaft flange bolts very motor to motor. and 2wd vs 4wd.

[TurboMax]

Thats unfair, I was just going off of memory. Your 1ups manship is impressive

Tho it does seem that driveshaft flange bolts very motor to motor. and 2wd vs 4wd.

I cheated, I just pulled the pic from my project thread when I did the LSD swap.
http://mightyram50.com/phpBB3/2-6-g54b-turbo-swap-project-thread-t267.html

[Vantastic1]

I dont think my Van has a posi. Back in winter with the really bad bald tires in back, it would spin one wheel on ice all day long. Wouldnt even move until someone pushed it.

[crvtec90]

So the 88-89 starion lsd carrier with 8 inch ring gear and pinion can be swapped into the rear of my 90 max truck? Or I have to get the montero center section? I found a good deal on the ring and pinion from a starion with open diff but I was gonna hold out for a limited slip.

[DroppedMitsu]

No, i believe the station gears nd lsd will only fit in the front diff of a 4x4 max. For the rear you need the gears andcenter section from a montero

[crvtec90]

Well I know that TurboMax just put the starion gears on his montero lsd center and it brought his cruising rpms down due to the ratio change and I was hoping I could just get a starion carrier with limited slip( which is 8 inch) and my truck axles would spline into the starion unit.