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D.SCHAFER

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Joined: Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:29 pm
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Vehicle: 2001 GV J20A 5 DOOR

Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 8:05 pm

Just wondering if I can use the complete rear diff drum to drum from a 1995 5 door vitara 2.0 v6 h20a in to a 2001 grand vitara 2.0 i4 j20a?

Also 2001 gv has 16" steel wheels and 1996 vitara has 16" alloys. Are the offsets the same.

fordem

Joined: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:30 pm
Posts: 2656
Location: Georgetown, Guyana
Vehicle: JB420, APK416, A6G415, A6N415

Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 4:59 am

Regarding the axle question - the rear suspensions are different - the 95 model uses a three link with an upper "wishbone" to provide lateral location, the 01 uses a five link (four with a panhard rod for lateral location)

D.SCHAFER

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Joined: Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:29 pm
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Vehicle: 2001 GV J20A 5 DOOR

Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 6:31 am

Perfect. Thanks for that Fordem, that is what I needed to know.

Gwagensteve

Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm
Posts: 13001
Location: Melbourne

Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 6:32 am

No, rim offset is different. GV rims have more offset (increase track width)

D.SCHAFER

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Joined: Mon Sep 26, 2016 4:29 pm
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Vehicle: 2001 GV J20A 5 DOOR

Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 6:42 am

Cheers Gwagensteve. So the question now do I stick with the steel wheels off the GV and swap tyres on rims or do I go with the alloys and run wheel spacers?

Gwagensteve

Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm
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Location: Melbourne

Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 8:51 am

That's easy. Wheel spacers have several disadvantages, least of all they're illegal.

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