[christover1]

I've started the process of fitting a Sierra steel diff casing into my Vitara front.
I will be using the stock alloy axle housing still, as to steel those, I have to steal those
I'm told extra strapping of front diff mount will help avoid alloy diff casings exploding.
My main question is
will I need extra strapping down with the steel diff?

I have an empty 1.3 diff case/pinion housing, I will fit that in to work out the bracket I need to make, then pull it out, save for locker, then put all the vit diff and locker into the steel housing.
christover

[christover1]

If anyone has done this, I would value any input

[royce]

you used to be able to get a collar from rocky road or somewhere that went around the sierra pinion area to mount to the crossmember, maybe copy that?

[christover1]

royce wrote:

you used to be able to get a collar from rocky road or somewhere that went around the sierra pinion area to mount to the crossmember, maybe copy that?

Yes I was planning something similar, just wasn't sure if needed.
Will look into that, though.
I will shove it in the hole and have a look see, sometime soon.

[royce]

yeah you need that mount, it stops the diff twisting around

[experament-u2]

i found a picture of an American site where a bloke made a brace that attached to the bolts on the top of 3rd member and bolted to the driver side mount point, if i can find the picture il post it up

[christover1]

cheers all, it all helps

[christover1]

I will be using the vitara carrier, as the steel diff is empty
(assuming it will fit)
I'm finding different part numbers for front lockers in Sierra and Vitara,
and I thought they be the same.
LOWRANGE sell a front lockrite with carrier already to go,
so that may be an option.

http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/index.ph ... ystem.html

May still need to use Sierra carrier if lock rite type lockers are hard to get for Vit.

[royce]

they are different depending on the splines you have