[atari4x4]

stocker wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

calmini are the only ones that supply a replacement pinion mount & it's a fair bit lower than standard. the crossmember needed to be clearanced on my SV420 to get the diff to sit low enough.

I also noticed this when i put my kit in on the weekend


the Diff literally sits on the crossmember :S

did you take any material off the bottom "webb" on the pinion as per the instructions?

[stocker]

yeppers. that was when it stopped hitting

[Brett]

whats the 2 left cv conversion?

[DarkHorse]

Grimbo "stub axle"

[atari4x4]

Brett wrote:

whats the 2 left cv conversion?

http://auszookers.com/index.php?name=Fo ... pic&t=6953

[SiKiD_01]

this was my backyard attempt.

cut the inner cup, and the flange off the long side, and weld together. there is not much support on the new stub when made this way.

[christover1]

Gwagensteve wrote:

Be careful though - calmini don't drop the diff anywhere near that much, and the end result will be that the diff has to roll a lot to get the centreline to drop 2"because the pinion can't drop anywhere near that much.

The end result might be that the driveshaft angles (from transfer to diff) get all whacky because of the amount the diff has to roll.

Also, dropping the diff that much will effectively "shorten" the CV's - this might be an issue on the driver's side.

Just a thought.

Steve.

Did some measurings, 2" drop would put diff slightly lower than the cross member, not liking that idea.
Probably ok on huge lifts with huge tyres and skid pans, but not for me.

Was thinking the pinion drop may be a good thing, but I see your point.

It be very easy to make my own pinion drop bracket
if I go this route anyway.

my right axle now has room to breathe,
so should not be an issue, but worthy of watching out for.

General world wide interweb consensus is up to 50mm lift
stock diff position is safe, if driving wise.

I've added 20mm roughly to my droop with strut flip,
so a 25mm diff drop could be all thats desired.
Easier to get, too.

Or maybe none at all, time will tell