BlueSuzy wrote:
Axles and diffcentres/whole housings are smaller than 1.3 ones much weaker? are the interchangeable? can i go to wide track diffs easy enough on narrow track spacing?
Engine mounts on chassis are different hmm so efi g13 wont be an easy bolt in? gay or are they in the same spot, so just need the 1.3 mounts?
Depending on models, diff flanges/transfer flanges different what models
A) 1.0 litre rear axles are the same strength as 1.3 axles. 1.0 front axles are a little bit weaker than 1.3 as the CV is smaller and the the inner axle has less splines where it goes into the CV. 1.3 NT front axles are a straight swap and add some strength.
1.0 housings are smaller than 1.3, and a bit weaker - Every 1.0 rear axlehousing I've seen has cracked around the rear Ubolts on the drivers side.
1.0 diff centres are smaller, which is good for ground clearance. The diff gears seem plenty strong enough, and it is possible to swap in 4.56 or 4.88 diff ratios from an LJ50 or 80.
Locker availability is difficult - I think lockrights are the only option.
Yes, you can run WT axles once they have been converted to NT spacing. That's what was in my car until I went vitara rear, and is still what's in the front.
You need some parts though. On top of the axlehousings, you need a WT draglink, and need to sort out the driveshafts.
B) The engine mounts on the chassis are in the wrong positions for both sides. Christover on here made some adapter plates to move the engine mounts to the right position, (they have to move quite a long way) or cut the mounts off the chassis and reweld them in the right spot. This is a little bit tricky, mostly because the gearbox mount has to move too, so for at least part of the job, you loose all the reference points for where the motor and gearbox should be.
C) All suzuki built 1.0litres (I'm pretty sure yours is a japanese built car, not a Maruti) have a smaller driveshaft flange bolt pattern and spigot than all 1.3 engined cars and unique driveshafts. If you have a "4WD light" transfer case, you can swap the flanges over from a 1.3litre car. You can't swap pinion flanges, or the flanges from a "non 4WD light" case.
The smaller flanges also come with a different style of Uni. They have internal c-clips to hold the caps in, rather than external clips like the 1.3 cars. The unis are the same size, but the yokes are different. It is possible to make a "hybrid" uni that is 1/2 1.0 and 1/2 1.3, but this doesn't always work.
Hope this helps.
Steve.
