[Joe]

G'day
Im going to start collecting the all the bits and pieces to put in a GV steel front diff but so my car is not off the road for to long i want to have it all built up so it's just a matter pulling the alloy center and diff housing out and bolting the GV housing and center straight back in, hopefully i can do that all in one day (but more than likely the way that i do things two days )......
Now i know i will need a RD88 airlocker as i have 26 spline CVs but what im not to sure on is if i get a set of 5.12 r&p from a 22 spline diff will it still all go together or am i missing something? or am i way off all together?

Cheers Joe

[royce]

yeah spline wont matter there

[Joe]

royce wrote:

yeah spline wont matter there

Cool
So all i need is
GV housing and third member
RD88 locker
5.12 R&P
New bearing kit
and bolt it all together?

[royce]

one of them crush sleeve thingos for the pinion bearing

[Joe]

Cool ill get one of them too
Hopefully i hear back about this front diff in the next couple of days and he doesn't want to much for it

[gregdixon]

Doesn't the ARB catalouge say you need a vitara 3rd member not GV ?

That is my understanding reading through all the GV locker threads. If it is not the case that's good for me.

[shandy92]

hey Joe,

where did u find the diff? i need to find one soon, and dont really no where to look.

cheers

[atari4x4]

gregdixon wrote:

Doesn't the ARB catalouge say you need a vitara 3rd member not GV ?

That is my understanding reading through all the GV locker threads. If it is not the case that's good for me.

i think that is only for the rear diff... as i have the GV steel front diff with GV steel pinion carrier + RD88 air locker.

[christover1]

shandy92 wrote:

hey Joe,

where did u find the diff? i need to find one soon, and dont really no where to look.

cheers

Multiple on line parts locators is how I found mine.
Suzifour had one a a few months ago, $450 + delivery.
Some later GV and XL7's have a salisbury diff that will not work in a Vitara.

http://www.1300wrecker.com.au/Online.aspx

http://www.all4wdspares.com.au/

http://www.exjap.com.au/?id=contact

http://www.eautoparts.com.au/partsreqlist.aspx

http://www.gympiewreckers.com.au/partlocator.php

http://www.findapart.com.au/suzuki_parts.php

[Joe]

shandy92 wrote:

hey Joe,

where did u find the diff? i need to find one soon, and dont really no where to look.

cheers

My brothers mate has an unlic GV in his back yard
Im just waiting to hear back if he wants to part it out

[alien]

take the engine out of it while you're at it joe =P (assuming at the 2.4l?)

[steak_knife]

alien wrote:

take the engine out of it while you're at it joe =P (assuming at the 2.4l?)

Wouldn't be if he want the steel 3rd member..

2.5 v6??

[Joe]

steak_knife wrote:

alien wrote:

take the engine out of it while you're at it joe =P (assuming at the 2.4l?)

Wouldn't be if he want the steel 3rd member..

2.5 v6??

[steak_knife]

Joe wrote:

steak_knife wrote:

alien wrote:

take the engine out of it while you're at it joe =P (assuming at the 2.4l?)

Wouldn't be if he want the steel 3rd member..

2.5 v6??

I think I could fit one in the jim..

[gregdixon]

atari4x4 wrote:

gregdixon wrote:

Doesn't the ARB catalouge say you need a vitara 3rd member not GV ?

That is my understanding reading through all the GV locker threads. If it is not the case that's good for me.

i think that is only for the rear diff... as i have the GV steel front diff with GV steel pinion carrier + RD88 air locker.

I grabbed this from the ARB application chart. Unless they only mean 01-05 GV models?

2
Grand Vitara/XL7 (to 2005) front requires conversion using RD88, Vitara/Sidekick third member assembly and free wheeling hubs.
3
Grand Vitara/XL7 (to 2005) rear requires conversion using Vitara/Sidekick third member assembly (& 26 spl axle shafts if required).
No application for current model (2005 on) Grand Vitara.


I should send my complete diff to you to fit a locker and do the stub axle mod like yours

[atari4x4]

one stub axle mod was enough for me....