[Mugwui]

Found this while surf'in, thought it might be useful to some of us, cause it was for me.

89-98 Vitara ratios

there are other aftermarket , ratio gear sets.
like:
CALMINI 5.83:1 axle ratios, just to name 1of many choices

Years....2 or 4 door...Engine type...Transmission...Axle ratio
89 2 1.3L carb. 5 speed man. 5.625
89-95 2 1.6L TBI 5 speed man. 5.125
89-95 2 1.6L TBI 3 speed auto 4.625
91 4 1.6L TBI 5 speed man. 5.375
91 4 1.6L TBI 3 speed auto 4.625
92-98 4 1.6L MPFI 5 speed man. 5.125
92-98 4 1.6L MPFI 4 speed auto 5.125
94-98 2 1.6L MPFI 5 speed man. 5.125
94-98 2 1.6L MPFI 3 speed auto 4.30
94-98 2 1.6L MPFI 4 speed auto 5.125
96-98 X90 1.6L MPFI auto or man. 4.625
96-98 4 door 1.8l 16V DOHC MPFI manual or auto 5.125


4.30 gears have a 10/43 tooth count
4.625 gears have an 8/37 tooth count
5.125 gears have an 8/41 tooth count
5.375 gears have an 8/43 tooth count
5.625 gears have an 8/45 tooth count

[steak_knife]

Sic!! thanks for that.

[steak_knife]

I was looking at the Calimini LSD center for vitara & thay say not for man or v6, but 4cyl diff`s fit gv`s!!

Can 1 of their diff be run in a gv v6??

[Mugwui]

Posted this a couple of years ago, thought I would post it again as there seems to be a bit of diff talk going on at the moment.

[remydog05]

Grave dig!
Just been searching, anyone know which Vitara had the 4.8??
Was it the Manual 2L v6 or 4cyl? Or both?
Are GV front the same size R & P as the Vits?? (EG they will go in Sierra housings!)

[tanshi]

i think they were the V6. if you find a stock of them let me know, i have 2 but would like a spare

[Mugwui]

The 4.8 are defiantly out of the 2.5 V6 and I'm not sure but I think the 4.8 will fit in the sierra.
I put the Vit 5.1 into my GV and it had to be ground out a little so my guess is the 4.8 is smaller.
The centres are a different size too.

[datso]

Mugwui wrote:

The 4.8 are defiantly out of the 2.5 V6 and I'm not sure but I think the 4.8 will fit in the sierra.
I put the Vit 5.1 into my GV and it had to be ground out a little so my guess is the 4.8 is smaller.
The centres are a different size too.

Who did the grinding there is quite a bit of thickness on the Ring.

[Mugwui]

datso wrote:

Mugwui wrote:

The 4.8 are defiantly out of the 2.5 V6 and I'm not sure but I think the 4.8 will fit in the sierra.
I put the Vit 5.1 into my GV and it had to be ground out a little so my guess is the 4.8 is smaller.
The centres are a different size too.

Who did the grinding there is quite a bit of thickness on the Ring.

ARB. When they fitted the lockers.

[DarkHorse]

Vit 5.12 fronts fit straight in the early V6 GV steel housings (hence such a common swap.)

Don't know anything about the Sierra equivalents, but hope that helps somehow...

[jdk81]

2.0l man gv = 4.8
2.0l auto GV = 5.12
2.5 V6 man = 4.3 (steel diff housing)
2.5 V6 auto = 4.8.

X90 can also have 4.875

Linky to other thread on same topic
http://auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=35194

[Built4thrashing]

Found a great website with diff ratios.....


enjoy

http://www.usedrearaxles.com/search/Suzuki~VITARA/

[lordskully]

hi guys im new to this forum. was just wondering which LSD diff centres will fit in a vitara 97 jlx?

[Gwagensteve]

There are super rare sierra rear lsd's which would go in the front. I'm not aware of an LSD for the rear.

All up, much dearer and more hassle than real lockers with nowhere near the performance.

Steve.

[Grunt]

Was this model released here in Aus and if so would these gears fit in place of 5.125?

91 4 1.6L TBI 5 speed man. 5.375

[tanshi]

i dont believe we got 5.3s here

[Gwagensteve]

We never got the TBI motors here. There are a small number of import escudos (Japanese market Vitaras) over here but many are three speed auto TBI.

The TBI motor was also used in the US in LWB's and these also had 5.375 ratios.

All up, for 5% reduction, not worth the hassle of finding/importing them.

Steve.

[Grunt]

Good call Steve.
That's still an interesting but of info. Cheers.

[christover1]

5:72 listed on ebay in Melbourne

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221542841842 ... 1438.l2649

[Gwagensteve]

Professionally fitted, that's a $1500 "solution" to gear 29" tyres on road.

Wow.

Steve.

[SierraDan]

[klutched]

Gwagensteve wrote:

Professionally fitted, that's a $1500 "solution" to gear 29" tyres on road.

Wow.

Steve.

5.7s would gear mine for 32s, be out by 0.5%... 5.12s actually bring my GV within 0.5% for stock tyres... 60 on the dash is 60 on the GPS.

[Gwagensteve]

Sure, but 90% of Vitaras run 5.12's, as you are aware.

In any case, I came across this today which confirms the original data in this thread:

Quote:

The 1991 Sidekick 4 door will have a 5.38 gear ratio. Only the 1989 2 door Sidekick running a 1.3 liter 8 valve motor came with a 5.62 differential ratio.

People still want the 5.38 ratio gears since they are also rare, but just not as rare as the 5.62.

That's from a reliable source on Pirate.