Diff Ratios

[stocker]

hey guys and girls.

I've heard a few rumors around the mill on the Australian Forums that NZ has a few different models of Vitara. And that these vitara's might run higher diff ratios than what ours do.

I currently am running a 5.125 Ratio and i really need something higher so i can Keep my 31" tyres on. The ratio's i've heard of are

5.375 gears have an 8/43 tooth count
5.625 gears have an 8/45 tooth count

Would be very interested in the 5.625 but even the 5.375's would be better than what i've got...

Can anyone shed some light on this???

Cheers
Rob

[churchill]

Hey man, I've only seen 5.125 and higher over here. Nothing that low but I have heard of the elusive ratios your after, just never seen anything for sale.

[nivaman]

Did the long wheel base Vitara's come out with 4.6 ratio diffs?.

[stocker]

no matey, the vitara's with an Auto came out with a 4.6, the 5.125 is the manual ratios...

damn these ratios are elusive...

[strx7]

Escudo and Vitara both manual and auto with G16A 16V engines had 5.125 diffs
the 3dr G16A 8V autos which didn't have overdrive had 4.625s in them

there are some of the later G16A 16V autos which got the 4 speed + OD auto in them which had 4.875's in them

[nivaman]

SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION JAPAN

TYPE E-TA01W-879241

ENGINE G16A 1590cc

COLOUR ODG C13

SHXR-SD4

ENGINE NUMBER (blank)

Can anyone tell from this what ratio diffs it has?.

[strx7]

being TA01-8##### something i'd say its a 1995-1997 vintage. if its manual its 5.125, if its auto it could be either 4.875 or 5.125

[nivaman]

No idea on year but its a swb automatic if thats any help?.

[strx7]

if its 16V it should be 5.125 but there is no gurantees

[nivaman]

Think the diffs i have are 5.1 as 5 turns of the input to one turn of the ring gear, is this correct?.

[zukmeista]

Sounds about right.

[strx7]

Think the diffs i have are 5.1 as 5 turns of the input to one turn of the ring gear, is this correct?.

they are either 4.875 or 5.125 as 1 is just shy of 5 turns the other is just over 5 turns.