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A t50 box will fit into the tunnel , have one in my samurai . Not sure about the others but I doubt it as they are big and the t50 onlyjust fits . There is/has been a t50 with the output for a suzuki on trade me for a while now . My box is rather noisy so was looking at it but i would like an auto . You can buy bellhousings for the t50 to suit 4ages factory , again trade me .
the samurai drive train should be ok with the 4age , sure you could break the axles but with a little care life should be fine .

Interested to know the size of the 3a auto compaired to the k50 ? And the bolt pattern it has for bellhousings .

Cheers

Chris

I've put about 60000 km on my 4A-GE/k50 equipped zuk. the only time I've had clutch slip is on the road when nailing it in 4th or 5th under load & it only happens rarely, back off a little & it'll grab again. I'm not sure what the plate is in it, a mechanic mate sourced one for me that was only 5mm smaller than the std 4A-GE one. It's actually pretty easy to make a custom puck clutch if yu have an old core too.

I have lunched a couple of k50 boxes but swapping the internals out of a cheap & common DX k50 is pretty easy & you're back on the road.

A T50 is better tho, & the next easiest option. Unless you have a TIG & a milling machine at your disposal it's probably easier to buy a bellhousing off Trademe than make one.

My drivetrain has held up well, I've bent axles but never broken one, never done a CV, did a back diff a while back but the vehicle has done 300000+ km, t-case has been sweet. I have done a lot of U-joints though & would recommend upgrading the rear one to a hilux unit or something similar as it'll cost less in the long run.

You could of course just buy my old one & swap on your good bits: $2500, certed, with a detachable warn winch. It'll cost you at least $2K to do the conversion unless you have the hell workshop & all the skills...

Cheers
Clint

If the t50 box fits easy and i can get one off trade me thats the way i think i will go,i allready have a new clutch kit for one so that will be one less expense.
so the swaybar underneath doesent get in the way of the t50?
Did you guys have many hassles with certification ?

cheers guys 4 your help
p.s rotazuk, im from wanganui

The t50 is hyd clutch .
My zuk came with a master cyl on the firewall , tight fit thou . I brought it cert'ed so now idea on that .

look like i have to keep an eye on trademe tell one shows up

shayd1 wrote:so the swaybar underneath doesent get in the way of the t50?
Did you guys have many hassles with certification ?

There's no swaybar under there IIRC, just a cheesy little body crossmember that can be unbolted & thrown away.

No worries with the cert. You'll need a certed or approved welder to do the engine mounts, a driveshaft loop, make sure the fan is guarded, brake & fuel lines aren't too close to the exhaust, all basic stuff. Just go & talk to the cert guy about what he wants to see before you start the job.

Cheers
Clint

1uzfe lexus v8 another project. know where to get a basic wiring diagram?

shayd1 wrote:1uzfe lexus v8 another project. know where to get a basic wiring diagram?

"1UZ-FE" & "Basic Wiring" are not usually words used in the same sentence

I'm running mine on a Link ECU, much easier. Plenty of guys have 'em going well on the stock ECU but they tend be the blokes with pretty good auto electronics skillz. Have a look at lextreme.com there might be some info there.

Cheers
Clint