umm...i guess ill throw out another question before i go on a sprtage hunt. IF the third member bolts right up, how bout the drive shaft?

Actually you have the option of 4x110 or 4x114.3 directly from there site

General:

Hubs bolt directly on to your existing housing without any modification
Flange face width is only 7mm wider than standard
Comes with super heavy duty 55mm * ½ inch studs set at 110 (Series 1) & 114.3 (Series 3) PCD
Differential centres can be changed in minutes with simple axle removal from the three-bolt centre cap


I do believe it just depends on the year but I think seeing that you have the 84-85 larger axcel that it should bolt up. But dont hold me to that.

Also keep me updated on your search I am about an hour away from you so if you happen to come across a couple of Sportages I would gladly pay you for one. Or just let me know where it is and i will pull it myself.

The S4 diffy flange will work on a KIA pinion shaft. So just transfer it.

When I get home tonight, I will try it also on the front diffy.

Is there a pmkin that bolts right up, has LSD, and can be found in a scrap yard?? I am to inexprieienced/poor to take teh reare end apart, or pay to get it done.

Thanks Ted

For what year......

mistake. that should be S3 (84-85) not S4.

1985 Gsl

if its orig, then it came equipped with LSD

I know that, thank you. I was wondering if their is a pumpkin I can bolt up with 4.44 or 4.77 ratios ( preferably) that will bolt right up?

I am lazy and don't want to tare into a rear end, not to mentino my newbness to the world. Any imput is great

sorry for the confusion and thanks.

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88-89 B2000/2200 have 4.44's BUT they are open diff. IT does bolt up however, But if you have and 84 or 85 FB you will have to change the side gears to let the larger axles fit. You could install your own lsd in it but then that would defeat the whole purpose of your question seeing as how you didn't want to open a diff anyways.

Almost forgot to mention, Those gears are in the manual transmission trucks only.

you are my hero!!!

In case it wasn't obvious, They are in the 4x4 trucks specificely.

lol... Anything with LSD though? I want these gears for an autocross/drift/daily.

Thanks for teh imput

I f the Kia Sportage idiff is workinf for you the Hyundai Tucson diff should work as well as these cars use thesame platform and drivetrain (I work for Hyundai/Kia)

The only upgrade is the SE diff at 4.09 with LSD or Miata pumpkins see here

http://members.aol.com/solomiata/Drivetrain.html

I'm not sure of others, You might want to check around with ford couriers or rangers. From what I here some of those might have the pumpkin your looking for.

Will the SE pumkin fit any year? Nevermind if it will fit the half shafts or not, Changing the side gears would take care of that.

hmmm... intresting. I will check into the Fords thanks

Courier uses a larger ring gear. 8.00 Inch. Courier never came with LSD. They have larger axels too.

I wish there was a simple plug and play short geared LSD for 1st gen.

UPDATE:
I installed the open 4.44 KIA front diffy in my 84. It was fine but not happy with open diffy. So I took it out and put back the stock GSL-SE 3rd member.

Im still saving up $$$ for a new shop press and other nik-naks to do the R&P swap.

intresting, tell us how that goes.

What exactly was happening? Did it launch better? I'm assuming your talking about the one tire fire problem.

You guessed it right on the mark. A 4.44 is a much better launcher over a 4.10 gears (GSL-SE) on a 13-B big streetport, IDA and puck clutches. But it was boring taking the local mountain twisties. Im thinking about welding the spider gears like my RX-3.

BTW: On the same day, I swtiched back to a single 2.5 exhaust, instead of the RB dual exhaust system. So I know, my engine runs harder now.

So the big questions is, can you use the Kia r&p with the stock lsd? No one has answered this yet. I need 4.44's just to get the speedo to read correctly with the 15" tires and wheels I have now.