Kia sportage diff in fc rx7
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Kia sportage diff in fc rx7
I remember seeing a thread on how to put a Kia sportage diff into my 89 fc. I want the 4.77 gears ratio. Anybody ever done this swap or know where the link is? Any info is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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It is a direct swap into the large bearing or axle FB axles. I have the sportage gearset in my B2200, it was a direct swap, just had to change over the driveshaft flange. I am using a FC GXL LSD with these gears. The pinion is 1/2 the length for a FC.
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I tried finding a shop to swap the pinion gear with no luck. I finally swapped the whole short nose diff using a custom driveshaft (longer) to work. Then had a fab shop build a custom front diff mount which ended up sloppy and clunking. After 6 months of trying to find someone to build a better mount, i fave up and put the stock diff back in.
Ps: d*#n i love the 4.77 for the short tims i got to use it
Ps: d*#n i love the 4.77 for the short tims i got to use it
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I tried finding a shop to swap the pinion gear with no luck. I finally swapped the whole short nose diff using a custom driveshaft (longer) to work. Then had a fab shop build a custom front diff mount which ended up sloppy and clunking. After 6 months of trying to find someone to build a better mount, i fave up and put the stock diff back in.
Ps: d*#n i love the 4.77 for the short tims i got to use it
Ps: d*#n i love the 4.77 for the short tims i got to use it
Speedsource used to make 4.88 and the same with ISC racing.
Welcome to Rebello Racing and Mazdatrix can do the fabrication for you.
Rebello costs about $350 + shipping them all the gears to do the modification. I may be doing a spare one here in the future. You'll need a Kia 4.77 r&p set and a long pinion for them to modify.
Good luck!
Welcome to Rebello Racing
His son does the modification.
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or you could just swap to a ford 8.8" and have any gear ratio you want
FC Ford 8.8 IRS - Complete Mount Kit w/ Axles
FC Ford 8.8 IRS - Complete Mount Kit w/ Axles
I love the gear ratio selection and it's easy to find a shop to setup a 8.8.