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 Post subject: Diff Change
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:19 pm 
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Ive got a BA XT with the standard 3.23 gear ratio and want to change it to a XR6 (non turbo) 3.45 gear ratio.How hard is this to do.and how do you do it.need some pics to.Thanks...
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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:04 pm 
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mate just take it to a shop and get them to do it might be a little dear but get a good job about 1300

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:11 pm 
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This is not something you want to do yourself if you don't know what you're about.

Setting diff gears up requires a fair bit of know how........ Otherwise they get noisy, wear out quickly and just generally cause you problems.

I just wouldn't do it ........

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:38 pm 
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ba xt with :standard" 3.23 ratio? iirc xt's are 3.08... is it manual or auto? if its auto go the 3.7's from the turbo.

 

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 Post subject: Diff Change
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 8:47 pm 
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yeah it is a 3.23 gear ratio set up.but what i meant was how do you unbolt one and replace it with the other.i got the whole diff set up out of a ba xr6 with the 3.45 lsd.
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:51 pm 
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If you have a complete centre, that's a different story, (I thought you were talking about building up your own).......

You'll get all the help you need on here to get it done.......

I think the only issue will be getting the speedo to read correctly..... but a visit to Fraud will fix that for you!

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:19 pm 
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It's a mammoth job.

The whole back of the car needs to come out. As you can't get the diff out without removing the whole IRS cradle.

For such a 'small' diff change, it's not worth to job.

When I got mine done (professionally) as it's not a job you'd want to tackle without a hoist and a couple helpers. I supplied a 3.46 diff (factory a 2.73), and cost over 1600 to get it reco'd and installed.

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:15 pm 
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Ive got the whole lot already Diff and Cradle ALL IN ONE.Its out of a BA XR6 what i need to know is how to install it..
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:34 pm 
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BA's run the speedo from the ABS.

 

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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:03 pm 
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Yeah, I didn't need to change speedo or gearshift points (ZF auto). It was a seemless change.

 

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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:47 pm 
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Data dude if you want to sped up your auto changes do a service and while you are in there turn the adjustment on the S5 in 3/4 of a turn,the difference is way good.
Plenty of info Fordy don't be put off it's not that hard to get it in there and then book in to a Diff joint and get them top set the lash if you are not sure .

 

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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:19 pm 
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I've got the ZF 6spd, manual shifts are already breaking traction (into 4th!).

And it's all controlled by a tune these days.

 

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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:29 pm 
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[quote="badcooky"]Data dude if you want to sped up your auto changes do a service and while you are in there turn the adjustment on the S5 in 3/4 of a turn,the difference is way good.
Plenty of info Fordy don't be put off it's not that hard to get it in there and then book in to a Diff joint and get them top set the lash if you are not sure .[/quote]What does turn the adjustment on the s5 mean..please
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S5 is the solenoid in the BTR 4 speeds that controls how firm the shift is. It can either be physically changed, or with the use of a electronic shift kit, it can be done with a few $ of wiring and components - also you can turn it off (handy for wet weather).

 

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