Re: diahatsu gearbox into a series
Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:59:00 +1300, EMB <embtwo@gmail.com>
> enlightened us thusly:
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>>Austin Shackles wrote:
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>>>find out the final drive ratio of the diahatsu, taking into account that
>>>they run on smaller wheels. I'd suspect that you're better off with the
>>>series diffs, 'specially if you're runnign 7.50s.
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>>5.8:1
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> Blimey. In that case whatever you do it'll be overgeared - you'd need a
> 1-ton low-ratio T-box, or something.
>
Standard series is 4.7:1 with a 1.148 transfer case reduction, so
effective final drive is 5.4:1. Given how low geared the Daihatsu Delta
truck is (on 700R16's with the 5.8 ratio) I think you'd be about spot on
with the standard LR ratios.
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EMB
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