On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:13:32 +1300, EMB <embtwo@gmail.com> wrote:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>> On or around Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:59:00 +1300, EMB <embtwo@gmail.com>
>> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>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.
>>
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>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.


hiya,

i was planning on keeping the diffs as standard, i was more concerned
with how the daihatsu t/box would affect running it in all
terrains(tarmac,mud,grass,motorways etc,etc),pulling 1 ton caravans up
steeeeeep hills in the morning and thundering round trials circuits in
the afternoon.

thanks for advice guys, im gunna try and get it in, somehow!


andy

was reading through this topic, how did it go, did you get it working ?

I have a siia wi the 2.8 in and my siii gearbox is on the way out. wondering if the daih box was a better bet

Interesting project would be nice to know if it worked out, I did think about 200 tdi in the lightweight but the advice at the time was that the series box wouldn't take it.

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series boxes are ok if you look after them and don't try racing changes. i dunt know about yer rice burner box but if its perm 4x4 your front axle wont like it. it has uj's in it and was designed for selectable 4wd rather than perm 4wd.

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