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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 09:02 AM
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Hey guys, I have a 3 channel 10 bolt that Im needing to put in the Z. Currently its a 4 channel car. Ive seen post on how to convert a 4 to a 3 but Im having a hard time finding a thread for a 3 to a 4. Can someone help me out please?
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 10:49 AM
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The 3 channel rear wont work because the reluctor ring needed for the ABS is mounted to the ring gear, where in a 4 channel rear it has a reluctor ring on each axle near the caliper mount.
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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Can I just convert the 4 channel to a 3 channel by deleting the traction control?
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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traction control cannot be deleted,it's part of the ABS system.
to convert a 3 channel rearend to 4 channel,the axles and backing plate assemblies from the 4 channel rearend have to be installed to the 3 channel rearend.
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 02:25 PM
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Which would be better....swapping the axles and backing plate or just swapping out the chunk?
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what's the problem area,something wore out/broken ?,that's requireing the swap ? that info should have been put in your original post.
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 06:40 PM
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The gears I have now whine a little but the biggest reason I'm switching is because I'm going from a 3.23 to a 3.73.
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Converting your 3 channel to a 4 channel is fairly simple, I had to do it with the rearend in my Z now. You'll need the 4 channel backing plates with the speed sensors in them, the 4 channel axles with the reluctor wheels and the 4 channel wiring harness that hooks to the 2 speed sensors.
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Agree with wicked 94 ta. just went through this on mine.
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