3 series and 4 series swap.. need help
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3 series and 4 series swap.. need help
Well i didnt realize my 98 rear on my a4 was a 3 series. The spare outta a 02 M6 was a 4 series.
I want to keep abs but my posi in my 3 series rear is about shot(hense the reason for swappin). Plus i'd like to have a 3.42 gear instead of the 3.23's anyway. I doubt i'd say a gain, but i might as well since the rear was free
question.. can i swap the posi and 3.42's outta the 4 series rear and place that into the 3 series? I just want to still have ABS. I just wanted to make sure that ring that the ABS uses to read will work with that 4 series carrier and all?
Ill probably see which axles look better and use those also
thanks for any help..
I want to keep abs but my posi in my 3 series rear is about shot(hense the reason for swappin). Plus i'd like to have a 3.42 gear instead of the 3.23's anyway. I doubt i'd say a gain, but i might as well since the rear was free
question.. can i swap the posi and 3.42's outta the 4 series rear and place that into the 3 series? I just want to still have ABS. I just wanted to make sure that ring that the ABS uses to read will work with that 4 series carrier and all?
Ill probably see which axles look better and use those also
thanks for any help..
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HD,
When we blew the rear in the Firehawk...we swapped the guts from a 4-channel rear that Burbanman had into our rear (3 channel). Tuan <sp?> aka meangreen over on EFA did it. (He's working up at FBC so either him or Jason should be able to give you more technical info on it).
So basically...yes it can be done as long as you're just swapping guts and not the whole housing. We swapped posi...everything...cause well...I don't think we had a part that wasn't damaged in the rear.
When we blew the rear in the Firehawk...we swapped the guts from a 4-channel rear that Burbanman had into our rear (3 channel). Tuan <sp?> aka meangreen over on EFA did it. (He's working up at FBC so either him or Jason should be able to give you more technical info on it).
So basically...yes it can be done as long as you're just swapping guts and not the whole housing. We swapped posi...everything...cause well...I don't think we had a part that wasn't damaged in the rear.
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i take you still have abs and all also correct
if i didnt want the abs I would put that 02 rear in and be done with it. Im not worried about the gears really. Just wanna get a somewhat new posi in there If i gotta order a new posi is somewhat facks over me putting a free spare in LMAO
thanks for the info
if i didnt want the abs I would put that 02 rear in and be done with it. Im not worried about the gears really. Just wanna get a somewhat new posi in there If i gotta order a new posi is somewhat facks over me putting a free spare in LMAO
thanks for the info