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    XLS Open Diff to Hybrid LSD Options

    I am interested. Will PM.
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    XLS Open Diff to Hybrid LSD Options

    Both options I'm considering are from IRS gen 3 models. One from Limited, one from XLS.
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    XLS Open Diff to Hybrid LSD Options

    Doing some searching, I found a post a while back, here: The checking of the backlash and tooth pattern seems to imply that the tooth patterns could be different. Any ideas on whether or not the gears inside would be interchangeable?
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    XLS Open Diff to Hybrid LSD Options

    Hello all, I'm looking into options to get the hybrid LSD into my 2002 XLS, which currently has the J34D open rear diff. It's proven very difficult to source a Touring Package's (J36D?) LSD from an XLS. I know that a few people have swapped the 4.9 gears into the 4.63 HLSD assembly for use...
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    02 MONTERO XLS STEERING RACK REMOVAL/INSTALL

    Just did this a few months ago and I wanted to add that it is possible to remove and install the steering rack without removing the pumpkin. It takes some work, but you can squeeze the rack down and up through through the space between the pumpkin heat fins and the subframe by pulling...
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    Swapping 5-speed AT into 2002 Montero XLS?

    Hello all, I bought an '02 XLS recently to restore a bit and turn into an overlanding rig. I recently noticed a rattling sound coming from my transmission. The sound increases in frequency when my revs go up, but it does not happen in neutral. Kinda sounds like paper. Because of this, and...
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