4.62 gear into a Gen 2.5

GrassCat

Adventurer
The subject should read 4.63 gear into a Gen 2.5, but it won't let me change it now.

I'm sharing this post from the wire where I posted it earlier.


I swapped a 1996 SR pumpkin with the locker and 4.63 gears into my GrassCat (1998) with no problems. Easy bolt up. The Cat had a locker to begin with.

Carlos (cap510) help me swap out the front end with little problems, but we did discover some difference in the two.

The Gen 2.5 axles are a bit smaller in diameter and the flange on the passenger side will not bolt up to the Gen 2 shaft coming out of the front pumpkin.

The fix was to use my Gen 2.5 shaft. They are the same except the bolt pattern.

While we were at it we serviced the CV joints installed new boots, installed new tie-rod ends, new upper and lower ball joints, new brake pads and called it a day as I was dragging my butt around by a string. :)

Thanks a bunch Carlos.
 
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eurosonic

Expedition Leader
GREAT!!

Thats the next mod that Im planning on doing. Found the front and rear end off of 96sr for $250. Seems like a reasonable price.

Did you change the entire rear end, or just the gearing?
Did you have any issues on connecting the locker?

Is the difference in gears noticeable while driving?
 

GrassCat

Adventurer
GREAT!!

Thats the next mod that Im planning on doing. Found the front and rear end off of 96sr for $250. Seems like a reasonable price.

Did you change the entire rear end, or just the gearing?
Did you have any issues on connecting the locker?

Is the difference in gears noticeable while driving?

On the back I just changed the pumpkin (third member). No issues with the locker, just unplug the electrical plug and the vacuum hose and plug into the new.

Haven't notice any change yet, but only have put less than a hundred miles on it.
 

eurosonic

Expedition Leader
GrassCat,

It turns out the gears that I found are out of 94 SR with a locker.
Do you know if they would work for 2.5gen?
 

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