01-18-2014, 07:03 AM
Another question.
Do you have any experience with lifting sidekicks? I have a '96 4-door Automatic Sidekick. I picked up a 1.9TD from a '96 Jetta, and I was hoping to make the swap using an Acme kit.
It will be a daily driver, with occasional off-roading and towing. The diff is 5.125:1 right now, but I do have a 2-door '95 16V with 4.3:1. Even if I was able to swap in the 4.3:1, I calculated that I would still need 32"-33" tires to get close to the stock gearing of the jetta.
From what I've read the Jetta had a 3.157:1 diff. If I could get something between that and my 4.3:1 then I could hopefully get away with a little less body lift and smaller tires. Otherwise I don't see how I could go with anything less than 6" (3" suspension/3" body) and 33's unless I wanted to be a slug on the highway. The sidekicks seem to have a fairly high center of gravity already too.
Have you heard of any gears available between the 3.157:1 and 4.3:1?
Do you have any experience with lifting sidekicks? I have a '96 4-door Automatic Sidekick. I picked up a 1.9TD from a '96 Jetta, and I was hoping to make the swap using an Acme kit.
It will be a daily driver, with occasional off-roading and towing. The diff is 5.125:1 right now, but I do have a 2-door '95 16V with 4.3:1. Even if I was able to swap in the 4.3:1, I calculated that I would still need 32"-33" tires to get close to the stock gearing of the jetta.
From what I've read the Jetta had a 3.157:1 diff. If I could get something between that and my 4.3:1 then I could hopefully get away with a little less body lift and smaller tires. Otherwise I don't see how I could go with anything less than 6" (3" suspension/3" body) and 33's unless I wanted to be a slug on the highway. The sidekicks seem to have a fairly high center of gravity already too.
Have you heard of any gears available between the 3.157:1 and 4.3:1?
Sidekicks:
Red '95, 2-door, 16V, Automatic
Blue '94, 4-door, 16V, Manual
White '96, 4-door, 16V, Automatic, soon to be 1.9TD-manual
Motorcycles:
'84 GR650 "Tempter"
'79 GS850, shaft drive
Red '95, 2-door, 16V, Automatic
Blue '94, 4-door, 16V, Manual
White '96, 4-door, 16V, Automatic, soon to be 1.9TD-manual
Motorcycles:
'84 GR650 "Tempter"
'79 GS850, shaft drive