Diff Head For Standard Ke70 Housing

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Hey guys, just wondering if any of you would be kind enough to make my job easier..

 

I've recently bought a 1986 DX Wagon and it came with a locked diff. I'm wanting to replace the head and am wondering what the easiest option would be. From what I've read, the dx diff heads run a 3.9 ratio - what other diff heads will bolt straight on (year and model please!) to the original housing without any mods and are of 3.9 ratio? Looking for something I can pick up from Pick a Part or something. Need a quick and cheap fix!

 

Cheers for the help in advance! :y:

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That surprises me- I haven't researched wagon diffs, but my auto sedan ran a 4.3, the manual KE70 runs a 4.1, and the Celcia 3.9 I've just fitted is even higher. So you wouldn't pull a load with a 3.9 I thought the wagon would use a 4.1 or more likely, a 4.3.

 

Is it an Aussie BorgWarner or a Jap banjo style?

 

If I were you I'd go for a 4.1 from a manual KE70-

 

If you're talking BorgWarner it will need to be setup for pinion contact in your current housing.. It will probably be easier to change the whole diff, so you'll need to stick to finding another wagon at the wreckers or modify the 5link to leaf springs. I assume that just means weld the leaf mounts on.

 

If you're talking banjo it will be hard to find but the whole diff comes out with the nose section and it will just bolt in to your housing.