I have a verg mind boggling misery for the great knowledgeable people of Mud to solve.
Backstory-
I drive a 96' Fzj80 Unlocked. Being the aspiring 80 series owner I am, I decided I would embark on a quest for a factory E locker.( I'm In school and don't have 5k+ to casually spend on a locker)
Anyways, I found one on craigslist...
Anyways after a quick chat with the owner who pulled it from his Lx450, and is insistent it will work just fine in my 80, I bought it.
I Know nothing about diffs so I just assumed that the 4:30 gear ratio was standard and wouldn't be a problem. Obviously it is.
I asked him about it and he is very very confident it was never regeared and is from factory at 4:30.
I called Slee ( sorry Christo I can't read so I needed to hear it from you guys) and they are baffled that this possibly could have come out of an 80.
Yes, I counted 43 teeth- pinion has 10
Here's where you could be of great assistance-
Is this dude crazy and this is from a 470/100?
Is the 96 Fzj80( mine) somehow 4:30??
Is it even possible for a 450 to have a factory 4:30??
Anyways, I'll put a bunch of pictures down below.
Backstory-
I drive a 96' Fzj80 Unlocked. Being the aspiring 80 series owner I am, I decided I would embark on a quest for a factory E locker.( I'm In school and don't have 5k+ to casually spend on a locker)
Anyways, I found one on craigslist...
Anyways after a quick chat with the owner who pulled it from his Lx450, and is insistent it will work just fine in my 80, I bought it.
I Know nothing about diffs so I just assumed that the 4:30 gear ratio was standard and wouldn't be a problem. Obviously it is.
I asked him about it and he is very very confident it was never regeared and is from factory at 4:30.
I called Slee ( sorry Christo I can't read so I needed to hear it from you guys) and they are baffled that this possibly could have come out of an 80.
Yes, I counted 43 teeth- pinion has 10
Here's where you could be of great assistance-
Is this dude crazy and this is from a 470/100?
Is the 96 Fzj80( mine) somehow 4:30??
Is it even possible for a 450 to have a factory 4:30??
Anyways, I'll put a bunch of pictures down below.