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Title: Help making Front Diff drop brackets
Post by: magiccat on May 22, 2006, 12:54:59 AM: Hello all, I need a little help
O have a 94 kick 8 valve 5 spd
it has 2.5 in. of coil spacer lift
I need drop brackets for the diff. bad!
Can anybody give me a little blue print of the brackets you made; with a little bit of instructions. Thanks
:o
Title: Re: Help making Front Diff drop brackets
Post by: SiKiD_01 on May 22, 2006, 02:55:09 AM: i have asked this question on numerous forums and haven't had much luck on anything close to "blue prints".

there is a thread a couple of pages back on this topic, and may give you some tips for starters.

i have desperately resorted to making my own now. i have pulled the front end out of my vit, and have the old brackets on the table. i just got some graph paper, measure it all up, and i've sort of made a 50mm/2" dropped left hand mount. i can only make the right hand one once i have made the left hand and fitted it up.

if you lower the diff too much, it will hit on the steering components, and the pinion flange may not have room to clear. the 3rd mounting may be a problem when lowering 2".

seeing as the whole diff is not dropped, and only the front is, you cant just make a straigh 2" drop bracket, as there will need to be some angles involved as the front tilts forward on the 3rd mounts radious. this means the left hand mount will need to have some angles in it to mount flush on the diff housing with the 4 bolts.

i will post up once i have made mine with most details and how i did it, and what didnt work and so on.

i am also making a new upper A frame for the rear diff, replacing the restrictive ball joint. this will be made from thick wall tubing and 3 trailing arm hi-flex bushes. i was originally going to use a rose joint on the diff mount like calmini, but i do a lot of water and mud driving, and it might not last the distance. the mount to the diff on the A arm will have a 360* pivot built in, meaning almost 0 resistance when flexing. only shocks, and brake lines will be the limiting factor.
Title: Re: Help making Front Diff drop brackets
Post by: SiKiD_01 on May 22, 2006, 02:58:11 AM: how to lower front diff thread:

http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=11768.0

some pics of my welded front and rear cut guards

http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=12001.0
Title: Re: Help making Front Diff drop brackets
Post by: magiccat on May 22, 2006, 10:01:45 AM: so how difficult would it be to make theese brackets?
How would figure the amount rotation in the bracket to lower and rotate the diff.
I read your links
sorry for posting an old topic
I hope somebody will have a diagram or measurements of the calmini drop brackets
I wanted to weld front diff also
How so you know where to weld>
Ivw never been in a differential
would it still be streatable?
I still have the aluminijm diff also is that adviseable?
Thanks again for all the help
Title: Re: Help making Front Diff drop brackets
Post by: magiccat on May 23, 2006, 03:40:05 PM: Anybody with the exact dimensions of the calmini drop brackets? ???
Thanks
Title: Re: Help making Front Diff drop brackets
Post by: safarikick on May 23, 2006, 05:54:18 PM: http://www.boondoxmotorsports.com/zuk_suspension.html ;D
Title: Re: Help making Front Diff drop brackets
Post by: magiccat on May 23, 2006, 08:40:33 PM: I went to their site and saw their "kit"; can I just buy the drop brackets?
I didn't see any close up pics of them nor dimensions or anyhting?
well I e-mailed them to see if I could just buy their drop brackets
Thanks
Title: Re: Help making Front Diff drop brackets
Post by: blacknight on May 23, 2006, 08:42:16 PM: or here
Quote from: blacknight on March 25, 2006, 09:31:01 AM
I found a place that sales the just the front diff drop brackets for GV 's and sidekick. Here the web site [url]http://www.vttr.com.tw/e4X4.htm [/url] If you want to contact them here the mail vttr.tw|removethispart|@msa.hinet.net atten. Margaret.

George
Title: Re: Help making Front Diff drop brackets
Post by: magiccat on May 23, 2006, 08:46:23 PM: thanks. I have been to that site before but I was kind of learly of ordering from japan or china. But what the heck maby I will give it a shot.
Thanks again
Title: Re: Help making Front Diff drop brackets
Post by: SiKiD_01 on May 24, 2006, 01:52:22 AM: Quote from: blacknight on May 23, 2006, 08:42:16 PM
or here
Quote from: blacknight on March 25, 2006, 09:31:01 AM
I found a place that sales the just the front diff drop brackets for GV 's and sidekick. Here the web site [url]http://www.vttr.com.tw/e4X4.htm [/url] If you want to contact them here the mail vttr.tw|removethispart|@msa.hinet.net atten. Margaret.

George

they only sell the diff drop brackets for GVs last time i asked, and non for the earlier vitaras like ours.
Title: Re: Help making Front Diff drop brackets
Post by: blacknight on May 24, 2006, 05:32:01 AM: Quote from: magiccat on May 23, 2006, 08:46:23 PM
thanks. I have been to that site before but I was kind of learly of ordering from japan or china. But what the heck maby I will give it a shot.
Thanks again

I ordered my springs and snorkel from them very happy. Will be oreding more too.
George
Title: Re: Help making Front Diff drop brackets
Post by: magiccat on May 24, 2006, 03:55:24 PM: I just found out Boondox is selling diff. drop brackets in a couple weeks for 75$. I would still like to try and fab some up myself. But I still somebody with drawings or dimensions.