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ZUKIWORLD Model Specific Suzuki Forum => Suzuki Grand Vitara, Vitara, Chevy Tracker (Gen. 2 Platform) 1999-2005 => Topic started by: eyb on March 02, 2010, 10:23:56 PM

Title: rocky road ultra low transfer case regear/ARB air locker on 5.12 regear
Post by: eyb on March 02, 2010, 10:23:56 PM

I have a 4.4:1 transfer case regear and a rear ARB locker installed in my old vitara/sidekick. I now own a 2001 grand vitara V6 2.5 liter AT, can I just swap the whole transfer case housing/ regear of the sidekick with the grand vitara and the 5.12 rear carrier of the sidekick with the rear grand vitara third member?

Title: Re: rocky road ultra low transfer case regear/ARB air locker on 5.12 regear
Post by: eyb on March 04, 2010, 12:00:05 AM

To make things more complicated, my sidekick transmission is manual, while the transmission of the grand vitara is automatic. Is the transfer case still interchangeable?

Title: Re: rocky road ultra low transfer case regear/ARB air locker on 5.12 regear
Post by: nprecon on March 04, 2010, 08:01:46 AM

I'm thinking the manual transmissions on the 2nd gen GVs and Trackers are M59s and the auto versions are M41s so the transfer cases aren't interchangeable.  Not sure what model number the earlier manual transmission model numbers were but the manual to the auto thingy is a problem.

Title: Re: rocky road ultra low transfer case regear/ARB air locker on 5.12 regear
Post by: ebewley on March 04, 2010, 02:26:04 PM

YES! You can bolt a 1989-1998 Sidekick/Tracker t-case to a 1999-2002 Grand Vitara Automatic equipped vehicle .

Good luck, Eric

Title: Re: rocky road ultra low transfer case regear/ARB air locker on 5.12 regear
Post by: eyb on March 04, 2010, 07:03:03 PM

Hi Eric

Thank you for the technical advise. Just let me get this straight. The transfer case assembly of a 1997 Sidekick with manual transmission will fit into a 2001 Grand Vitara V6 with automatic transmission?

Title: Re: rocky road ultra low transfer case regear/ARB air locker on 5.12 regear
Post by: ebewley on March 05, 2010, 07:51:46 AM

Quote from: eyb on March 04, 2010, 07:03:03 PM

Hi Eric

Thank you for the technical advise. Just let me get this straight. The transfer case assembly of a 1997 Sidekick with manual transmission will fit into a 2001 Grand Vitara V6 with automatic transmission?

Yes.

-Eric

Title: Re: rocky road ultra low transfer case regear/ARB air locker on 5.12 regear
Post by: eyb on March 05, 2010, 10:34:36 PM

Thanks Eric, I will give you an update as soon as I make the transplant. Btw,  I will be also doing an ARB air locker transplant for the rear differential (5.12 gear ratio).

Title: Re: rocky road ultra low transfer case regear/ARB air locker on 5.12 regear
Post by: sir lance on March 06, 2010, 04:45:18 PM

if your gv was a 5 speed, then you would have issues, the t case will bolt to it, but the output spline is different on the tranny.


you will be fine from kick 5 speed to gv auto.

just to confirm what Eric said  ;)


-Lance

Title: Re: rocky road ultra low transfer case regear/ARB air locker on 5.12 regear
Post by: eyb on March 08, 2010, 06:58:59 PM

Hi Lance

Thank you for the inputs. yes, you are correct, my Sidekick comes with a 5 speed manual transmission while my Grand Vitara has a 4 speed automatic transmission.

Title: Re: rocky road ultra low transfer case regear/ARB air locker on 5.12 regear
Post by: Yankee-Tim on March 10, 2010, 08:30:06 AM

You can swap in the Kick 5.12 pig complete, but it does have an ugly upper link mounting boss and the ABS pick-up on it.  If you swap the R&P over to the GV pig, then housing is clean without those problems of the Kick housing.  But that means setting up the pinion depth while the full swap is plug-n-play.