4.57 gears - real life performance improvement?
06-30-2005, 12:23 PM
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Yesterday I ordered the 4.57 final drive gear, fitting kit and yellow box from Rick[1].
I decided today that I would try and get hold of a diff off a low milage car from a breaker. I completed an online part finder form and spent the morning answering calls from breakers wanting to sell me a diff with prices ranging from
I decided today that I would try and get hold of a diff off a low milage car from a breaker. I completed an online part finder form and spent the morning answering calls from breakers wanting to sell me a diff with prices ranging from
06-30-2005, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by StevenM,Jun 30 2005, 08:23 PM
Yesterday I ordered the 4.57 final drive gear, fitting kit and yellow box from Rick[1].
Very interested in doing this mod myself as no need to go above 140mph on a daily basis
07-01-2005, 12:35 AM
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I'm still keen on this too. Steven, I did a Google search and found someone between you and me - I bookedmarked it at home so I'll post it later if I can't find it in a minute.
I'm thinking of sourcing the 4.44 final drive from someone and getting the yellow box and fitting kit from Rick
EDIT: Here we go - Autosportif in Bicester
http://www.autosportif-performance.co.uk/gearboxes.htm
I was intending on either removing my diff and sending it to them or going down there and seeing if they could fit the final drive in a day, maybe asking a bit much to do it all in a day though
I'm thinking of sourcing the 4.44 final drive from someone and getting the yellow box and fitting kit from Rick
EDIT: Here we go - Autosportif in Bicester
http://www.autosportif-performance.co.uk/gearboxes.htm
I was intending on either removing my diff and sending it to them or going down there and seeing if they could fit the final drive in a day, maybe asking a bit much to do it all in a day though
07-01-2005, 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Iron Head,Jul 1 2005, 08:45 AM
Craig,
Could you let me know where you get the 4.44's from?
Could you let me know where you get the 4.44's from?
The US part number isn't coming up on the KIA local dealer's computer system 
07-01-2005, 02:51 AM
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Craig - have you read some of the comments about the 4.44 gear set? Quite a few people have mentioned not feeling a huge difference.
Have you guys seen the "how to" on removing the diff? Seems to be a quite a challenging task.
Have you guys seen the "how to" on removing the diff? Seems to be a quite a challenging task.