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Old 03-03-2010, 11:06 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Gasoline Fumes View Post
While the 3-cyl will fit, the two-piece axle from the 4-cyl has no place to bolt to on the 3-cyl block. You could weld the differential and only use one axle for some friction reduction.
Remove one axle, leave the diff unwelded, and freeze the unused side of the diff gears. That'll give a 2:1 reduction at the axle that still drives.

An old axle trans-side stub with a plate welded to it could work perfectly to stop the other side of the diff from spinning, too.
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