Diff Question!!!

[wadey6]

Hi, i have a 94 v6 4runner, which about 2 yrs ago the rear diff decided to shatter, in the mean time i bought a cheap diff from a toyota landcruiser, which has done fine so far except for different ratio to the front diff, recently bought a 92 2.4 td surf to break and was hoping i could replace both front and rear diffs with the surf ones ,
i am hoping they will go in and if they do what difference can i expect with the ratios,
as i did notice more top end with last diff change
??

[nero279]

what's the axle codes on the vin plates of each truck? should read

trim/axle : ??? / G2??

it's the second number we're interested in really, the G probably 28 or 29 then if it's 4 it's open diff if it's 5 it's LSD.

We're probably expecting to see G294 as the axle code from the 2.4 don't know what the v6 one will be though.

[yoshie]

Lots of 3.0ltrs run G294 G295
Lots of 2.4ltrs run G144 G145

The most common Surfs are
The G stands for 8" diff
The 29= 4.100
The 28= 4.300
The 25= 4.556
The 14= 4.875
The last number if 2= 2 Pinions Common in 4 cylinder models, but has been used in some V6 models
The last number if 4= 4 Pinions Common in V6 and Turbo Diesel
The last numer if 5 = 4 Pinions LSD as Ian said above