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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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Default quick help with gs400 rear end swap

trying to get my gs400 rear end into my 99 sc300 auto in preparation for the whole shebang(v160/gte), but it seems like my stock rear axles don't line up with the 2000 gs400 rear end. does anyone know what axles i'm going to need to make this work? i would appreciate any help at all.
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 03:55 PM
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^I thought they would fit? I need to know this info as well
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 04:40 PM
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Do you mean the bolt pattern for the end of the half shaft. Where they bolt up to the diff. (6 hex bolts).
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 06:18 PM
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I'm also running a gs400 rear end with my v160 with stock axles. The only thing I had to swap over was my companion flange from my old diff.
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thanks rage, that was it. got the diff out again, swapped companion flanges and threw that bad boy back on... only to find out the driveshaft flanges don't line up LOL.

but for future reference, companion flanges from the old diff need to be swapped out. if your like me and your just swapping the diff for the time being and your mating it up to the stock driveshaft, your going to have to swap the driveshaft flange as well. if your doing v160 at the same time i think you just keep the gs400 driveshaft flange and mate it right up to the driveshaft that fits the v160/tt rear end swap
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^Niice. I can't wait to put a 3.26 in there
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Originally Posted by samc
thanks rage, that was it. got the diff out again, swapped companion flanges and threw that bad boy back on... only to find out the driveshaft flanges don't line up LOL.

but for future reference, companion flanges from the old diff need to be swapped out. if your like me and your just swapping the diff for the time being and your mating it up to the stock driveshaft, your going to have to swap the driveshaft flange as well. if your doing v160 at the same time i think you just keep the gs400 driveshaft flange and mate it right up to the driveshaft that fits the v160/tt rear end swap
Yea, I bought a custom driveshaft made specifically for the v160 and gs400 rear end.
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