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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 05:16 PM
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I have a 93 manual w/133,XXX miles.So my bearing in my diff(driver side)has some play in it which explains why I've had a rough ride the last few months which is getting worse.So a few questions

1.Should I just salvage it and replace the bearing or is that a risk?
2.What diff should I get between SC300-400 and LS400?
3.Does the lower gear ratio make much of a difference mileage wise?

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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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The lower the ring gear ratio, the better mpg.
Higher ratio is faster acceleration
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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 11:13 PM
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get a 92-97 sc400 diff.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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get a 92-97 sc400 diff.
That's the 3.92 right?Did you notice much of a difference in mpg?
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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Manual is 4.08, moving to 3.92 is a little better, it shouldn't hurt acceleration too much.

You may want to look into auto TT since it's 3.73
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ihiryu
Manual is 4.08, moving to 3.92 is a little better, it shouldn't hurt acceleration too much.

You may want to look into auto TT since it's 3.73
I would but,I just can't afford it I just recently got married
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