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I have a 1.8L Auto LRV which I understand has the 3.545 rear end for more torque from the smaller engine. The 2.4L Expo's had the 3.3 gearing.
Thanks for lookin' out, though!
Almost right. Looking at my '94 workshop manual, rear diffs ...
* the 1.8 M/T has a 2.846:1 and a W5M31 transmission
* the 1.8L A/T (model not listed in manual) and 2.4L M/T (W5M33) has a 3.454:1
* the 2.4L A/T (W4A32) has a 3.307:1
The 2.846 diff case is physically smaller than the 3.454 / 3.307. The crown wheel is smaller.
Look on the firewall plate for the transmission model. The 1.8L may well have a W4A32, but it's not the same as the W4A32 in the 2.4L A/T. At least the front diff ratio will be different. possibly also the transfer case ratio as well.
The 2.4L models have approx 50/50 torque split front/rear, while I believe the 1.8L models have approx 60/40 split, biased to the front.