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i thought the vista and expo had the same drivetrain components.....

The rear diff ratio is the same in dsm and vista as long as they are both awd 5 speeds. I know this for sure because i had my van tranny apart and counted the teeth on the front diff. Trans is exactly the same as dsm trans, except for a thinner vc. I have also checked my t case to make sure it is geared the same as well.

Pimpy What year was your van?

This thread is about the real old boxy vistas.

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87 Starion, PROJECT. With the CATAPLT COLT engine, Thanks Craig, (GSX)
92 Eclipse GSX (Dead)
89 Colt GT (AWD Swap) H1C
88 Cummins Suburban
69 Cutlass convertible
78 Arrow G54B Swap, Celeste makeover. (MOD 2016 Veteran)

Oh sorry. I got it mixed up, i thought you meant 1g, awd vista rear end instead of 1g awd vista rear end. Mine is a 93. I heard van and got all excited

I guess alot of people dont know that there is a previous colt-vista van before the 91-94 vans. They look like a Nissan Axxess, if you know what that is!

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87 Starion, PROJECT. With the CATAPLT COLT engine, Thanks Craig, (GSX)
92 Eclipse GSX (Dead)
89 Colt GT (AWD Swap) H1C
88 Cummins Suburban
69 Cutlass convertible
78 Arrow G54B Swap, Celeste makeover. (MOD 2016 Veteran)

Today I was able to go take another look at this vista. This is what I found,

The firewall plate says the trans is KM132
The tranny itself is stamped MD2496 and 822A. I found these stamps normally where the W5M33 stamp would be.
The pumpkin is cast with MB280516 pictured in the previous page.

With this information can anybody tell me if the rear end gear ratios are compatible with an AWD DSM 5 spd tranny?

Thank you

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87 Starion, PROJECT. With the CATAPLT COLT engine, Thanks Craig, (GSX)
92 Eclipse GSX (Dead)
89 Colt GT (AWD Swap) H1C
88 Cummins Suburban
69 Cutlass convertible
78 Arrow G54B Swap, Celeste makeover. (MOD 2016 Veteran)

Im guessing nobody knows about this rear end?

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87 Starion, PROJECT. With the CATAPLT COLT engine, Thanks Craig, (GSX)
92 Eclipse GSX (Dead)
89 Colt GT (AWD Swap) H1C
88 Cummins Suburban
69 Cutlass convertible
78 Arrow G54B Swap, Celeste makeover. (MOD 2016 Veteran)

ASA says MB280516 is a "BOARD,COMBINATION METER PRINTED CIRCUIT"

I think you meant MB290516, that comes up with nothing.

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'18 X5
'19 M5 Comp
'07 997 Turbo, 1144WHP/1001WTQ
'17 Fiesta ST

Yes I meant MB290516.

If you look at the first page of this thread I have a picture of that very part number cast into the pumpkin of this car.

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87 Starion, PROJECT. With the CATAPLT COLT engine, Thanks Craig, (GSX)
92 Eclipse GSX (Dead)
89 Colt GT (AWD Swap) H1C
88 Cummins Suburban
69 Cutlass convertible
78 Arrow G54B Swap, Celeste makeover. (MOD 2016 Veteran)

Vista 4WD rear ends are 3.909

i knew i'd read it somewhere before and boom: http://www.pixcl.com/summitgtx/awdlancernotes.htm there it was, bottom of the page, left hand side.

That page is an awesome find! Written by Tom Stangl! Thats a blast from the past. So to close this thread out The Vista 4X4 rear end gear ratio

Tom Stangl

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87 Starion, PROJECT. With the CATAPLT COLT engine, Thanks Craig, (GSX)
92 Eclipse GSX (Dead)
89 Colt GT (AWD Swap) H1C
88 Cummins Suburban
69 Cutlass convertible
78 Arrow G54B Swap, Celeste makeover. (MOD 2016 Veteran)