| Yankee_Tim |
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| 07/30/07 08:18 PM |
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Re: Interesting Kia/Zook similarities.
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I don't know the origin of the Zuks axles but the Sportage are from Mazda.
Zook axles are made by AISIN, with shafts and CVs made Birfield-NTN, as are Nissan, Toy and Subie.
Mazda doesn't make axles, nor does Ford. Companies such as Dana, Spicer, Borg, Warner, AISIN and just a few others make all the factory axles in the world. And even these guys use subs for certain millwork (like how Dana buys shafts from Foote). Some exceptions are GM and Chrysler axles known as Corps. They did that because Dana was favoring Ford in price & delivery time.
Which leads to the question, who builds the axles FOR mazda & kia.
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Alot of makes use the same loocking hubs but that does not mean the inside of the axle are the same.
No doubt. Toys, Izuzus and Zooks are all made by AISIN, only the spline count changes. Kia uses Warn, which makes since as thats who makes ford hubs.
But it's the spline count that matters, as swapping and tinkering becomes possible .
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If a Zuk locker would fit that would be great but it would take someone with both vehicles to try it,
Nope, just the sidegear to compare the two to see if anything is possible.
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if it does'nt fit the Sportage put in in your Zuk.
No thanks. Friends don't let friends install lunchbox lockers. lol