Is there a way to change the gear ratio on a 4kq?

[Bernard Littau]

What about just sacking a 5ktq and using the driveline components?  You 
could/should go to the 5 lug hubs at that point, too.

Not sure what drive shafts or half shafts you might need, but I suspect 
the transmission and diff will bolt onto the 4kq frame.  I know people 
have used the 4kq transmission in rallye 5ktqs to take advantage of the 
lower gearing, so I assume they would go the other way, too.

Bernard Littau
Woodinville, WA

Ti Kan wrote:

>Hoffman Anthony J A1C 552 CMS/MXMVC writes:
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>>You can go to the newer 01A 90Q trans. It has much better 4th and fifth
>>ratios. You can also swap to the 01E trans out of a 1992 or newer quattro.
>>Yet another option is to use the 016 from a 200 20V. These all should have
>>4.11's. 
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>Going to the 01A or 01E trans also means totally different shift linkages.
>I am not sure it's feasible without some serious hackage.
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>How about the UrQ transmission and rear diff, 3.89:1 final drive
>(or have the 4Kq trans and diff rebuilt to UrQ spec).
>While first gear is still a stump puller, the taller final should
>help the rest of the gears.  These should fit the 4Kq perfectly
>without need for shift linkage mods.
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>-Ti
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