2200 bucks isn't a terrible price for that. Figure 500 or less for a used 205 and rebuild...that behind a rubicrawler would be tits!
NP231 doubler / crawlbox
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2200 bucks isn't a terrible price for that. Figure 500 or less for a used 205 and rebuild...that behind a rubicrawler would be tits!
Even if you throw in the 3:1 gears it isn't bad. And you aren't waiting 2-3 months for your T-case.
For me I'd need a crawler box in front of it but it'd still be shorter than a NP231. And with this case it's about 100-110Lbs assembled.
or just do a 203/205 doubler for those of us that don't have a rubicrawler option...then you could have a 2:1, and a 4:1, or a 2:1, 3:1, and 6:1.
If your using a NP-205 , what front axle are you going to convert to ?
This case can be drivers or passenger drop. And a Ford NP205 is driver drop. Or are you talking about upgrading to a larger axle?
The diagrams show a drivers drop just like an OEM NP-205. and isn't the Ford a divorced mount T-case? ( I am thinking Highboy )
This would be cool if available with either drop !
This box can be setup for either side drop. Some Fords were married. Don't ask me which models as I'm not that up on which models.
If your using a NP-205 , what front axle are you going to convert to ?
Why does one lead to another?
Because your TJ's front differential is on the wrong side to use the NP-205 pictured in the thread.
I love my 42rle with the future rubicrawler that'll be on it (sitting on my shelf)
But yeah that beauty of a Cnc machined chunk of awesomeness would indeed be "tits"
Plumb ones at that .....if that makes any senseThat or a Midnight metalworking "rokbox" would be killer too!
https://midnightmetalworks.com/collections/transfer-cases
Edit- they have a D300/205 variants
I love my 42rle with the future rubicrawler that'll be on it (sitting on my shelf)
But yeah that beauty of a Cnc machined chunk of awesomeness would indeed be "tits"
That or a Midnight metalworking "rokbox" would be killer too!
https://midnightmetalworks.com/collections/transfer-cases
Edit- they have a D300/205 variants
I Love Tits!
I want to keep my manual trans. I take from everything I have read, I need a lower geared transfer case.
Don't we all
i like the other counterpart more but that's just me Yeah gearing is your friend....especially on the manuals !
I love my 42rle with the future rubicrawler that'll be on it (sitting on my shelf)
But yeah that beauty of a Cnc machined chunk of awesomeness would indeed be "tits"
That or a Midnight metalworking "rokbox" would be killer too!
https://midnightmetalworks.com/collections/transfer-cases
Edit- they have a D300/205 variants
Midnight Metal works went out of business (Last I'd heard). But there are other crawler boxes out there like from Northwest Fab and Behemoth and Off-Road Design . They all will work with this new case but only with the stock 1.9 gearing at this time. Total Metal says they are working on something to work with the Lowmax 3.1 gearing.
Now granted if you were to do all this you are going to be past the price of an Atlas. But as @Mike_H said if you were starting off with a cheap NP205 and were to add this extras over time it wouldn't be as bad. As I've mentioned before it's a thought for me if I was to break my STaK's.
This was being discussed at the little GTG in Naches a few weeks ago so seemed to be appropiate to bring this thread up again.
Here is a Behemoth NP205 behind a 8HP95 (don't know how much larger it is compared to the 8HP70)
The other new company offering D300 & NP205 t-cases either empty or loaded is Total Metal Innovations Their boxes are called Magnitude Cases
A NP205 case setup how I'd want would be right around $5900.... A 4 speed Atlas seems cheaper.
Here is a Behemoth NP205 behind a 8HP95 (don't know how much larger it is compared to the 8HP70)
The other new company offering D300 & NP205 t-cases either empty or loaded is Total Metal Innovations Their boxes are called Magnitude Cases
A NP205 case setup how I'd want would be right around $5900.... A 4 speed Atlas seems cheaper.
Are the 205 internals any different ? $5900 seems like a ton of cash for a aluminum cased 205 !
I said spec'd out how I'd want... So that was with 3:1 LowMax gears and 1350 Flanges front & rear and a few other parts. The aluminum case NP205 empty is $2K. You could use all the guts of a stock NP205 in it.
I just priced out a 4 Speed Atlas and it'd be $4500 if I went with the standard output housing or $4670 with the HD output housing. Don't pay attention to the gearing as that doesn't change prices.
This was being discussed since Mac was having his t-case issues and we were talking about using a D300 over a NP205 over an Atlas. And then discussing the Behemoth cases over stock. And I'd mentioned the TMI case since it's an OR company.
Then there still is Hero 3 Speed t-case...
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