i havnt heard of anyone breaking one of those t cases but with a doubler you will be putting alot more stress on it. I dont think they use the pressed in intermeteat shaft anymore and they have a custom one built now. If you plane on keeping your v6 then i say go for it because you wont have to much power but if you have planes of going with a v 8 then waight so you can get a np 205 203 doubler! Thats the way im going to do it when i get some money! (but really low on my list!)
Yea I plan on swapping in a 302, I am trying to talk a freind out of putting in the doubler he wants to keep the 2.9L. Will a np435 go behind a 302? I guess it has a really low 1st gear then mate that to a 205. Anyways, thanks for the info, I just don't know of anyone that has put one in and what kind of results they had.
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yea, i have the np435 in mine, with a 205, pretty strong set up imo. then down the road i can get the 203 205 doubler. just got mine runing after sitting for 11 months, got a few things to finish up, then there will be action pics after chubfest
it's a good setup just not great. if the doubler had a different ratio then it could be worth it. 1:1, 1:2.48, and 1:6.15 are the only options. When do you really want (need) 1:6.15? and $700 doesn't include the crossmember or driveshafts.
6.15 to 1 sounds really good to me! i wish i had that or even more! trust me when your going over rocks you want low gears i hate loading up the TQ converter to go up a rock to only come flying down the other side because i havent had time to hit the brakes dont know how many times ive come close to rolling because of that. IF danger ranger has it and hasnt broken it then i wouldnt worry about it because he beats the living hell out of that truck! i saw it once and he was beating on it pretty hard.
I guess living in the Mid-West (or Great Lakes) area doesn't qualify as seeing big rocks. I guess you're right I would like to see 2.72:1, 3:1, or, 4:1 instead of twin 2.48's.