Np205 Years

Dreded · Post by **Dreded** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:56 am

I was wondering if anyone knew what years of trucks I can find a ford Np205 in? and how to tell it apart from other t-cases?

NMB2 · Post by **NMB2** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:46 pm

60's and 70s F250-F350 all have them. some of the 76-79 F150s can be found with them instead of a NP203. and you can tell its a 205 because it'll have a NP stamp on the back of it and its really big. it'll also have 4hi, 2hi, n, 4lo.

a 203 will be 4hi, 4hilock, n, 4low, 4lowlock

Dreded · Post by **Dreded** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:05 pm

for a full size t-case its rather small thats why I need it :) I need something to fit under the BII iv got a BW1356 and its WAY to big

no v8? why drive? · Post by **no v8? why drive?** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:48 pm

the 205 is much smaller than a 1356. It will fit in the frame rails of a RBV without any clearancing. The downsides are the weight and the crappy liow range. You can run a 208 that will just bearly fit if you shave a little off the edge and it will give you a 2.61:1 instead of a crappy 1.96:1 and half the weight. You will want a fixed yoke type not a slip yoke rear though.

Dreded · Post by **Dreded** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:57 pm

what is wrong with a slip yoke type?

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:11 am

there longer, prone to leak, and don't alow you to run the CV style driveshaft. if you are going to run a NP435 a 205 is not that bad, the low first gear helps.

no v8? why drive? · Post by **no v8? why drive?** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:20 pm

Even with a 435, 17.37 to the diff is sooo much nicer than 13.09. With 4.56 gears your looking at 79.2 low compared to 59.69 low and 50 less pounds. All this will change when jb stops being ghey and makes a ford lomax. Ive been waiting for 2 years....