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How many of you do or would like lower transfer gears.

4ht option should be a combination of the first 2. Would love them, but cant afford them, just like lockers and 44 swampers.... oh and a rock buggy. but yeh, would like them.

It is certainly on my list, already got lockers and 4:56 ratios, no 44 only 35 :(

Would luv to get lowered trannie case gears for the NP231 locally, overkill u got something on the boil?

I think just looking at the local Jeep market is a SMALL part...IMHO if you could get some gears together the US market would be a sweet target - especially when you consider the xrate in our advantage & also some of the trade consessions you can get

Hi Sam

I have a set of TerraLow 4:1 gears in my CJ and love them
Must be the best mod i have done so far.

Would luv to get lowered trannie case gears for the NP231 locally, overkill u got something on the boil?[/quote]


Looking into a few ideas

i'm interested, i emailed marks adapters after i saw that they offer a slip yoke eliminator to see if they're thinking of producing a whole bunch of jeep stuff incuding reduction gearing.

Stu,

Marks are the Aussie agent for Advance Adaptors - it's the AA SYE that they are selling. Which BTW is a superb SYE ....BUT the ONLY lowrange reduction kit available ANYWHERE for the 231 is the Teralow.....

yeah, they put me on to them.....i always like to support local products and i was hoping that one might be produced in Oz. (he says knowing that he drives an American made jeep)

I would have thought there would have been a bit more interes than that.16 votes from over 140 views. Maybe it isn't worth looking at.
SAM

On my list

Dana 300 please around 4:1 I like the look of the JB Lomax ones

I've got a 5:1 Atlas but it's going in my bushie - haven't got a Jeep.

overkill wrote:I would have thought there would have been a bit more interes than that.16 votes from over 140 views. Maybe it isn't worth looking at.
SAM

Sam not alot of Jeeps on here try a poll on aus jeep

overkill wrote:I would have thought there would have been a bit more interes than that.16 votes from over 140 views. Maybe it isn't worth looking at.
SAM

I agree, the market is too small, the few people who want this sort of stuff and are serious about buying it, will just buy it from the States anyway.

If there was an Aussie version of an Atlas or something that would suit many different makes that *might* be worth looking into.

If an Aussie version came out at a decent price, I'd definitely add it to my shopping list.

Yeah but this place is bloody quiet for Jeeps......Heck go somewhere like JeepsUnimited where they have 30,000 jeep only members.....
Sam as I said I think there is a market, abet a bit small here - BUT IMHO there deefinately IS a market is you can produce & sell em o the yanks - esp whilst the x rate is in our favour....
Remember they sell something like 80,000 TJ's alon in the US/year!!

Wooders the exchange rate is not in favour of exporting at the moment. That would have been the go when the dollar was at 47 cents.

Wooders wrote:I think just looking at the local Jeep market is a SMALL part...IMHO if you could get some gears together the US market would be a sweet target - especially when you consider the xrate in our advantage & also some of the trade consessions you can get

Finf out what it would cost for you guys to order from Alaska. Contact me if you have any questions. I currently work at a place that could get or may have the gears/lockers & replacment axles you guys need. I have done a few XJ builds and dozens of TJ long&short arm lifts. I will try to post up some pics of my friend Jerrys 00TJ with a ford HP-44 front diff and GM corp14bolt rear FULL Float axle set with 5.13's, detriot rear,ARB front.

AussieCJ7 wrote:On my list

Dana 300 please around 4:1 I like the look of the JB Lomax ones

Im not too shure the D-300 4:1 kit is that strong. One of the guys that came from here (Alaska) to run the OBC HAD A FAILURE IN HIS T-case that cost him a few days of down time in the race.

ODD BALL wrote:

Wooders wrote:I think just looking at the local Jeep market is a SMALL part...IMHO if you could get some gears together the US market would be a sweet target - especially when you consider the xrate in our advantage & also some of the trade consessions you can get

Finf out what it would cost for you guys to order from Alaska. Contact me if you have any questions. I currently work at a place that could get or may have the gears/lockers & replacment axles you guys need. I have done a few XJ builds and dozens of TJ long&short arm lifts. I will try to post up some pics of my friend Jerrys 00TJ with a ford HP-44 front diff and GM corp14bolt rear FULL Float axle set with 5.13's, detriot rear,ARB front.

He would be talking about this TJ

I have a 2000 TJ, 36" Krawler tyers, F & R Lockers. I have been trying to get my hands on an Atlas II transfercase at a reasonable price but havn't been able to find one. As a temporary measure I hve put 4.88 gears in the diffs. THis has given me about a 30% reduction in the gearing (compared to stock). On road my jeep hammers (can keep up with a late model falcon to a 100kms/hr). Off road, again it has about a 30% reduction in low range. THis gives me a great low range, only slightly higher than an Atlas II. I am still running the standard D30 in the front, but with the low gears and lockers, when it breaks, I will switch to D60's front and rear.

Rockkrawler wrote:I have a 2000 TJ, 36" Krawler tyers, F & R Lockers. I have been trying to get my hands on an Atlas II transfercase at a reasonable price but havn't been able to find one. As a temporary measure I hve put 4.88 gears in the diffs. THis has given me about a 30% reduction in the gearing (compared to stock). On road my jeep hammers (can keep up with a late model falcon to a 100kms/hr). Off road, again it has about a 30% reduction in low range. THis gives me a great low range, only slightly higher than an Atlas II. I am still running the standard D30 in the front, but with the low gears and lockers, when it breaks, I will switch to D60's front and rear.

Mate, sounds like a nice jeep. You should head over to www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum and look at the forum there. Thats where most of the aussie Jeepers tend to be. Sounds like a real nice rig you have.

Rockkrawler,
What in Aussie dollars do you consider a reasonable price?
Are you after new or second hand?

I can't afford a new Atlas II, but I would consider a second hand one. I am looking of a min of 4:1 reduction. Do you have one for sale?

No sorry I dont have one for sale I was just curious as to what you were looking for or willing to spend (I bought mine pretty cheaply through Rustys in the States).

I know of only 6 Atlases in Australia -- there are probably more -- so to get one second hand here would be pretty rare. That said I know of two people (one here, and one in the US) who got rid of ther 4.3 Atlases in favour of the 3.0 when that was released a couple years ago. Just a matter of being in the right place at the right time and knowing people who have them in their rigs.

Matt N, If u don't mind me asking, what did u pay for your Atlas II? and What r u driving?

Heck getting a 2nd hand Atlass in the US is hard enough .....
Been looking but I'm obviously in the wrong place at the wrong time (again ).....

Rockkrawler; I have the 4.3 and it's in a 97 Wrangler. Can't remember the exact cost, it was about 3 years ago, but I think I paid 1900us for it.
Just had a look at Rusty's website they are selling them for 2090 now.

With the dollar the way it is now, you should snap it up, its a bargain!

http://www.bayougeep.com have got the 241OR (Wrangler Rubicon) 4:1 t-case on special for 1600us. Have NFI what's involved to retro fit it. But I have a mate in the States who put one into his ZJ Cherokee and he knows FA, so it shouldn't be too hard!

Quick look about yesterday I saw a heap of places selling the 3.8 Atlas for $1975us...

Unless you have a done a belly up the NVG241OR should be a direct bolt up to replace a 231 in a TJ. See http://www.jbconversions.com/pages/products/nvg241OR/index.html for an install write up.