Swap transfer cases in lux

[gerg]

what needs to be done to swap a chain driven transfer from late model lux for a gear driven transfer from early model?

Gear driven is stronger right? With more options for reduction gears or dual cases?

[dreama]

yes you are right gear driven does have alot more optoins cause a chain driven only has one and that is to swap to gear driven gearbox and transfer i did this in my conversion very simple all you need to change is the gearbox mount wich is bolted to your bearbox x-member and with mine i changed my instrument cluster because the chain driven transfer has an electronic speedo drive where as the geardriven has a mechanical speedo drive i hear rumors that you can get something that adapts mechanical to electronic but swaped the instrument cluster and speedo cable only cost $100 from the wrecker and there is every chance you will end up with a speedo with less km's on it
one other thing i had to redrill my font drive flange because the off set on the holes are a little different this is not hard to do either
aron

[4sum4]

You can do due dualies with chain driven.

[MissDrew]

My gear driven case has electronic speedo. I haven`t yet worked out what models came with electronic speedos and which ones came with cable speedo. Mine is a 93 single cab LN106.
Isn`t the output shaft on the gearbox different from chain and gear driven t cases?

[dreama]

when you say output shaft you are talking about
the problems i have put in my reply were the only problems i had and ive been driving for about 5months with out dramas

[MissDrew]

I thought the output shaft on the gear box was different spline count. As in if it had a chain driven case behind it it was different to if it had a gear driven case behind it. But since you swapped your cases over it must be the same.

[dreama]

sorry for my ignorrance i work with wood but you are talking about the shaft that runs from gearbox into transfer if so they could very well be different as i changed my whole gearbox and transfer not just transnfer it is to my understanding that transfer to gearbox (chain gearbox-geartransfer) is not interchangeable

[MissDrew]

is to my understanding that transfer to gearbox (chain gearbox-geartransfer) is not interchangeable

Thats what I thought but your 1st reply read that you only changed the t case, not the gearbox and t case.

[dreama]

sorry will change that 1

[gerg]

is to my understanding that transfer to gearbox (chain gearbox-geartransfer) is not interchangeable

Thats what I thought but your 1st reply read that you only changed the t case, not the gearbox and t case.

So if I understand correctly, to do this conversion, BOTH gearbox and T-case need to be swapped out not just T-Case?

Thanks for the replies

[gerg]

You can do due dualies with chain driven.

Is this same setup as with gear driven or different adaptor? Any idea of costs? Have you done this 4sum4?

[4sum4]

You can do due dualies with chain driven.

Is this same setup as with gear driven or different adaptor? Any idea of costs? Have you done this 4sum4?

Marks4x4 do the kit my mates doing it right now
It`s gear driven to gear driven

[dreama]

yes you need to swap gearbox and t-case