Dual tcase thread....
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 6:32 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:28 pm
reding it now, looks very interesting
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:28 pm
Looks exactly like the way I was gonna do it when I was gonna do it.
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:36 pm
i still wanna hear moose's idea of using a range rover rubber coupling or someshit instead of the little driveshaft connecting the two boxes
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:54 am
Both of those setups are very similar to conversions that I have seen. There are problems with them, mostly to do with misalignment of the two cases under power/overrun in the top photo and with side loading the bearings in the cases in the bottom photo. IMHO tis is a very complex issue to get right.
I am doing something similar with my zook and it pains me how ugly it is.
Personally, for a vit, I would see if it was possible to adapt a hilux transfer case onto the vit gearbox (couldn't be that hard) and then you have lots of gear options. All of the outputs are in the right spots, you are not loosing strength, have to build a heap of mounts etcetcetc, and you loose the 'orrible slip yokes.
I am doing something similar with my zook and it pains me how ugly it is.
Personally, for a vit, I would see if it was possible to adapt a hilux transfer case onto the vit gearbox (couldn't be that hard) and then you have lots of gear options. All of the outputs are in the right spots, you are not loosing strength, have to build a heap of mounts etcetcetc, and you loose the 'orrible slip yokes.
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 10:21 am
Steve, OTT do a Hilux / Vit dual t-case adapter but it still doesn't resolve the high range gearing.
http://www.ottindustries.com/kicker2.htm
They also do an adapter to bolt on a Hilux t-case to the Vit gearbox but it still will need diff gears.
http://www.ottindustries.com/kicker4.htm
http://www.ottindustries.com/kicker2.htm
They also do an adapter to bolt on a Hilux t-case to the Vit gearbox but it still will need diff gears.
http://www.ottindustries.com/kicker4.htm
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 5:27 pm
If you can run 33"s or better then the Vitara /sierra seems the best Idea.... keeping it Zook too 
There's also potential to use twin Vit or twin Hilux tcases, but once again no high range, and it doesnt allow so many options when you want something other than insanely low.
Rocky tcases have a nice hi/low mix high is about 2.2 or 2.3 and low is about 1.3 ro 1 so if they had the right offsets that could be useful.
Not for me.. I dont really have the time to fiddle anymore so it's gonna have to be one set of LOW gears for me, but it's still good to see that my own research was down the right path with the way I would have done it.
Cut off the low bit output bit and weld a plate on... just need some cutting, a tig and a bit of fresh oil
There's also potential to use twin Vit or twin Hilux tcases, but once again no high range, and it doesnt allow so many options when you want something other than insanely low.
Rocky tcases have a nice hi/low mix high is about 2.2 or 2.3 and low is about 1.3 ro 1 so if they had the right offsets that could be useful.
Not for me.. I dont really have the time to fiddle anymore so it's gonna have to be one set of LOW gears for me, but it's still good to see that my own research was down the right path with the way I would have done it.
Cut off the low bit output bit and weld a plate on... just need some cutting, a tig and a bit of fresh oil