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Diesel/Petrol Cruiser gear box and transfer matching...
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:27 pm
by MUSS
i have spoke to a mate of mine in brissy he has been tellin me that the petrol cruiser transfer case have a lower gear ratio then the diesel cruiser transfer... so what i thort was to replace my current transfer case..from my diesel cruiser... with that of a petrol tranfer case.......
what i wood like to know is if any one on this BB has done this conversion and if so is there any pros and cons that i need to know about it... any input wood be great help
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:20 pm
by dumbdunce
it's not as simple as that (it never is eh?)
most cruisers 1978 to 1989(ish) (split transfer case) in australia have 1.997:1 low range. the exception is bunderas which mostly have 2.29:1 low range, and allegedly some automatic 60 series have 2.488:1 low range however this might only be "grey" imported ones. It's northing much to do with petrol or diesel.
The cheapest, easiest, best way to get lower low range gearing is to install an aftermarket gar set (eg Marks) - the advantage of getting a set of bundy gears is only 15%, and you usually have to buy a whole gearbox and transfer case to get them, which will set you back anything from $500 to $2000.
with the marks gears you get 3.08:1 low range for approx $1600 (plus installation), far better (55%) improvement - better value for money
cheers
Brian
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 10:05 pm
by MUSS
dumbdunce wrote:it's not as simple as that (it never is eh?)
most cruisers 1978 to 1989(ish) (split transfer case) in australia have 1.997:1 low range. the exception is bunderas which mostly have 2.29:1 low range, and allegedly some automatic 60 series have 2.488:1 low range however this might only be "grey" imported ones. It's northing much to do with petrol or diesel.
The cheapest, easiest, best way to get lower low range gearing is to install an aftermarket gar set (eg Marks) - the advantage of getting a set of bundy gears is only 15%, and you usually have to buy a whole gearbox and transfer case to get them, which will set you back anything from $500 to $2000.
with the marks gears you get 3.08:1 low range for approx $1600 (plus installation), far better (55%) improvement - better value for money
cheers
Brian
HMMM thanks brian...(once again you have proven to be like "OBI-ONE-KENOBI") always right lmao
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 10:34 pm
by yellasub
if you are interested in a transfer and gearbox out of a bundera i have a matching pair