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twin transfer cas for GQ

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:52 pm
by tank_GQ
can anyone enlighten me on how to adapt a second standard transfer case to a 2.8 turbo GQ Patrol ??
Thanks in advance..

Tom

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:56 pm
by OnPatrol
Have you considered the dual transfer case from Marks:

http://www.marks4wd.com/Nissan-gq-gu-dual-tc.htm

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:34 pm
by tank_GQ
thanks for that....has answered a few ?? I had as to how it was done and there is no doubt that it will be just what the doctor ordered.... no more charging at everything...

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:52 am
by bigbluemav
Have you thought about just getting transfer case gears first??

Costs less (with duals you have to have the front drive shaft lengthened and the rear one shortened). Gears also mean everything under the car stays as it is now. Mark's Gearmaster gears, of which I have a set in my Mav', offer an 85% (3.74:1 instead of the std 2.02:1) reduction with alot less hassle. Duals would give you 4.08:1.

Also, if you still wanted to get duals later, if one of the cases has an extra low gearset already, you get super duper low (7.55:1) as well as standard low (2.02:1) and Gearmaster alone low (3.74:1).

Three low ranges instead of just two, that you would have if you went straight to duals.

Just my 2c worth


Regards

..

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:24 pm
by JemmyBubbles
I understand that the 2.8 gearbox is slightly lighter duty than the box which is bolted up to the td42 and tb42's. Not saying it is inherantly week rather that this is secondhand knowledge that has been passed onto me -- smaller lighter duty etc..

Fitting duals would most likely require a custom adaptor not sure if anyone has done duals in a 2.8 gq. Custom adaptor, Custom Crossmember, driveshafts and body shoehorning all add up $$$$$$.

As is mentioned above perhaps consider crawler gears ? Do you really need that lower reduction afforded from two cases ? But if your money is burning holes in your pockets thenn... :lol:

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:15 am
by GRINCH
transfers are all the same so you will have no probs

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:50 pm
by bru21
i have done it. wouldn't do it again. too much work.