Donatello will be back before Easter rolls around. Hopefully in Sand Hallow

When I broke all the studs on my hub back on that Lil Moab trip. i was in double low. Not even moving and the force spun the hub 15 feet behind me. Low is all torque. Sucks when ya need tire spinning horses.

 

Well then I might have to shoot for the sand hollow run!

 

The 231 is not that weak... It's jsut not as strong as gear-gear. When you have 21-1(stock 231-231) going into the chain its a lot of TQ to load the chain with... not saying its a garrantied failur, just not as reassuring as gear-gear

Remember the first 231 does not have a chain, its just the planatary.

I will most likely end up with 231-231, 2.72 in front and 4-1 in back... only using 4-1 when I need to... 231 is a strong case for a factory case. btu with 35+ tires and 180+ crawl reduction things start to show the weak link. Last thing you want to fix on the trail is a T/case,motor,trans, LOL

 

I think I am out until about june-july...

 

If you do an Atlas...yes

If you want to try a 4:1 in the transfercase, you should be able to accomplish it for much less than that. A kit would be $800 - $1200 new. But if you can find either a NP231 or a D300 that has one in it already, it would be cheaper. Most (or all as far as I know) D300's need to be run upside down, since they came in rigs with passenger side pumpkins. The NP231's are more straight forward.
While the planetaries CAN burn up in them if you go too fast, they are no death trap. You just need to be good about switching to high range when you get out in the open and want some speed. If you stay out of 4th and especially 5th gear in low range with a NP231 4:1, you should be fine. When we are both on the trail some time, you can ride in my rig and I can show you the difference between 2.72:1 and 4:1. It is totally worth it when you have a manual trans IMO.

 

By the way, this was nothing. I had posted something in response to Ryan but quickly saw that I was answering a question he was not even asking

So, I edited it to that.

 

Im down with that man

 

So, anyone remember how I ordered an exhaust manifold kit on account of a leak in my junk? When it was too late to cancel, I found that it was just the coupling at the end of the manifold that had come very loose. I thought for sure the noise was higher up than that, but it wasn't. Oops!

If anyone needs one, I have a fresh 'un! It is OEM style.

 

the thing that sucks about the 231/231 setup is how long it is, even with a short SYE it's still longer than the 231/300 setup plus you don't have as many options

and it's not the internals that really weak on the 231 it the case that's wrapped around them.

 

So now that I got that rear Dana 44 I kinda wanna go with one up front.

 

Well now you should have gone waggys

 

Yeah, oh well... I wanna get a wj and put 60s under it

 

DO ITTTTT... run a waggy front and run a adapter in the rear or however your heart desires to make it work.

 

My .02 cent's on the whole doubler idea... If you can't afford a Atlas do the box for rock's with stock gear's front and rear. In my opinion if your gonna go the the 231 might as well throw a D300 behind it, Why because if you do a 231/231 your gonna have a great crawl ratio but still need to get a SYE to boot. with a 231/300 doubler you have a 231 crawlbox and a D300 win win!
yes I know you need to flip the D300 if ya have issues with that might as well wait for Atlas when you can afford it.
Oh yeah this forum makes my Bronco forum seem DEAD!

 

Lol, liking fords is a thing of the past!