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I wouldn't waste my time using a 20, there's so many other and better cases. If you are gonna use a 2:1 case you should atleast use one that will take abuse like a NP205
Outside the 205, I don't know of that many factory cases better than the 20. Cast iron box, gear-to-gear transfer of power, compact, and upgradable without a bunch of trouble. One downside of must OEM aluminum cases is breaking the case with trail obstacles hitting it.
For a lot of guys running autos, the easiest way to double your crawl ratio is to switch to a T18/19, 465,435, or 420 tranny.
Use a D300, not a D20. The D20 is a good case, just not ideal for a doubler.
Biggest problem with using a D20 as the second box is front bearing retention. The D20 bearing and gear ride on the output shaft of the 203, making it critical that the 203 output is machined perfectly with attention paid to gasket thickness and other variables. Plus the machining required on the 203 shaft includes a surface for the bearing to press onto and then a threaded area.
A D300 has a captured, sealed front bearing. All that's needed on the 203 end is a splined shaft. No real critical lengths here...plus the standard NP front bolt pattern on a 300 is much easier to build an adapter for- the D20 texas pattern always seems to have a bolt in the wrong place.
I designed a D20/203 adapter...then redesigned for a D300, much easier. Then I got a 241OR case cheap, and gave up on the doubler idea all together. Still have a 2" thick aluminum plate sitting in the cabinet...
Randy S.
It's not what you Buy, it's what you Build.
1987 J20 SOLD
1966 Waggy SOLD
1970 Waggy SOLD
1982 Scrambler SOLD
1981 Scrambler - Current Project/Keeper
yeah but you alos will need to upgrade the output shaft. I have no issue with the D20 except that. I've seen too many people stranded or broken down because of it including yours truly. if anything I'd go with the 300 if I had to.
I would think boxing would limit the amount the frame could flex over obstacles which I think IMO would be a bad thing. I would think you would want all the articulation possible.
Originally posted by johnny019
I'm not saying lockers don't improve the performance of your rig, just that they're overrated.
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