I have gone where most will no go. I am in the process of adding a 2nd drive axle. I am doing the work myself. As you can tell from the pics. I have came a long ways. I just have the bed work to finish the project. I will be extending the bed & dully fenders to have a full bed. Let me know what you think.
The reason I am doing this is to handle the toy hauler better on the road.
The reason I am doing this is to handle the toy hauler better on the road.
Matthew_B wrote:
What did you decide on the transfer case?
You had mentioned a NP200 but I'd stay away from that one. It wouldn't take the output from your Cummins.
I'd take a look at the NP205. If you look for one that was in a pre-77 F250 they are divorced with a yoke on the input for a stubby drive line from the transmission. The NP205 was stock for Dodge pickups into the 90's.
You can run the input into what was the rear output. You'll have the input to run to the front axle and the front output to run to the rear axle. You can get a dual shift kit to separate the rear and front shift functions. You'll want the rear output locked into high range all the time so the input from the engine is engaged always. Then you could use the front selector to engage the rear axle.
Unless you want to go with a NP203 and run both axles all the time :B
This is the info I am looking for. Thank you.
PS: I bought a Dana 24 which Iam going to rebuild. What do you think of the Dana 24. I seems to be a pretty well built case. I read up on it. And it seems the bearings are the weak part. But good replacements fix that. Again, Thanks
What did you decide on the transfer case?
You had mentioned a NP200 but I'd stay away from that one. It wouldn't take the output from your Cummins.
I'd take a look at the NP205. If you look for one that was in a pre-77 F250 they are divorced with a yoke on the input for a stubby drive line from the transmission. The NP205 was stock for Dodge pickups into the 90's.
You can run the input into what was the rear output. You'll have the input to run to the front axle and the front output to run to the rear axle. You can get a dual shift kit to separate the rear and front shift functions. You'll want the rear output locked into high range all the time so the input from the engine is engaged always. Then you could use the front selector to engage the rear axle.
Unless you want to go with a NP203 and run both axles all the time :B
You had mentioned a NP200 but I'd stay away from that one. It wouldn't take the output from your Cummins.
I'd take a look at the NP205. If you look for one that was in a pre-77 F250 they are divorced with a yoke on the input for a stubby drive line from the transmission. The NP205 was stock for Dodge pickups into the 90's.
You can run the input into what was the rear output. You'll have the input to run to the front axle and the front output to run to the rear axle. You can get a dual shift kit to separate the rear and front shift functions. You'll want the rear output locked into high range all the time so the input from the engine is engaged always. Then you could use the front selector to engage the rear axle.
Unless you want to go with a NP203 and run both axles all the time :B
