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Old 05-30-09, 03:37 AM   #35 (permalink)
ozwallaby
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Originally Posted by crushers View Post
the BJ42 5 spd comes with the 1.9 low
the BJ42 4 spd comes with the 2.3 low
the HJ60 auto comes with the 2.48 low

4.9 (H55F 1st) X 1.9 (low range) X 4.11 (diff gear) = 38.26 crawl BJ42 5 spd NA spec
4.3 (H42 1st) X 2.3 (low range) X 4.11 (diff gear) = 40.64 crawl BJ42 4 spd NA spec
4.9 (H42 1st) X 2.3 (low range gears from '4spd' t/case) X 4.11 diff gear) = 46.31 NA spec
4.9 (H55F 1st) X 1.9 (low range) X 4.88 (diff gear) = 45.43 crawl (for comparision)
4.9 (H55F 1st) X 1.9 (low range) X 5.29 (diff gear) = 49.24 crawl (for comparision)
4.9 (H55F 1st) X 2.48 (low range) X 4.11 (diff gear) = 49.94 crawl

the advantage of the low t/case gear is your day to day driveablity stays the same, fuel milage does not change but when you go into low range your crawl has been increased by 30%...quite adaquate for most wheeling.
i was incorrect in my earlier post, the t/case swap is equivilant to changing the diff gears to 5.29...sorry

i also added another of my favorite swaps for the earlier 83-85 5 spd t/case, the gears from a 81-82 4 spd t/case will slip right in giving you a healthy 46/1 crawl. a 13% crawl increase...doesn't sound like much but you can feel the increase in torque off road.
Crushers, shouldn't the 4spd low range line read 4.9 (H55F 1st) at the start or am I mistaken?
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