aandy767
SILVER Star
1976 fj40,
I've got an nv4500, and np205 round pattern, has an 1 5/8" AA adaptor ring between them.
Plan is 5.3l at 29" plus the 40" bell housing to rear output of 205. gets me to nearly 70 inches.
stock length now is 64" . I figure I can moved the whole thing forward 4-5" maybe 6" i don't know you tell me. 6 may be a stretch.
Looks to me like I will end up with about a 17" drive shaft at 13 degrees.
I know AA's nv4500 adaptor will buy some valuable inches. But, you have to shorten the output shaft and loose the balancer on the output shaft. $600 for the adaptor and I could keep my toyota t-case.
I scored the tranny for $200 and the 205 for $500 with the slip yoke eliminated. I haven't purchased the engine yet, that's the easy part.
My big concerns are rear drive shaft length and angle, and drive train placement. I could shorten by 1 5/8" by replacing the input on the 205 with a short 32 spline.
I still have no lift, don't need much. but will make the angle worse.
intentions I've got a friend with 2200 acres 77 miles away. I don't expect to crawl any rocks, but migth get real muddy.
Proceed? bail? bite my lip and shell out 6 large to AA, (not real happy about cutting the 5thgear nut and balancer off), and sell the 205. Or press on with 17" ish driveshaft or cv style driveshaft?
I've got an nv4500, and np205 round pattern, has an 1 5/8" AA adaptor ring between them.
Plan is 5.3l at 29" plus the 40" bell housing to rear output of 205. gets me to nearly 70 inches.
stock length now is 64" . I figure I can moved the whole thing forward 4-5" maybe 6" i don't know you tell me. 6 may be a stretch.
Looks to me like I will end up with about a 17" drive shaft at 13 degrees.
I know AA's nv4500 adaptor will buy some valuable inches. But, you have to shorten the output shaft and loose the balancer on the output shaft. $600 for the adaptor and I could keep my toyota t-case.
I scored the tranny for $200 and the 205 for $500 with the slip yoke eliminated. I haven't purchased the engine yet, that's the easy part.
My big concerns are rear drive shaft length and angle, and drive train placement. I could shorten by 1 5/8" by replacing the input on the 205 with a short 32 spline.
I still have no lift, don't need much. but will make the angle worse.
intentions I've got a friend with 2200 acres 77 miles away. I don't expect to crawl any rocks, but migth get real muddy.
Proceed? bail? bite my lip and shell out 6 large to AA, (not real happy about cutting the 5thgear nut and balancer off), and sell the 205. Or press on with 17" ish driveshaft or cv style driveshaft?