Back in stock: 80 Series Part-Time Kits

[cruiseroutfit]

Question on the part time conversion spool-

Does disengaging 4wd require the D->R->D shifter dance?

Getting my CDL to unlock takes a bit of finagling from time to time. Curious if the spool is better about that. It's not the actuator, I can hear that moving. Just the diff lock.

Thanks.

Not with normally operating CDL actuator. While it could be your actual center diff, the actuator is generally the culprit of slow/sticky engage and disengage, even if you can hear it.

 

[Nad Aitch]

Ah okay. Probably need to tear into it for some TLC. Thanks for the info

 

[SteelHunterFJ80]

When part-time kit installed:
CDL Unlocked, hubs locked- Front driveshaft, diff and axles turning, but t-case not engaged

So since the t-case isn't engaged how is power being delivered to the front? I mean everything is spinning up front so I assume it's getting to the wheels. Would this be AWD? And in this configuration does the VC even matter or help?

Got the hubs from you guys just need to figure out if the pt is worth it. Like you in Utah we get some snow in the PNW so it's a consideration. Thank you Kurt

 

[cruiseroutfit]

So since the t-case isn't engaged how is power being delivered to the front? I mean everything is spinning up front so I assume it's getting to the wheels. Would this be AWD? And in this configuration does the VC even matter or help?

Got the hubs from you guys just need to figure out if the pt is worth it. Like you in Utah we get some snow in the PNW so it's a consideration. Thank you Kurt

Power is not delivered to the front when in 2-wheel drive. The front driveshaft does not spin. Engage the t-case (via the CDL button) and power now goes to the front axle. Lock the hubs and it goes to the wheel. Identical 'path of power' as any 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x and factory part-time 8x/10x, etc. Hope that helps!

 

[MissahPapaJ]

Nothing commercially available... yet. Icelandic folks and some folks in the Phillipines, etc have built custom one-off setups. There is an Aussie company selling the pneumatic ones. Myself and a few others are working on manual solutions as more and more use these for older swaps and 80 owners themselves want to eliminate the CDL actuator in favor of mechanical. The 80 CDL actuator went NLA within the last couple years (We installed one of the last NIB OEM units we had on @cruiserdan 's super tide 80 ). Now, the 100/470 actuator functions the exact same but has a different connector, we offer a harness for the 80 owners wanting to use a new 100/470 unit and they are readily available for the time being. Of course in a conversion the connector is a non-issue.

Harness to use the available 100/470 CDL actuator in the 80 fwiw:

CDL Conversion Harness - Fits 8X/450 Applications (ELEC36410KIT)

CDL Conversion Harness - Fits 8X/450 Applications (ELEC36410KIT)

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Have you thought about a stand alone hydraulic option kind of how they do it in a pinzgauer man I’d love to see something like that as a option.