OK... I'm waaaay out of my league here - hoping you guys can help me get this stuff squared away.
I'm considering buying an FJ40, and first on my list of mods would be lower gears (assuming it still had a manual tranny in it). I've been doing a lot of reading lately to try and get a handle on what my options are, and what the positives/negatives are of each. Every time I think I know what I'm talking about, I realize I'm just more confused than before.
I want lower gears for 2 reasons. First, the control (duh). Second, so I'm not fighting with the clutch all the time. I'm used to wheeling an auto, and I like the auto on the trail, so I'd like low enough gears so I can pretty much put it in low and forget about it.
So here's what I think I know:
- Marlin's Toybox: essentially a second transfer case, allows for low/low gearing, and should be invisible on the road to and from the trail. Install is very invloved.
- AA atlas II case: basically replaces the stock tcase (I think) with a much lower first gear. Install should be pretty straight forward, right... replacing old gear with new gear that should more or less swap in. I've read that some people had issues with this setup...
I've read about people running dual cases - I assume this is you would call the a setup using the stock tcase and a Toybox???
When people say they are running a split case or twin sticks, what are they referring to?
I've got 100 other questions, but I think I'll stop there for this thread.
I'm considering buying an FJ40, and first on my list of mods would be lower gears (assuming it still had a manual tranny in it). I've been doing a lot of reading lately to try and get a handle on what my options are, and what the positives/negatives are of each. Every time I think I know what I'm talking about, I realize I'm just more confused than before.
I want lower gears for 2 reasons. First, the control (duh). Second, so I'm not fighting with the clutch all the time. I'm used to wheeling an auto, and I like the auto on the trail, so I'd like low enough gears so I can pretty much put it in low and forget about it.
So here's what I think I know:
- Marlin's Toybox: essentially a second transfer case, allows for low/low gearing, and should be invisible on the road to and from the trail. Install is very invloved.
- AA atlas II case: basically replaces the stock tcase (I think) with a much lower first gear. Install should be pretty straight forward, right... replacing old gear with new gear that should more or less swap in. I've read that some people had issues with this setup...
I've read about people running dual cases - I assume this is you would call the a setup using the stock tcase and a Toybox???
When people say they are running a split case or twin sticks, what are they referring to?
I've got 100 other questions, but I think I'll stop there for this thread.