let me know what your cost/benefit analysis turns up..
LC100/LX470 Part-Time Conversion Discussion (3 Viewers)
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I am wanting to be in that 34-35" range, I felt that this was definitely the biggest bang for the buck with respect to all around awesomeness. also way easier than getting into the Diff's IMHO.
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If you did have a switch or actuator failure, you would would have 2WD only. Fortunately it's not a failure we see/hear about. As for the engaging the front half of the t-case while driving... exactly the same as doing so in every 4x/5x/6x/7x, if you're moving slow it's not going to be noticed, if at highway speed it would be trying to match the front and rear output shafts which will be noisy. Just like trying to shift from H-L while moving. Just don't do it
Any gear change will cause increased noise. Different cases will exhibit more or less. There are some long threads here on Mud about this, I'll try and dig them up. I explain it this way, it's about like going from a street tire to an All-Terrain. You'll notice it, nobody else in the car will know the difference.
If you did have a switch or actuator failure, you would would have 2WD only. Fortunately it's not a failure we see/hear about. As for the engaging the front half of the t-case while driving... exactly the same as doing so in every 4x/5x/6x/7x, if you're moving slow it's not going to be noticed, if at highway speed it would be trying to match the front and rear output shafts which will be noisy. Just like trying to shift from H-L while moving. Just don't do it
Any gear change will cause increased noise. Different cases will exhibit more or less. There are some long threads here on Mud about this, I'll try and dig them up. I explain it this way, it's about like going from a street tire to an All-Terrain. You'll notice it, nobody else in the car will know the difference.
Kurt- Thanks for replying. Im not so concerned with subtle increase in gear noise while operating in Low range, its to be expected. I was thinking more of High range with the 10% reduction gears.
If I were to get on the schedule to ship my TC to you for the "Trifecta": Install of High range 10% reduction, the spool and the 3.1 Low range reduction, generally speaking how long to turn it around?
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If we schedule it perfectly, a less than a week.
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I know quite a few of these have shipped. Let's see some installed pics!
Someone just posted a sale thread somewhere that had this kit installed. It was with Rock Warrior wheels too. It looked good. Trying to remember where I saw it.
Here it is:
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Here it is:
For Sale - 2000 LX470, 119000 miles, IronMan lift, Rock Warriors, Cruiser Outfitters 2wd conversion
I'm really just testing the waters right now. My wife and are thinking about consolidating a couple vehicles. I really don't want to sell it, but for the "greater good", I may have to part with it. I am the 3rd owner. First owner had it for the first 87,500 miles. Second owner who is our PDR...
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Wow! You’re making this hard to resist.
well, I can report back on mine, everything is working as advertised, there is a little gear whine from the 10% under drive gear but that is it. my mileage went up a little maybe if you are concerned about things like that..
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Oh really? What are you seeing mpg wise now?
after correcting for tire size and and the 10% under drive I think I got like +1 maybe on my last tank. this is definitely going to cover the cost of the kit!
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Ordered.
So +1 makes it a 10% increase
a few more tanks in i am seeing mileage between 10 ans 13 MPG
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What were you averaging prior?
10-14 maybe? for some reason people care about mileage but we all drive cruisers? it is better than my 40 I guess.
another addition to the list, just changed the gear oil in the t-case and the gears are getting quieter as they break in.
This is one of those subjective, how loud is loud thing, but on the gear whine from the underdrive, is it something that that say, your wife would notice or is it something that only you notice as a change? I'm thinking the underdrive might make sense for me and I'm trying to calibrate what to expect.
I only notice it driving out of my neighborhood, once I am on a larger road traveling 45+ I can't hear it over all the other road and wind noise and if the radio is on even just very low I can't hear it unless I really focus, As a engineer and the one who did the install i think that i have also been hyper sensitive to any perceived changes in my truck. There is no way my wife would notice, her odyssey sounds like it is going to explode every time I start it up...
I am really happy with the recovered power with the under drive, I would be the first thing I did after a lift/tires on future builds. @cruiseroutfit you guys should up sell every lift with the under drive for the 80's and 100's!
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