It's not exactly tech, but due to the fact that I have reached and exceeded what-the-actual-f*** levels of confusion, I'm willing to ask the noobest of impolite noob questions, so...
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For those of you that have gone to a 10% overdrive in a 70-series transfer case...what gears did you use and how much did they cost?
The reason I'm asking is, for seriously, complete confusion. I'm very new to Toyota transfer cases - and most other Toyota stuff, too, come to think of it - so I'm trying to figure out exactly which set of gears I need to do this conversion...but I'm not having much luck because most of the US-based suppliers don't list many parts for 70's. Thus, I've started e-mailing the normal shops with which everyone is familiar; I've told them what I'm looking for and have waited for responses...and the more responses I get, the more confused I get. I don't know that I've gotten any part numbers at all, thus far, but I've gotten a spread of prices that range from $400 to $950 for what should be very similar sets of gears.
That's a substantial amount of variance...but wait: there's less. I've also gotten a slew of different responses on the associated parts that are required for the project. Some people say I need idler gears and some don't mention them at all; some suggest bearings are in order, along with parts for a vacuum system, basic rebuild components, etc...and others either omit those pieces or recombine them into different arrays. The result is that I have no idea what I actually need, anymore...and I'm pretty sure that I didn't really know to start with, and am now even less knowledgeable on the subject for having tried to figure things out on my own. What's most confusing of all is my having given the exact same vehicle information to everyone - 1990 HZJ73, manual transmission, etc. - and still gotten variable replies as far as what's needed.
This all being said: what am I missing? It doesn't seem like everyone can possibly be correct with so many divergent answers having been given. So, I'm kind of lost, here.
Any input would be much appreciated.
< ahem >
For those of you that have gone to a 10% overdrive in a 70-series transfer case...what gears did you use and how much did they cost?
The reason I'm asking is, for seriously, complete confusion. I'm very new to Toyota transfer cases - and most other Toyota stuff, too, come to think of it - so I'm trying to figure out exactly which set of gears I need to do this conversion...but I'm not having much luck because most of the US-based suppliers don't list many parts for 70's. Thus, I've started e-mailing the normal shops with which everyone is familiar; I've told them what I'm looking for and have waited for responses...and the more responses I get, the more confused I get. I don't know that I've gotten any part numbers at all, thus far, but I've gotten a spread of prices that range from $400 to $950 for what should be very similar sets of gears.
That's a substantial amount of variance...but wait: there's less. I've also gotten a slew of different responses on the associated parts that are required for the project. Some people say I need idler gears and some don't mention them at all; some suggest bearings are in order, along with parts for a vacuum system, basic rebuild components, etc...and others either omit those pieces or recombine them into different arrays. The result is that I have no idea what I actually need, anymore...and I'm pretty sure that I didn't really know to start with, and am now even less knowledgeable on the subject for having tried to figure things out on my own. What's most confusing of all is my having given the exact same vehicle information to everyone - 1990 HZJ73, manual transmission, etc. - and still gotten variable replies as far as what's needed.
This all being said: what am I missing? It doesn't seem like everyone can possibly be correct with so many divergent answers having been given. So, I'm kind of lost, here.
Any input would be much appreciated.
