Adarcy
SILVER Star
I'm finally going to do a transmission swap on my 72' FJ40 and I wanted to get some opinions on Transfer cases based of my needs and your experiences...
It's a 1972, 2F, factory 3 speed trans, and 3 speed transfer case. Small lift, 33's, and I do off road it. I usually do day off road trips around Southern California (Anza, Valley of the Moon, Big Bear, etc) with my average day having around 300 miles of seat time. It does great for what it is, but i'm either always in the bottom of 3rd with no power or winding out 2nd trying to get through the hills to/from my destination. I don't need more top end speed on the flats. She'll do 75mph, but i usually keep it around 60-65mph.
I was looking at going the 4 speed transmission route, either H41 or H42 rebuilt with the low gears. The question is should I retain and rebuild my 3spd tranfer case or spring for an Orion case?
I am looking to improve my drive to/from the off road destination and get as good or better low range for crawling up the hills.
I do want to start driving to some destinations that are a bit further away for some extended camping trips. 4-6 hours each way.
Thanks for the advice and opinions. I want to do this once and right HA...
Andy
It's a 1972, 2F, factory 3 speed trans, and 3 speed transfer case. Small lift, 33's, and I do off road it. I usually do day off road trips around Southern California (Anza, Valley of the Moon, Big Bear, etc) with my average day having around 300 miles of seat time. It does great for what it is, but i'm either always in the bottom of 3rd with no power or winding out 2nd trying to get through the hills to/from my destination. I don't need more top end speed on the flats. She'll do 75mph, but i usually keep it around 60-65mph.
I was looking at going the 4 speed transmission route, either H41 or H42 rebuilt with the low gears. The question is should I retain and rebuild my 3spd tranfer case or spring for an Orion case?
I am looking to improve my drive to/from the off road destination and get as good or better low range for crawling up the hills.
I do want to start driving to some destinations that are a bit further away for some extended camping trips. 4-6 hours each way.
Thanks for the advice and opinions. I want to do this once and right HA...
Andy