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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 07:58 PM
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Can a transfer case from an automatic mount to a standard and can you reamove the tail housing on a standard from a 2 wheel drive and mout the transfer case
 
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 10:28 PM
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the tail housings on 5spd cant be swappeed. only autos can be. not sure about the transfer case questions though. i would guess that the tc's can be.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 10:48 PM
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Can a transfer case from an automatic mount to a standard
The bolt pattern will match, but then you have to also have the same size spline shaft, and the proper length input shaft on the transfer case. I believe automatics typically require the shorter input shaft and 5 spds the longer.

can you reamove the tail housing on a standard from a 2WD and mout the transfer case
2WD trans (auto or 5 spd) won't bolt to a transfer case by swapping out the tail housing, you have to have a 4WD trans.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ragged89

2WD trans (auto or 5 spd) won't bolt to a transfer case by swapping out the tail housing, you have to have a 4WD trans.
http://mallcrawlin.com/forum/showthr...way!!!-writeup

only works with the autos because they can be split in half
 
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 01:11 AM
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only works with the autos because they can be split in half
Well thanks Shadow, I just learned something. I was told (by someone I thought would know) that to do this would require changing out the main shaft in the automatic - not nearly as simple as swapping tail sections.
 
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