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208 Clocking Finished *PICS FIXED

Hossbaby50

Hossbaby50

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I just got done clocking my NP208 up 2 positions with the DIY4x clocking ring. Good product and good service. I had to massage the floor up a fair amount but I didn't cut it. I cleared my dual exhaust also. The only down side is I don't think the passenger seat will fit back in correctly without a little modification. That doesn't matter to me since I am going to racing seats anyway in the near future. I built a new 2 piece crossmember & skidplate that completely covers the tcase. It is 2 pieces so that I can remove the skidplate & rear crossmember and still have the trans bolted in on the front xmember. So if I ever need to remove the tcase I don't have to balance the trans on a jack.

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If you don't have stiffners installed above those pieces of angle iron Harley you will want to put them in.

A few good hits and the bottom flange of the frame will tend to bend up thus raising the crossmembers and really mess things up/ break adapters and housings.
 
There isn't any stiffeners in place right now except on foot is mounted on a heavy piece of frame that was reinforce prior. My old crossmember had 2 feet originally and it did have the bending problem. We added a 3rd foot onto it and it helped stop the frame lips from bending up so with 4 solid foot mounts over about 24" of frame rail I am hoping that will totally solve the problem.

If I have to I am going to go back and weld on some angle iron under the frame rails to strengthen the frame but I think it won't be necessary with the extra feet spread out over a much larger area.

This truck only needs to make it through about 1 more wheeling season before it is getting semi-retired. The plans are already in the works for a buggy build to start hopefully after the 1st of the year.


The skidplate is reinforced on the topside also so it will be very difficult to get the skidplate to flex and buckle upwards any.

Harley
 
Very nice! Makes me want to go out a clock mine all the way up. I noticed a big difference even with just clocking to the first hole on the DIY4x ring.

Decide what you want to do on the front shaft yet?
 
I am going to start by trying to grind out a stock CV for now. I may have to lengthen it a little but that is easy enough. I don't have a ton of flex up front so I am hoping the ground out stock CV will work. If it doesn't then it will be plan B. I havn't figured out what plan B is yet though. :D Probably a straight shaft with D44 yokes at the tcase and 1310 @ the pinion.

Harley
 
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I modified a stock CV for more angle on the stock front driveshaft. It looks like I will be ok with a ground out stock CV driveshaft for the front, except the driveshaft is now to short so it will have to be lengthened. I do not have a flexy front suspension though. If you have a flexy front suspension you might not be able to get away with a ground out stock CV.

The only other issue is the stock linkage is about 1/4-1/2" to short so it will have to be lengthened also. Beyond that I have found no other issues then what I listed above with the seat mount.

FYI I don't think there should be a lubrication issue at all. I put every bit of the 4.5qts of trans fluid I had in the case and it still wasn't full. If I remember right the stock fluid capacity is 5 qts so it doesn't look like I am going to loose any capacity from the clocking.

Harley
 
I raised my shifter up, in a little, and bent the bottom of the shift lever out a little to account for the change in the tcase position. Kind tried to move the shifter roughly the same as the tcase moved. This made the linkage work at factory length. If that makes any sense. :dunno:
 
Mine actually works pretty well right now I just can't quite get it all the way back into 2hi. It comes up a little short and on my road speed test drive today I was getting a little grinding like the case wasn't all the way in 2hi. It sounded like it was in 4hi. If I cut & weld a 1/2" piece of steel rod into the linkage I should be set. It all operates very smoothly right now, it just won't quite get to 2hi.

I can't lift my shifter up too. I installed a B&M Truck Megashifter and it uses one of the tcase's mounting holes as a mount & partially sits overtop of the shifter plate guide on the floor. The 208 shifter barely clears the side of the B&M shifter box.

I am really digging the B&M shifter though except for the reverse lockout thing. It is fun to have the shifter in a good spot and get to ratchet shift the trans. :D

It is kinda fun to hear the 37's @ 15 psi bark as you hit the 1-2 shift going around a corner.:laugh:

Harley
 
I used a clocked Dodge NP241 behind a TH400 in my Blazer and had to mod the shift linkage because of the difference in position.I used the shorter shifter plate and longer shift rod from the Dodge and relocated the linkage hole in the lever.

If you can find an old Dodge 208 rob the linkage parts,you will have to run a die-nut on the rod because it is not threaded but the right size and extra long.

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Hossbaby50 said:
Mine actually works pretty well right now I just can't quite get it all the way back into 2hi. It comes up a little short and on my road speed test drive today I was getting a little grinding like the case wasn't all the way in 2hi. It sounded like it was in 4hi. If I cut & weld a 1/2" piece of steel rod into the linkage I should be set. It all operates very smoothly right now, it just won't quite get to 2hi.

I can't lift my shifter up too. I installed a B&M Truck Megashifter and it uses one of the tcase's mounting holes as a mount & partially sits overtop of the shifter plate guide on the floor. The 208 shifter barely clears the side of the B&M shifter box.

I am really digging the B&M shifter though except for the reverse lockout thing. It is fun to have the shifter in a good spot and get to ratchet shift the trans. :D

It is kinda fun to hear the 37's @ 15 psi bark as you hit the 1-2 shift going around a corner.:laugh:

Harley
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Be careful because I had the same problem with 2HI and then it would also pop out of 4LO too. Especially in flex situations.
 
Harley, looks good! I hope it all works out for ya.

You should stop by next time you come through Vegas. I want to hit the Hammers again this year, maybe you might be able to make this next trip as a spotter :)

Take care,

Jeff
 
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