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Doubler kit options

ORD is a little outdated on some of their products, and their price is high compared to alot of the newer companies but the people in the office are second to none. They provided tons of assistance when a friend and I went about machining out own doubler plate. A great group of folks.
 
Like mentioned before, both ORD and NWF make great kits and you will be very happy with both. If you want to keep your doubler 10 or 27 spline, go with NWF (and like mentioned before, their clocking ability is slightly better). And despite what people tell you, if you decide to go with say a 27 spline doubler, you will not kill nuns like the interwebs try to make you believe. My brother has rocked a full 27 spline doubler in his crawler for the last almost 4 years with lots of use, and never had a problem with it (running rockwells, 44" boggers, and now a 383 TBI).

Lately there are lots of other options to consider when it comes to dual transfer cases. Such as ORD's Magnum/205 or NWF's Titan/205, Blackbox/205, or Ecobox/205, and others out there too. The world of putting a reduction box in front of the 205 is getting better and better (from the old Klune V days). And to be honest, I feel like in the long run sets the truck up for better overall gearing options (gets 5.33:1 overall instead of 4:1 like the 203/205 doubler gets you) along with better independent gear options. Most do not run the 203 in low and the 205 in high for fear of breaking the intermediate shaft (which has and does happen if running it this way) and really all you get is a 3 speed with 1:1, 2:1, and 4:1 since the 203 and 205 have similar gear ratios. Since the Magnum/Titan reduction boxes use such a beefer "intermediate" shaft, you have no fear of running the front box in low and 205 in high. Which means now your options increase to a true 4 speed with 1:1, 2:1, 2.72:1, and 5.33:1. Sure they are a bit more money, but in the long run I feel like these are becoming a better option than a traditional 203/205 doubler. Sure, if you have a 203 and a 205 laying around, then do it cause you can save some money. But if all you have is a 205, or neither to start with, I think it's worth going to reduction box route.

Just my $0.02 and informative really :)
 
Just slightly over the halfway point of not worth it I realized how much better the 241-205 combo/versions since is then the 203-205 I went with. I still wish I would have bit the initial bullet of the 241/xxx version instead. The weight savings, the awesome gearing choices, depending on version strength itself over the 203, it's just hand's down the way to go anymore. And it's easier to find a 32 spline 241. Multiple wins.
 

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