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NP205 VS Atlas II vs?

Dheater

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So I do not hi-jack another thread, and I'm looking at upgrading my transfer case currently NP203. I have already been down the doubler road before in a 75 ford bronco I built. I loved all the gears and gear sticks , but low-low would over run the brakes with no problems in the rocks the control was awesome and that was with an NP435 tranny and yes I suffered stripped gears (right foot slipped).
Fast forward to my current build, 78 blazer with tons for axles TH350 Tranny, For now a stock 350 motor 37" tires on 17" locks. A more general purpose rig (camping, crawling, Sunday sight seeing from Holy Cross trail) so the reason for question information... bang for the buck.
These are some things I know already,
NP 205 tons load made, strong as hell downside gearing
Atlas II still seems to be going strong, different gearing available

Again looking for real world info,

Chris @ ORD replied in a separate thread,
The NP205 is substantially stronger than Atlas. The Atlas was more closely built around the Dana 300 architecture, it's a stout case for sure but an NP205 it is not. These are pictures of the short-lived 3:1 gears but they illustrate the point:

http://www-rockbottom4x4-com.4165476.n2.nabble.com/LoMax-205-vs-Atlas-II-gears-td5838349.html

I've seen a bunch of gear failures in D18/D20/D24/D300 and a few Atlas cases, I've NEVER seen a gear fail in an NP205.

David, give us a call if you're in the market for a 4 speed system, we may have something for you in the not so distant future.
 
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