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super cheap doubler

With the length of the crew cab they usually have a carrier bearing for the rear driveshaft. I am just going to swap it so the front will use the carrier bearing. The 205 will be mounted so the rear driveshaft can be one piece. I will just use a factory 1350 np208 shaft in between the cases. I figured it would end up a 2 foot long shaft.

I am also going to try make the front and rear 1480 shaft the same length.

I also have one of the 1480 yokes done. Just need to machine the other 9. 4 for the rear shaft, 4 for the front shaft, and 2 for the front carrier bearing shaft.
 
I'm not trying to knock the idea. If you have the wheelbase, go for it. :waytogo: I have a Blazer. :o
 
BGKYK5 said:
I'm thinkin you would need a mini driveshaft with a u-joint on each end between the cases. With that plus the input/output yokes/flanges, I don't see the cases being much closer than a foot. Otherwise you need a precision machined adapter to get the alignment dead on and keep any flex from chaning the alignment, and there goes the cheap part.
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when I did my reading and asked a million questions, the common answer was about a foot, the d-shaft to my divorced 205 set up is right at that, as well as you want to have the t-case at a few degree slant.

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depending on how long this setup is. it could help alot of guys with 52 and 56 inch front springs and/or flatbelly rigs. mainly the flat belly rigs. that longer driveshaft is the ticket to gettin that angle down. now yall got me dreamin about a doubler and 52 fronts.... and i still aint got a trans/t-case in my rig with a busted rear 10 bolt.
 
Blazr77400 said:
Then just did the same thing with the 208. Cut it apart and welded a flange on it.
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This is what I would like to do to my 241. I need to find a divorced 205 to run behind it. I already have a SYE on the 241, so it will be a bit shorter than yours, but If I do it right, I can have equal length shafts on my Suburban. Strong, tucked up nice and flat and no more crappy front driveshaft angle!
 
twoslo4five0 said:
the good part about this is that elimantes the 800 to 1000 dollar adapter...plus its all junkyard stuff so its easy to fix and have spare parts for
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So This is the reason they are pushing the 203 buisness part of the junk model 203---Because they can get $1000 for the machined adaptor plate? as far as billit aluminum adaptor plates of anykind--bellhousing--or gearbox to bellhousing-, etc--This t case plate is the most expensive--i heard yet,
So using the dirt cheap 203 aint cheap at all--- but using the buisness section ov another 205, no plate needed, and still get 4 to 1.1???????
??? You just crashed someones party, Mann:eek1:
 
actually the best and shortest setup would be a CV only.
It will allow for movement without breaks and allow for any angle between the 2 tcases and you can have it fixed on one side and slip on the other side.
 
imiceman44 said:
actually the best and shortest setup would be a CV only.
It will allow for movement without breaks and allow for any angle between the 2 tcases and you can have it fixed on one side and slip on the other side.
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OK im kinda new to this stuff. The doublers i have seen so far is The Good part of a junk 203 bolted to the front of a 205. so you are saying insteas of Marrying a divorced 205 to whats left of a 203.........
you put a input and an output on the 203 guts section and make mounts to space it imbetween the motor/trans and the main 205 transfer case ( with its own mount) with a CV shaft.
WouldnT this be the longest and most complicated as far as layout---mounting to a long wheel base vehicle?

As far as the doublers ive seen i cant see how two t cases bolted together could break something--splined female/male inner parts , twisting stuff up like a main shaft of a transmission, But this is what commonly breaks on these conversions?
 
imiceman44 said:
Not if you put only a CV, it would be less than the 1 foot others suggested.
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So this cv has to have the right ends one with a bolt up flange and the other to mate with this divorced 205--That has the right dodge or IH 32 spline stuff swaped out.........

thee main part thats murky to me is the 203 guts section --what kind of front cover and rear cover do you get--with pinions--

In your setup is one more 203 part kept and--- the chain drive parts are still junked but the other side still needs a cover with the pinion jutting out, either a splined reciver /mater , or a flanged thing to bolt up a ujount outfit
 
imiceman44 said:
Not if you put only a CV, it would be less than the 1 foot others suggested.
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Or we are talking a doubler-- divorced 205/ 205, i already know that to do a single divorced 205 -like my 32 spline from a sm465--you gotta get a dodge or IH input unit to bolt up.
With your setup you need a couple of these dodge/Ih inputs/ and the CV shaft---Who makes such a cv shaft?
 
Nothing like dragging up a 2 1/2 year old post! It is an interesting idea but definitely not for everyone.
 
truckeez said:
thee main part thats murky to me is the 203 guts section --what kind of front cover and rear cover do you get--with pinions--
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There is no 203 involved. Two(2) 205s. The married one is cut and bolted to the tranny, while the divorced one is behind it connected via a single cv joint.
 
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