Wide chain kit... just curious.

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Mr. mud

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deridder, Louisiana

• Apr 8, 2010

• #1

Considering getting another 231 case and putting a wide chain kit and sye in it. Just wondering if I just have to change the chain and gears, or if I also need a 231d case half as well. My friend at the trans shop says I do, but I haven't heard any mention of that in any of the wide chain kit threads. I want to get all the parts together and do this in one sitting instead of tearing the case down and finding that I have to order a case half.

 

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tomcat

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North NJ

• Apr 8, 2010

• #2

just need the chain and sprockets
JB conversions has everything you need

 

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Mr. mud

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deridder, Louisiana

• Apr 8, 2010

• #3

awesome, thank you.:looney:

 

joe_peters

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Grants Pass, OryGun

• Apr 8, 2010

• #4

Check your salvage yards and see if you can find a cheap NP231D.

 

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Mr. mud

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deridder, Louisiana

• Apr 8, 2010

• #5

Yeah joe, thats what I was planning on doing, maybe just swap out for the six pinion planetary too. build one case out of two or three maybe.

 

joe_peters

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Grants Pass, OryGun

• Apr 8, 2010

• #6

Mr. mud said:

Yeah joe, thats what I was planning on doing, maybe just swap out for the six pinion planetary too. build one case out of two or three maybe.

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ChiXJeff

Curmudgeon

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SE MN

• Apr 8, 2010

• #7

There's a difference in gear cut between NP231s in early XJs and later ones, the split is somewhere around 1992, IIRC. Putting gears from one into a case from the other makes some racket. I'd suspect that the same applies to NP231Ds as well.

 

5-90

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Hammerspace

• Apr 8, 2010

• #8

I do believe there's a light truck case that's stronger than the NP231D - the NP231DHD. I don't know how different the two are (gotta open a channel with New Process/New Venture Gear still,) but it should be findable in the late W-series and BR-series 4WD. Probably the 3/4-ton and 1-ton variants. I'd have to check my notes to be sure.