The NV241OR is a fixed yoke box.
It is supposed to be able to hold up to the cummins as far as strength
goes. I would think that if cone could be sourced it could be done with
the least amount of work and fabrication.
From what I can tell, you can get one new for the same as an Atlas or try
and source one from a wreck. The Wreck may be cheaper but would take some
time to locate. You'd have to have friends in the salvage industry
'watching your back' for one though. Everybody Wants one.
I do wheel my Dakota but only on limited trails that I drive to/from I
have only upgraded to 265/75r16 Pro Comp All terrains and that is it. That
and my new winch bumper, (if I ever get it finished).
I have a money pit trailer queen (Suzuki Samurai w/ 6:1 transfer case
gears, 5.29 geared Toyota pickup axles with detroit lockers and about a
120:1 crawl ratio. That I have for the hardcore stuff.
I would love to lower the crawl ratio of the Dakota even if it is just for
simple trail stuff. I can't seem to go slow enough for my liking.
As I said, I wanted to start a discussion, I don't know if it will or not
but I would certainly like to try and investigate further.
On Sat, 4 Nov 2006, Michael Maskalans wrote:
>
>
> On Nov 4, 2006, at 6:31, Miles D. Oliver wrote:
>
>>
>> I recently helped a friend swap in a new transfer case into his jeep. He
>> was able to find a wrecked jeep rubicon and we removed his NP231 transfer
>> case and installed the new NV241OR. This transfer case has a 4:1 ratio and
>> looks very similar to whats in the Dakota. This was a bolt in and he was
>> able to keep his driveshafts.
>>
>> The NV241OR has a 23 spline input. If I recall so does the NV231 I have in
>> my truck.
>>
>> I wonder of the NV241OR would bolt in? Linkage aside I wonder if something
>> like this could be done, and if so, why nobody has done it before.
>
> That would be a fantastic score. I don't know if the Rubicon has a SYE from
> the factory or not, I don't know if the stock jeep rear driveshaft has the
> same slip yoke as the stock Dakota either. I think the reason that no Dakota
> owner has gone down this path is because so few are actually wheeled. You've
> made me want to investigate this seriously - it's a drastically simpler
> solution than I've been hoping to accomplish (range box + NP205). I'm sure
> that like so many other Jeep parts that Rubi case is worth it's weight in
> platinum though.
>
> --
> +-- Mike Maskalans ---------------- Rochester, NY ----------+
> | '98 Dakota CC, SAS on 40s '84 RamCharger 4x4, plow truck |
> | '02 Jetta TDI 5sp, daily '97 Intrepid, not on the road |
> +-------------------- <http://mike.tepidcola.com/trucks/> --+
>
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