So, I've come to realize that one way to prevent trail breakage is to have the ability to crawl over obstacles, rather than just charge at them. My 84 pick up has a forward shift transfer case, and I also have a top shift transfer case from my 89 pickup that I can use for the rear case, but I don't know if the 2 styles are interchangeable. Would it just be more worth my while (and money) to regear the stock case to 470:1, or is the double case idea better? I do like the idea of a shorter rear driveshaft with the 2 cases, and trail-gear makes a nice skid plate/ cross member to replace the stock one that hangs down quite far. What to do, what to do?....

 

You can double them.

You must use the top shift for the back case, the forward shift for the front case.

Also, do both. I have a 4.7 rear, stock front case, and I must say, you simply cannot beat a 4 speed transfercase.







And why its nice on the trail: Control, control, control:

 

Cool, that's just what I figured.

 

Yup, totally worth the trouble and the $$$ to crawl slow

 

Thanks, I just forwarded your statement and AxleIke's video to my wife. We were just have a 'debate' this morning on why I had spend a ton of $$$ on gears/doubler that I don't have installed yet and why I was gonna need another $300 or do for modified driveshafts...

Transfer cases, adapter and 4.7 gear set been sitting in back of the Trekker way too long..Need to get off my butt and get it together to go wheeling

 

I've already got explaining to do with my wife about the Toyota funds and now I've got yours as well

 

Lucy, you got sum splainin to do. Try splainin several money pits in the garage and back yard like I have. two toyotas a motorcycle, a 37 international, a ford a dodge, and a chevy

 

just change your shifter out, go to marlin site he explain it all

 

http://www.marlincrawler.com/

Go here, I recently asked about a crawl box, essentially what you're doing, and this is the best resource I have seen.

 

Plus, having 4 shifters is just bad-ass.