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2nd gen marlin gears

Discussion in 'Performance and Tuning' started by 06tacomakev, Oct 29, 2012.

  1. Oct 29, 2012 at 8:57 AM
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    06tacomakev

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    I have gone to the Marlin site and checked out the goods. Just awesome!
    Am a bit confused with the core charge and such.
    I am just looking for a gear reduction in the T-case. Would like to drop down to a 4:1 ratio. I am an 06 access cab. I am probably just missing something but has anyone else bought the gear set and put it in? Or have people just done the T-case swap?
     
  2. Oct 29, 2012 at 10:23 AM
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    I'd like to know how difficult it is. New tcase gears would be great.
     
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    Can't change the gearing in a chain driven case
     
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    You can not put lower gears in your existing transfercase.
    It is chain driven and does not allow for a reduction gear to be swapped.

    You have 2 options:
    Either adding a crawl box or going with the "lefty" hybrid case which is an older gear driven transfer case that has adapters to turn it into a drivers side drop.

    Time for you to start some reading.
     
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    :rolleyes:

    Great, more reading besides the hours of Solid Axle Conversion threads

    thx
     
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    Read in the RockSolidToys forum and read everything that awsmdc has written
     
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    Thx for that too,
    Just looking at the Marlin site again I see the combo is only adaptable to the auto transmission from what I see anyway. I am the 6spd variety
    hmm
    I will check out Wyatts build though
     
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    Hey Wrmathis,
    Very nice build. I see where you are coming from. You went with the inchworm setup I see.
    It sounds like to get the crawl ratio I am looking for the chain drive has to go completely
     
  9. Oct 29, 2012 at 11:50 AM
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    My tcase is still chain driven, I just put a crawl box in between the tcase and the transmission
     
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    Also, I have a 6spd too. No auto here
     
  11. Oct 29, 2012 at 12:32 PM
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    Have you had any problems with the low ratio and existing t-case.
    Reason why I am asking is the Marlin site suggests possible problems. I could be reading it entirely wrong though lol
    Wouldn't be the first time
     
  12. Oct 29, 2012 at 12:59 PM
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    No, did everything that Wyatt has done over and over again
     
  13. Nov 1, 2012 at 5:10 AM
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    You shouldn't have any issues with a marlin crawler in front of your chain case. I have run this setup on my truck for years and have put it on many others as well. Never had a issue.
     
  14. Nov 1, 2012 at 8:18 AM
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    thx for that.
    Was cruising the RST trip report you guys just did. Every single sas truck I have been drooling over was on that trip!
    That is quite a contingent of crawlers down your way
    Nice work
    When it comes time to do the work I may just do a drive down the coast and drop my truck off with you guys for a few weeks!
     

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