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Official Crawlbox BS thread!

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by HomerTaco, Mar 16, 2016.

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  1. Mar 17, 2019 at 5:05 PM
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    Yes that is correct. Just looking at alternatives to the MC as that seems to be the only built unit available today.
     
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  2. Mar 17, 2019 at 5:14 PM
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    Why not just just build one yourself with TG plates and a donor box? Honestly building the case is probably one of the easier parts of installing duals
     
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  3. Mar 17, 2019 at 5:20 PM
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    That is kinda my thought. And I would completely get rid of chain drive tcase and go with a gear driven one. Since I can't find an adapter to go back to either the tacoma/fj case after the doubler.
     
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  4. Mar 17, 2019 at 5:31 PM
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    I didn’t realize TG didn’t make a gear drive to second gen chain drive adapter...bummer. Then your either into a verso or Atlas territory to keep your stock rear case. You could always put a first gen chain drive case in too...they are pretty cheap from yards.
     
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  5. Mar 17, 2019 at 5:37 PM
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    Putting a gear driven case in wouldn't hurt my feelings either. I would like the ability to clock it some.
     
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  6. Mar 17, 2019 at 6:21 PM
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    x2 I doubt the 2nd gen case is substantially stronger then the 1st gen tacoma chain drive. Just a slightly different bolt mounting pattern. Plus most guys with crawl boxes do away with the electronic 4x4 and go manual anyway which is what the 1st gen t cases mostly are.
     
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  7. Mar 17, 2019 at 7:01 PM
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    I'll research more into the 1st gen case situation. But getting an old gear drive case doesn't seem too hard either.
     
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  8. Mar 17, 2019 at 7:10 PM
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    Older gear drive cases are passenger drop. You need a driver drop case on IFS
     
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  9. Mar 17, 2019 at 7:11 PM
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    Gotcha :thumbsup:. So I need to figure out if the 1st gen case will hold up to the 4.0l then it would be on!!!! Less $$$$ and wait over a MC set up
     
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    Just went looking for the Verso apparently it's Kaputz too.
     
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  12. Mar 17, 2019 at 7:55 PM
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    It’s the same vf2a/b transfer case with a different pattern on the front to mate to the 750f trans
     
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  13. Mar 17, 2019 at 8:02 PM
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    Nice!
     
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  14. Mar 18, 2019 at 4:16 AM
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    Good tip, but damn I hope that isn't it, lol. Although it doesn't sound unlikely. How did you diagnose that this was the problem? What adapter were you using? Mine's an Inchworm and I have it clocked at 15degrees.
     
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  15. Mar 18, 2019 at 8:49 AM
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    Getting to the top of the tcase would be the best way to figure it out but probably not the easiest if you didn’t cut your floor. Then you can work the shifter base without the linkage and make sure the ball of the shifter is in the shift rail, and see if the rail is moving correctly. Otherwise you can play with the linkage length to see if that fixes it. No easy way otherwise.
     
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  16. Mar 18, 2019 at 10:44 AM
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    I have an inchworm. And it was a guess that was the problem. The shifter wouldn’t budge at all and that’s the only reason why. Once i loosened the bolts and rotated it slightly I was able to shift it in low
     
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  17. Mar 18, 2019 at 11:20 AM
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    I'm definitely thinking about cutting another hole in the floor and just patching it when I'm done adjusting linkage, and getting this thing to work.
     
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  18. Mar 18, 2019 at 8:54 PM
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    man with all these crawlbox shortages I'm wondering how much coin I could get for a merlin setup if I part mine out LOL
     
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  19. Mar 19, 2019 at 7:33 AM
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  20. Mar 24, 2019 at 2:27 PM
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    That's what I did. Without a body lift and the triple sticks there is just no room for the linkage. I spoke with RADesign a couple of times through the install and he said a lot of people cut 2 one inch channels into the floor to make room for the linkage back to the stock t-case.

    He mentioned that a couple of people said they were able to create enough clearance by using a Thor hammer from below but he thought that was highly unlikely without a body lift.
     
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