Chain Drive T-Case Question

truck...01 taco with a j-shift t-case.

simple question despite ALL the talk about how much more "stronger" a geared t-case is to a "chained" t-case on the newer trucks...

are the "geared" t-cases THAT MUCH MORE "stronger" than the "chain-driven" t-cases???

i read only one response that the "chain" t-cases are just as strong, if not stronger than the "geared" t-cases because there seems to be more "brokened" "geared" t-cases than "chained" t-cases on the trails.

thank you for your time.

 

In as basic answer as I can give, no. A geared case will almost always be stronger than a chain. I've seen chains skip (NP208), and I've seen chains come completely through the aluminum case (Jeep quadra-trac).

A chain can stretch, gears can't. You see more geared case's broken, because they get used in a lot more stressful situations, and there's more of 'em being used.