Good First 4x4 ???

[1969 GMC]

Originally posted by Destructo
the NP205 also weighs a crap-load and has a crappy 1.96:1 low range. Compare that to an aluminum NP241 with 2.7:1. Or even an NP208 with its 2.6:1

yeah you are right...those gear driven NP205 sure do suck when compared to the aluminum chaindrive cases.

since when has 0.7 more low range mattered to anyone that isn't a rock crawler?

and if we want to get technical, my SM465/NP205 combo has a crawl ratio of 12.838 (6.55 x 1.96), where your 700r4/NP208 has a crawl ratio of 7.956 (3.06 x 2.6).

I would much rather have a good strong transmission and transfer case, than a mediocre breakage prone set. And in stock form, the 700r4/NP208 are much weaker than SM465/NP205.