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Old 10-22-2013, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by kh202
The Chevy tranny has a lower first gear ratio so they say they don't need 4:1. Personally i'd still want it but i dunno. Give them a call. You could still get one affordably with shipping
Yea I could see that I guess. I think I will just to see how much it'll cost.
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Old 10-22-2013, 05:41 AM
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Yea I could see that I guess. I think I will just to see how much it'll cost.
About 1/20 of the cost of an Atlas.
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Old 10-22-2013, 05:43 AM
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About 1/20 of the cost of an Atlas.
Well I personally hadn't ever thought about getting an atlas. It would be over kill for me but I had thought about doing the tcase swap.
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Old 10-22-2013, 06:29 AM
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If you don't like noise from your drivetrain work on the axle or get a rubi case. The atlas uses gears instead of a chain for drive and is a bit noisy with the front axles turning all the time. I would suggest you look into an axle that has locking hubs before running an atlas. Other then that I see no reason not to run the atlas case if you have the money to buy one. Some people think the 10.3:1 gear ratio is just not needed and I agree it is not everyday you use it but it is nice to have that super slow ratio on very hard technical climbs. It is nice to have the choices of that may gear ratios.
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Old 10-22-2013, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by rodi
is your tcase recommendation implying that the atlas is overkill for a 44? what about a 2-speed? I was in Moab with the stock 2.72 tcase, wishing I could crawl slower and wondering if the 4:1 would be slow enough. just curious on your thoughts behind your recommendation. cheers.
The 4.1 Rubi t-case works great in Moab. I rarely needed my brakes except to go down a ledge and I have 33" with 3.73 gears, auto.
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Originally Posted by planman
Did you miss my post that the company that does Chevy engine swaps will trade a Rubi transfer case for yours?

$0 cost other than shipping.
Definitely worth a road trip for that deal.
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They will swap them but still want $500 on top of the standard transfer case, it is not a pure trade.
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Originally Posted by TheDirtman
They will swap them but still want $500 on top of the standard transfer case, it is not a pure trade.
Yes x2 on that
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Originally Posted by TheDirtman
They will swap them but still want $500 on top of the standard transfer case, it is not a pure trade.
Didn't know that. Still a cost effective upgrade.
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Originally Posted by TheDirtman
They will swap them but still want $500 on top of the standard transfer case, it is not a pure trade.
Still worth it imo. I would have no problems shelling out $500 for one.
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