[zooktastic]

hey guys i recently broke a transfer case housing and by the time i realised it was too late, high range gears are pretty FUBAR, what i was wondering is if it is possible to use 1l high range gears with the 6.5 low range gears? or will they not fit on the shafts? trying to sort it out with bits i have laying round haha
cheers, mick

[31zook]

you will need to lathe up both sets and weld em together to do this.....

[zooktastic]

did a little searching and i see what you mean, looks like i have some great paper weights now.

[Teracis]

zooktastic wrote:

did a little searching and i see what you mean, looks like i have some great paper weights now.

Don't the 6.5's have a warranty?

Also, I'm pretty sure the 6.5's replaced every gear in the case, so if your counter shaft is toast (which has one of the high range gears on it) the whole shaft is toast and you'll need a new one anyway.

[zooktastic]

lol do you have the stuff for warranty josh?

[Teracis]

zooktastic wrote:

lol do you have the stuff for warranty josh?

"Suzuki Samurai 6.5:1 Low Range Transfer Case Gears-
Low range gears are critical for technical off-road driving. Our Samurai 6.5 low range gear kit is the highest quality gear set available. Low Range reduction is 6.5 to 1, a whopping 187% lower than stock! High Range reduction is 20%, perfect for the larger 32" and bigger tires. These gears are NOT WELDED or second rate. These are are strong, run quiet and take a huge amount of abuse. This complete kit includes four new precision cut gears, counter shaft, needle bearings, shims, o-ring, gaskets, and input/output seals. Updated front output shaft recommended for tires 31" and bigger (see below). Minor grinding of case is necessary for installation, see instructions link bellow for more details. Lifetime Warranty on gears. Fits 1986-1995 Suzuki Samurai's. Made by Trail-Gear. No cores are required"

Taken from Here

EDIT: Oh and just for everyone's information, it looks like they have 8:1 reduction gears now!

8:1 MEGA Reduction Gears

[zooktastic]

dont you need a reciept to claim?

[Teracis]

No idea, I'd send Sean from lowrange an email and ask him, surely he will know, seems to be nice enough to answer questions.

[stockman]

Wow 8.1's!
I wonder who will be the first Auszooker to get some.

[zooktastic]

ajsr has them i think

[stockman]

Pretty sure he has 6.5's
I think the 8.1's are a new release.

[zooktastic]

they were out for a while but dissappeared

[mnemonix]

8.1's are oldddd. Rocky road stopped selling them years ago due to "issues".

[stockman]

Issues with the actual gears or breaking cases?

[mnemonix]

The gears were fragile (from memory).
I've never used a set, just recall a lot of complains about them at the time.

[zooktastic]

yeah i heard something similar,