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- 1985
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Half inch worked for me, 10yo factory replacement springs.How much vertical travel should i expect form the drivers side d35 beam?
From my extrapulations a Ford NP208 t-case wouldn't be a whole lot better. You can trim a nub off the end that doesn't matter but they are still tight.Wow... that would be a hard pass for me on that t-case. I wonder if a 208 would fit better? I went with a 205 for the same reason, frame clearance. You have to be OK with a clunky, noisy gear driven t-case though in that case.
My only complaint on the 205 is the low range, with my M5ODR2 it could be a lot deeper.
The twin stick modification though, OMG I love that. I wish everything that that kind of a mode.
Someday mine might grow a third stick (doubler)
Rumer has it, according to @bobbywalter old Jeep Wagoneers used a smaller chain drive 208 t-case. But you have to swap the rear output bits to get a Ford speedometer to work. I have yet to see one in the yard 6 years later so needless to say I didn't go down that road.whats a smaller chain driven option