T/case conversion question

[2ranger87]

My '91 has the 1354"E" transfer case on it with the 35 front diff in it and I want to convert it to a manual t/case. Since the 1350 manual t/cases are readily available (I have a pile of them) i'd like to use one of those.

My question is, if there is a front d/shaft that will bolt in without modification to a 35 front end.

Going by lengths and yoke/flange combo's, would a front shaft from say...
an 87 truck with an FM145/1350/D28 setup bolt in? The length seems about right. Hsa anyone tried it?

 

[mkpecor]

yep you will have no problem, but you might have to take 1'' out of the drive line . i dident do to the 6'' susp...lift.

 

[Sunk]

You won't have to modify the D35, no matter what shaft you use, it will be the shaft itself. 1354s used a fixed yoke and 1350s used a slip yoke. Also the center housing on the D35 is longer than the D28, so if the shaft comes from a truck with a D28 it may need to be shortened.

Or maybe you could use the original shaft and take the fixed yoke off and use the slip yoke on it?

 

[2ranger87]

Thanks for the replies!

The truck itself has a 4 inch suspension lift, so it may not need to be shortened.

I guess i'm off to the wreckers to find a front shaft. (I don't see too many FM145 or TK5's in the wreckers anymore)

 

[2ranger87]

Well......a little update.

Went to the local Pick-N-Pull in search of the front driveshaft, but with no luck. I did however, find something more to my liking. There was a wrecked '91 Ranger with both an M5OD and a 1354 manual t/case. I've been looking for both for quite literally years. (NOT a common option in my neck of the woods.)

I was able to get the M5OD, 1354, shifters/boots/bezel/floor plate, and a near new 4.0L clutch kit(flywheel still had machining marks on it) for $169 including taxes and cores. (cores alone totalled almost $50)

This was all during a weekend half price sale. How lucky is that?!

I guess i'll be busy for a while.......

 

[Sunk]

Nice! That's a deal for sure.

 

[mkpecor]

nice to here every thing is going good for you,.

 

[2ranger87]

Thanks!

Yeah, it was a great deal.

Everything is sitting in a pile on my garage floor awaiting the completion of some of my other "projects" that i will have to find the time to complete.

Too many trucks.......too little time.....and so on.......