Hmmm I'm pursuing my options.
BTW like the new logo Ack

I PM'ed Stan (37Kicker).  Has anyone installed his or Rock4x (rockrat)'s twin stick?  I'm wondering how complicated it might be.  The case has to be split, so I might either do it now with the 4.24 kit or wait another year or so.  Haven't even tried driving it yet so I don't even know what the 1.82 feels like!

I have Stans in my Liberty Overland Tracker. IT works great. Stan does not get on here much, but I am sure he will give you a shout when he does visit.

Zig

Hmmm I'm pursuing my options.
BTW like the new logo Ack

Thanks.

I am thinking of changing it a bit.  Only two people have figured out what I am getting at with it so far.

I guess I'm too subtle.

Quote from: djlantis57 on July 14, 2009, 12:29:24 PM

Hmmm I'm pursuing my options.
BTW like the new logo Ack

Thanks.

I am thinking of changing it a bit.  Only two people have figured out what I am getting at with it so far.

I guess I'm too subtle.

I said I liked it, but I don't get it either...help me out here

I said I liked it, but I don't get it either...help me out here

I'm guessing funding - costs money to host a website.

How about the fact that is is brought to you by the customers of said estabilishment.  aka, people who eat Domino's and Pizza Hut.

That is what my guess was. 

Hahaha I thought that too, because they're open late...and some of us do those "all nighter" projects and crave a pizza at midnight!

Quote from: djlantis57 on July 14, 2009, 11:23:57 PM

I said I liked it, but I don't get it either...help me out here

I'm guessing funding - costs money to host a website.

DING-DING-DING-DING!

We have a Winner!

The extra money that I make delivering pizzas for these companies is used - among other things - to cover the $45 per month server use charges.  So far I have received two $5.00 donations (via the paypal button on the home page) because of this signature avatar.

...but I digress.


I remember something noteworthy in my conversation with RockRat:

The TracKick "twinstick" does not function like the a classic twinstick.  One lever ony does 2wd/4wd.  The other controls hi/low range.  It's sort of a sophisiticated version of the old Samurai shift pattern mod where you end up with the addition of 2wd hi/low

I have a NP205 that I am gonna twinstick for a project.  Doing the twinstick mod on it allows the t-case to independently operate the front or rear axle for front wheel drive, rear wheel drive, 4wd, all in either high or low range.  This means that I could do front digs with the twinsticked NP 205 tcase.  Such would not be the case with a TracKick twinstick.

so how do i do a twin stick in my tracker or how do i at least modify it so i have the 2wd low range?

Sounds interesting Ack!!!  Front wheel drive only eh?  I wouldn't need to independently operate front/rear axles...just what you said about 2hi/2low and 4hi/4low on two different sticks.  Also to obtain a true neutral position too for towing

so how do i do a twin stick in my tracker or how do i at least modify it so i have the 2wd low range?

At this point, the easiest way is to buy a Tracker Twinstick from Rock4x Fabrication (http://www.rock4xfabrication.com/)

I do not know for sure if the Evil Twin (http://www.zukeviltwin.com/content2.html) folks have a Tracker version.

I don't know of an article that specifically deals with modding the TracKick t-case shifting linkage to get 2wd low.  Then again, I don't hang out at Pirate..  The shifter design is different from the Samurai t-case shifter so you can't easily adapt from Samurai 2wd low mod articles...  

Sounds interesting Ack!!!  Front wheel drive only eh?  I wouldn't need to independently operate front/rear axles...just what you said about 2hi/2low and 4hi/4low on two different sticks.  Also to obtain a true neutral position too for towing

One thing that I forgot to mention...

If you are thinking of using an NP205 t-case in a Samurai, consider this:

You need a divorced (not connected to the transmission) passenger drop version - which I am not sure even exists.  I have a divorced drivers side drop out of an older Ford F250.  You can get a passenger side drop unit but you'd have to fab some sort adapter to attach the t-case to the transmission.

Oh, and a NP205 weighs in at 140 pounds... 

...and no, my build project does not involve a Samurai... 

this is what i'm talking about for the conversion. but I think the twin stick would be easier since I think all you have to do is bolt it on to the top but i could be wrong.

http://www.zukiworld.com/month_120103/feature_rro2wdlowkit.htm

this is what i'm talking about for the conversion. but I think the twin stick would be easier since I think all you have to do is bolt it on to the top but i could be wrong.

http://www.zukiworld.com/month_120103/feature_rro2wdlowkit.htm

I saw that kit but that and the twin stick require you to drop the case and split it anyway, so I'm holding off until (if and when) I decide to upgrade 4.24 gears

Skitime, what is your twin stick in?  I need to find a Transfer case shift for a 05 XL7 case, and thought that I had read yours is in a Gen II rig, so I would be very interested in the production or fabrication of it.  Have you had the issues of oil leakage that the other home built conversions are experiencing?  Is it the design, or do those boots stop the leakage?  Was the Dana 300 conversion that hard?  (Using a CAD program raises the level a few notches above those of us that just think it is worth a try.) 
Hope that is not too many questions at once, but trying to get as much information as possible before I start my swap to XL7 drive train.