Hey Brian,
Contrary to popular belief, the NP208 is a very durable t-case. I rebuilt
mine when it had about 62k miles on it because it kept jumping out of gear.
I discovered that the shift forks have these little plastic pads on them and
then when they wear out, the aluminum starts wearing away and it jumps out
of gear. It was a pretty straight forward rebuild that I did in my garage
floor. I just bought a kit from National Drivetrain. Anyway, I've beat the
snot out of it on and off the road for the past 5 years with no problems
(except for the time when the front end broke in two, slamming the front
driveshaft into the t-case cracking a case half, the adapter, and bent the
frame. The crash was so violent that it probably would have broken a cast
iron case too.) So, for your needs, a NP208 would work fine. You will have
to change the tranny to t-case adapter because the NP205 and NP208 have
different bolt patterns. Depending on your tranny, you may have to get a
different output shaft too. Good luck.
Sincerely,
Chris Stansbury
Memphis, TN
webmaster, http://www.steelsoldiers.com
1984 M1009 CUCV
1961 M116/BCTM pioneer tool trailer
1970 M35A2 w/w
Message-Id: <5.0.2.1.0.20011214105507.0289bd90@mail.mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 11:04:08 -0500
From: "F. Brian Mead" <brian@hardscrabblefarm.com>
Subject: [MV] NP208 vs NP205?
This is still in regards to the 1972 suburban. You may think this is not
MV related, but it is! If I didn't have that suburban for my wife to ride
in , I wouldn't have my CUCV to drive to work in! Long story I will not
bore you with. =^)
Ok, I know the NP205 is cast iron and the NP208 is aluminum. Do these
both "bolt in" the same, or do they require some sort of conversion? My
thinking is, instead of getting the heavy duty 205, for A LOT more money, I
may go with the 208 for economy...especially since I don't use the 4x4 that
harshly. About all I use the truck for is on-road, highway driving, or
hauling a 2 horse trailer. What do y'all think?
Thanks,
Brian Mead
Griffin, Ga
1944 MB
1950 CJV-35/U
1984 CUCV
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