HRDROKN
Prestige Worldwide
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Some of you that have followed my 1969 Ford Cummins project know that I was able to fit a Dodge NV271 between the narrow frame rails common with early trucks. I had to make some minor frame modifications, but really not a big deal.
The NV271/273 has been used in Dodge and Ford trucks for several years now and are not all that difficult to find. GM may even use this transfer case, but I have not looked into that. One of the transfer case modifications popular with the off-road crowd is the elimination of the slip yoke output with a fixed yoke design. Several aftermarket companies make kits for various lighter duty TC’s, but none for the NV271/273 series.
One of the interesting things I’ve found with these transfer cases is that 95% or more of the internal parts are interchangeable. A big difference between the Dodge and Ford variants is that the Ford uses a fixed output yoke! Now I don’t want to get into any of the pros/cons of a fixed yoke, you all can research that on your own. What I do want to get into is how to swap a Ford fixed yoke into your Dodge NV271/273’s.
So here is what I’m working with…
In the background (cases split) is a Ford NV273 (donor) and up front is the Dodge NV271....
A closer look at the Ford NV273 internals...
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The NV271/273 has been used in Dodge and Ford trucks for several years now and are not all that difficult to find. GM may even use this transfer case, but I have not looked into that. One of the transfer case modifications popular with the off-road crowd is the elimination of the slip yoke output with a fixed yoke design. Several aftermarket companies make kits for various lighter duty TC’s, but none for the NV271/273 series.
One of the interesting things I’ve found with these transfer cases is that 95% or more of the internal parts are interchangeable. A big difference between the Dodge and Ford variants is that the Ford uses a fixed output yoke! Now I don’t want to get into any of the pros/cons of a fixed yoke, you all can research that on your own. What I do want to get into is how to swap a Ford fixed yoke into your Dodge NV271/273’s.
So here is what I’m working with…
In the background (cases split) is a Ford NV273 (donor) and up front is the Dodge NV271....
A closer look at the Ford NV273 internals...
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