luthj
Engineer In Residence
Hey ladies and gents.
I am in the planning phase of a 4WD conversion for my sprinter. I have been looking at commonly used Jeep transfer cases which mate to a NAG1 (Jeep cherokee/ late wrangler).
For those with 4WD vans, what are your thoughts on low range ratios? 2.72:1 is pretty common (NV242/241). 4:1 is an option on the NV241OR (wrangler rubicon)
The factory 4x4 Tcase is 1.6:1.
I don't have a need to "rock crawl", and I would likely be using low range for steep climbs, and tracks. Nothing technical.
Our van weighs about 8,500lbs (plus 4x4 bits). So I think the 4:1 ratio would put way to much torque through factory bits?
I am in the planning phase of a 4WD conversion for my sprinter. I have been looking at commonly used Jeep transfer cases which mate to a NAG1 (Jeep cherokee/ late wrangler).
For those with 4WD vans, what are your thoughts on low range ratios? 2.72:1 is pretty common (NV242/241). 4:1 is an option on the NV241OR (wrangler rubicon)
The factory 4x4 Tcase is 1.6:1.
I don't have a need to "rock crawl", and I would likely be using low range for steep climbs, and tracks. Nothing technical.
Our van weighs about 8,500lbs (plus 4x4 bits). So I think the 4:1 ratio would put way to much torque through factory bits?