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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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Default 4L60e to 80's chevy T-case

a friend is putting an LS truck engine(I think a 5.3L/4L60e) into an 84 or 85 chevy diesel truck (why he's not doing a cummins 4BT I don't know) anyway, the trans is a 2wd tailshaft and it's going into a 4x4 truck. anyone know if there's a different trans output shaft/T-case input shaft needed? or if an adapter is needed to mate the T-case to the trans?
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 11:40 PM
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have to change the output shaft to a 4wd shaft. Depends on what case it's going on from the 80's it will either be np 203 full time, 208, 205. Since it's a 4l60e it will have a 27 spline output shaft. The 3/4 one ton version's with a will have a 32 spline output shaft so if you have a 3/4 or one ton case you will have to change the input shaft on the case to run a 4l60e
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 12:04 AM
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I'm doing the same thing but I used 6.0 w4l60 allwheel drive . the only thing I had to do is remove the allwheel drive TC and put my np208 and bolt on. The only thing that I have a problem is that VSS is on the allwheel drive tc dont know any thing about that i need info on that problem.
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It seems to me that some of the 4X4 drive train suppliers make adapters that allow the use of a 2wd tranny without having to change the output shaft. It may take some searching to find them. I think most prefer to stick with the 4X4 trannies.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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All you need to do is take the extension housing off of your 208 and yank all of the speedometer gears etc out and order you a reluctor ring and vss sender for any 89-mid 92 suburban or k5 blzer they had electric speedos from the factory. I have a couple of electric cluster's if you want to convert over from a cable. But yeah since your truck is a halfton all you have to do is change the output shaft.
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