greenstream Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Hi I've have finally decided to ditch the TDI and go V8 instead on my projekt. This means that I alsohave to change the gearbox and figured that its got to be the LT85. Until today I thought that the Solid case was the strongest, but now I have read that its the later splitcase thats the strongest ? Whats your upinion ? Is the LT85 a good choise and should it be the solid or splitcase OR something else ? (not auto) Cheers Morten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Solid case every time !!! Speak to Dave at Ashcroft Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Glad you said that Nige. I was going to say the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenstream Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 Thanks guys Thats what I thought, but began hearing othervise. Is the LT85 the choice or should I look at something else like R380 suff. L ? The car is a Range Rover based LightWeight and the engine is placed close to the bulkhead, hence the gearstick have to be placed in a forward position. Morten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 If it makes any odds to you, the gear shift on the LT85 is further aft than LT77 and R380. The LT85 tunnel is rather different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 LT85 is is in good nick stronger than R380 but LT85 can get noises R380 is a nicer gear change 85 is more agricultural 85 is 20\50 oil vs r380 expensive oil so cheaper to maintain Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenstream Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 Michael - I take it that when you are saying further aft than LT77 and R380, then you are talking about the lt77 with the long bellhousing for V8 and the R380 i with the Defender gearstick ? Thanks to the both of you. Morten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Morten, irrespective of bellhousing length, the transfer boxes are in the same place, and therefore the main box is too. There is one tunnel for LT77 which is small and narrow, another unique to the LT85 (much wider and dips down narrow at the back), then the R380 (wide over its entire length). The shifter opening on the R380 is a good 50mm further forward than the LT85. This is to suit the positioning of the transfer and main gear levers on each box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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