Thread: Who Has Fitted Ashcroft Gears?

Hi All,

After some feedback from anybody that may have fitted Ashcroft Gears to their Series 3 or 2 Transfer Case.

Is the conversion worth the effort?

How much did it cost?

Cheers
Paul

Originally Posted by cewilson

Sorry mate, I can't help you with regards to Ashcroft gears or prices.

However with the question is it worth it. Well I put Maxi-Drive gears into my transfer case - low range (Defender) and Disco gears into the high range and it made the world of difference to it. Price for them was approx 2k not fitted - I did it myself.

I have seen people use different diff ratio's, overdrive gears etc. My personal favourite is the transfer box as you can strengthen the gears, change the tyre size if you want and play with your gearing to get exactly what you are after.

Cheers
Chris

You are talking about an LT230. Paul is talking about a series T-case - for which Ashcroft only make high ratio high range gears AFAIK.

Paul - if you have a standard engine. Don't do it - you will regret it. A mate bought a HRTC from FWD for his fully rebuilt 109" SIII. He pulled it out after a couple of weeks. Said the gearing was so high it couldn't do hill starts properly.

Lots of people who have aftermarket (holden) engines have them and are happy though.

I think there are a few companies who do them - MD used to AFAIK. If there is no local company any more, it would be expensive, as you need to exchange t-cases (they need to weld the old input shaft holes up and machine new ones. It isn't as simple as swapping gears over...

low range is increased slightly to about 39:1. It also precludes you from fitting the extra low (suffix low range gears that I have (49:1).