I appreciate all the info guys! After doing some more research, working out exactly what I'm trying to get and what I NEED to get to make this all work, I think I'm going to take a good look into fabing an adapter for the transmission already in my '99.

I REALLY need everything to work as close to 'stock' as I can. Emissions is a PITA here and the people in the shops are not exactly brain surgeons. So, the simpler I can get this from an operator perspective, the easier my life will be.

Based on the pics you all have posted I don't see why I can't have a simple 2-3" adapter fabed up reasonably cheap. AA uses steel for theirs and I don't see why I can't do it that way, too. That wasn't possible with the M/T adapter but this is a LOT simpler. I have a gear shop and heat treating shop here in Denver that did the V2 shafts for my M/T conversion and they've been working beautifully.

Anyway, I'll look closer into this and as long as I don't find anything weird in the next couple days I'll start working one getting the parts for measurement and CADing the adapter and shaft up.

SO, AGAIN, its going to cost a chunk to do the first one but subsequent ones will be cheaper. I'll do a couple for myself; one for install and a full spare. If anyone is interested, please let me know. Once everything is set up its a LOT easier and cheaper to run three or four or five. I probably won't ever do this again so ....

Before I do this, though, I'll talk to AA and see if maybe I can work a deal through them. Most likely, though, I'll just do them myself.

What I would like, though, are opinions on whether this transmission will hold up to 37"s. I'm not worried about off road - there'll be plenty of gearing there. I don't THINK there'd be any issues running 5.13s, but ....

Edward


'97 Montero Sport LS 5-Speed 3.5L conversion
SAS Dana 44s & ARBs, 35" Yoko Geolandar M/Ts
NP231 B4R doubler/Terra Low231/RP 5.38 229:1
'99 Montero Sport Limited 4WD SAS 3-link project
'03 Montero Sport Limited AWD
'97 Montero Sport LS 5-Speed 4WD