I learn something new every day.

rack and pinion steering = better feel, but weaker.
recirculating ball = numb feel, but strong (1st gen toyota has recirc ball)
chain driven transfer = shift on fly, but weaker.
gear driven transfer = stop'n'shift, but stronger (1st gen toyota has gear driven).

Gotta love that 1st gen strength...

By the way, just to bring this back to the post topic: Bud, I'd love it if you made a crossmember that tucked up inside more (similar to maybe rockstomper?), except that ALSO WORKED FOR IFS. I realize those torsion bars are a pain to work around for between-the-framerail work, but I hafta believe someone can get clever enough to make a simple design that fits. Maybe on top of the rails? I have a body lift, so there's some room to work maybe...

Just thinking out loud...

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by Brian894X4:
[QBActually ADD does have everything to do with it. 22REs with ADD got the G58 and chain driven case from at least 1989 through 1995. As to why, it has to do with the ADD specificly allowing you to shift on the fly while moving, which was one of the big selling points of ADD. The chain driven case was combined with ADD because it could be shifted into 4WD at speed much smoother and more reliably than the gear driven T-case.[/QB]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">

<small>[ June 16, 2003, 11:30 AM: Message edited by: kenton ]</small>