Ford with a passenger side output?

[4x4_Welder]

Mercedes OM617 5cyl 3.0l turbodiesel, and I haven't started one here just yet. I am have a few more pieces of furniture to finish then this will be going into the shop to be built. I have pretty much all the parts except the adapter plate and pilot bearing that I still need to make.

 

[jsudar]

Ford uses the same six bolt round pattern that the later GM 205's do. You should be able to swap the input shafts and be done with it.

 

[4x4_Welder]

The pattern is offset a bit, and the GM case needs to be bored out to take the larger Ford bearing. It is doable, but then you've spent about $450 to have a 1.96 low range. You can spend less, and run a different axle up front. Depending on the weight and use of your rig, you can then run a BW1345 with a 2.71 low range, and it'll all be bolt in, even the T-case linkage.

 

[jsudar]

I thought the round pattern GM 205s already had the bigger bearing to accommodate the 32 spline input. At least you don't have to bore the later GM cases if you are doing a doubler. Maybe the bearing sizes are still different.

I have both transfer cases in question out in my shed. If I get a second I'll measure the input bearings.

 

[4x4_Welder]

I can only attest to the info I dug up in my research. If I'm wrong, well then I guess I'm wrong.