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Author Topic: 727 and 229 in an SX/4  (Read 2802 times)

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rohnk

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727 and 229 in an SX/4
« on: April 09, 2012, 03:23:26 PM »
Will the 727 trans and 229 transfer case fit in an SX/4 with the 258?

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Re: 727 and 229 in an SX/4
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2012, 04:06:28 PM »
Yes. speedo cable needs minor mods to work. like reclocking your transfer case



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Re: 727 and 229 in an SX/4
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2014, 10:35:58 PM »
im doing the 129 727 swap as well, all my research said to spit the t-case in half and use the back half off the 129 on the 229   hheres the link to a very informative write up on the t-case swap 
http://www.n0kfb.org/homepage/amc/tech/transfer_case/swap/
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Tf727/np229 conversion
2100 carb
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Re: 727 and 229 in an SX/4
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2014, 05:25:23 PM »
That only works if you have the dual pattern tail stock. Mine was same as the NP229 so it was a wasted effort.
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