[argonaut]

The reason I don't want to go with the clocking ring and and the long input is that I don't want the powertrain to get any longer.

Stock sm465 to np205 adapter is 6-7/8" long. Stock gm nv4500 4x4 tailhousing is 8-1/8" long. So I'm already growing 1-1/4" as it is. Adding the ring would put another 1-1/2 to 2" onto that. With a long bed I wouldn't sweat it. But with a short wheelbase and a lift I'm already using nearly all possible angular travel on the rear driveshaft at full droop. If I lengthen the drivetrain I'll have to go to a new driveshaft with a double cardan joint and also reweld the rear spring pads.

Now I could use the dodge nv4500 cast steel tail housing adapter which is much shorter than the gm version. I would have to ditch the output shaft damper on the nv4500 in favor of a low profile collar. Then I could add a custom made spacer and clocking ring that would net 8-1/8" long and still use the short 32 spline input. This would prevent me from having to severely notch the aluminum gm tailhousing. Plus I could actually clock the transfer case to sit flat, giving me insane ground clearance!

Decisions, decisions.
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