Sketchyfromthe541

I can't figure how to upload images for the life of me..

Thanks everyone. I'll take more pictures tomorrow. Real quick tho. Is the 4 speed trans out of a 73 270z the same used on the L16? And how do you identify what year an L16 was made?

*side note, had 4.3 gears originally, diffs were swapped to 4.88. Stock in the transfer cas if I'm not mistakin

I appreciate you taking the time to answer. And I will try and find the user you mentioned.. Idk if I was a little vague or what in my initial post, I am aware that the tires are the issue in my gearing dillema. Tires stay. Gears can be changed. I'm just looking for input on compatable optons for this. And I gathered that the l16 wasn't designed for even a tiny truck. Let alone one thats bigger and heavier all around. Obviously she'll never be flying down the hwy doing 90 or hauling anything signifigant. But that's not the point of a 620 converted to a wheeler. As it is now the motors cherry. It's my running gear that's the hang up. So ya, I know there's alot of ways to not make this work. I'm not after those. I just need facts. Whats can be swapped between these and say jeeps or suzuki of toyotas. I'm sure there's multiple options for each component. That's what I'm after. And ya. All the fun shit in life costs money. Hence why I'm messing with a 40 year old beater spending my time trying to find axles for this thing and not out at the dealer getting a new rig that has "lockers" from the factory. Haha There's ways around spending a fortune and still getting the job done. Not 'Considering whether or not I'm too poor to go wheelin'

Whats going on yall? New to Datsuns 620s and new to the forums. Hoping someone can answer some basic questions I have without the need for a headache from too much time on google. (Keep in mimd I'm hoping for pick and pulls and craigslist on all this for now. Funds are tight) I aqquired a 1975 datsun 620 sas 4x4 conversion that's done fairly haphazardly to say the least. And I know next to nothing about these trucks. My biggest questions for now are, 1. What solid axles seem to go in the easiest and produce the least amount of maintenance down the road? Current front has a significant cracking in it. 2.super underpowered with a 1.6L (mostly stock) motor, 4.some-odd differential gears, stock T case gears and 33s on it. The question there is opinions/experiences with gear ratios on these things to push 33"tires and have some hwy driveability? Is there anything outthere that just seems to be made for swapping into these trucks? If so what? 3. Has a dana 20 t case in it with a twin stick set up in it. (No 2nd set of gears) Has a hell of a whine to it and I'm not much for the dual cases myself. What's out there that works well for these as far as transfer cases? I know I can Google all of this. But I'd like to hear from someone whos actually done it. Thanks in advance.