I have an 01 and am getting ready to put a DI shifter in. Here is a link that will explain the procedure. You can pick up the DI linkage from e-Bay for about $150 delivered.

http://www.lrrforums.com/showthread.php?p=37176

 

Im just about to fit a D1 linakge to a friends D2. Will be doing a write of my own like my 04 CDL install.

 

A thought, why buy a new Ashcroft, pay the shipping and the exchange rate when you can buy either a D1 set up, an 04 sable shifter or a solenoid to engage the CDL. Doesn't make much since.

 

ok at the risk of sounding stupid what is the difference between a t-case lock and a diff lock?
does anybody have pics of what it looks like installed in the truck?
where would one put the shifter?



thanks
again

 

The t-case lock (CDL) is within the t-case itself. It distributes power 50/50 front and rear when locked, so if a tire spins on the front axle, the rear will still get power to get through the obstacle. If the CDL is unlocked and a wheel spins, all of the power will follow the path of least resistance which means the tire without traction will just spin.

A "locker" usually refers to mechanical parts inside the diff/3rd member/pumpkin on the axle. There are different types that work in different ways, but bascially they lock both wheels (on the same axle) to spin at exactly the same rate. So if you have lockers front and rear, you can have 3 tires spinning and the one with traction can still pull the truck.

Watch this video. It's one of the best exlanations as to how differentials work. It's a moldy oldy but applies as much today as it did in 1937.

 

YOur hi-lo shifter is also your CDL shifter, move it to the left and your CDL is locked in Hi, move it left and then forward and your CDL is locked in Lo.
So there is no extra shifter to install, just the linkage which is under the truck.
Connect the linkage from the t-case to the shifter and you are good to go.

 

This shifter **** is from a D1, the '04 looks the same.

 

You said ****...hehe

 

ok, so if im a understanding this correctly i still use my stock hi-lo shifter lever and merely attach the linkage to the existing shifter, right? how difficult is this install? remember my mechanical expertise ends at changing oil and maybe swapping out a head lamp.

thanks

 

Now your getting it.
I do not know how hard it is to install.
I believe that Urban Panzer has a write up on it on his web page though.