4l80/205 using Twin-Sticks?

[SunSoaked]

Has anyone setup or running twin sticks on thier 205 behind a 4180?
I'm curious about the bracketry and location on the floor. In particular if it will clear a bench seat.

[sweetk30]

shouldnt be to bad . you can angle the levers a bit if need be or extend the mount point for the levers and longer threaded rod .

who's kit ?

and i love the feel / shift of a twin stick 205 . much better than single lever .

i have ord stuff my self .

few pics of my 6 lever combo . and custom made mount for the 5 levers and tie in for lokar shifter for 4l80-e . i did move my setup a bit forward just a little bit cause i have a weird combo all mated up .

few pics of the mount and then main levers for red driving in rear position . bench seat tracks for the bucket mount all the way back . cross tube just a hair past the bolt holes if any for seat bottom reference point .

this combo was a tripple stick setup for the ord doubler kit . then a twin stick kit for a 203 t-case used on the left for a pto in/out lever and incab winch control in/out . the last is the lokar for the 4l80-e setup to pop up threw the stock 4 speed hole .

if you wanted to angle them forward shorten the threaded rod a bit . that would put them at a slight slant forward .

[SunSoaked]

Damn- that looks like an epileptic octopus! Make a carjacker cry.
I have an ORD setup on one of my 4500's that I'm not going to use. I told Chris at ORD today and he said send it back and they would exchange it for a th400 one that could be setup for the 4l80 as well. Didn't think about it until later on how it might interfere with the bench seat. I believe the 4l80 is 4 inches longer than the 400. Someone on the other site mentioned using cables?
I just received my lokar shifter like the one you have. 16 inch bench bend. I love Lokar, that's all I'll buy.

[sweetk30]

ya i had to modify the lokar bell crank kit to work with my lever combo and let me put the lokar so far up to fit the 4 speed hole .

i am happy with there stuff .

yes ord guys are great . they will work with you real good on there products . they swapped a doubler plate and few parts for me on a kit i got in trade that was brand new . i just paid shipping .

oh thats right your going 2 stick . that puts you off the stock bolt hole on the adapter . . . my bad i do doublers and it mounts off the 203 range box face .

[4x4k30]

Originally Posted by SunSoaked

Has anyone setup or running twin sticks on thier 205 behind a 4180?
I'm curious about the bracketry and location on the floor. In particular if it will clear a bench seat.

I have a twin stick behind a 4l80e there is enough room for the twin sticks I have buckets but I hate them. they rattle like crazy see the bungee cord

[SunSoaked]

4x4k30-
Thanks for the pics. Are those ORD sticks? Cable operated or linkage? They don't list them for the 4l80 but Chris said they can make them for whatever.

[sweetk30]

if they rattle then you dont have them installed correctly .

i had a twin stick ord kit on a 205 for almost 8 years no rattles .

[4x4k30]

Originally Posted by SunSoaked

4x4k30-
Thanks for the pics. Are those ORD sticks? Cable operated or linkage? They don't list them for the 4l80 but Chris said they can make them for whatever.

no got them on ebay bronco-nut1 they are linkage I installed them when I had the hump out before I put down the new carpet . so it was easy to install but you have to take out one of the shift rails and grind a small spot to make them work and if you want to go back with the factory shifter you will have to install a new shift rail . they work fine but I just cant get a rattle of one of the of mine I asked the guy I bought it from what to do and he sent me some bronze bushings to try but they didn't so good so i got keep the bugnee cord handy https://www.ebay.com/itm/NP-205-GM-S...S!-1:rk:2:pf:0

[sweetk30]

yaa that looks like a much cheeper kit . and its only around 20 bucks less than ord kit with shipping . http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/NP2...ckShifters.htm

i can see were all his points can rattle .

ord uses urethane bushings / hiem joints / jamb nuts / linkage bars .

and you ground the shift rail i hope not the fork . . . .

and you can do twin stick with out doing the rail mod for front wheel drive option . it just gets you seperate lever for front and rear with the option of 2wd low rear . but modifying the rail gets you front wheel drive option .