Thread: 3 on the tree
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Old May 16th, 2013, 02:57 AM
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Default Re: 3 on the tree

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Originally Posted by melmashman View Post
Let me know if you think I'm crazy doing this transmission conversion:-) I assume others have done it and I would really like hearing their pros and cons. I know putting a hole in the floor is against some purists concepts, but I plan on taking this vehicle on many long excursions rather than having it just for show.
Not crazy in the least. IMO, most older trucks are geared much too low for comfortable highway driving. I installed a T-5 in mine over 10 years ago, and I still think it is the single best improvement I could have done on it. My truck does get used as a truck, but doesn't have to carry a camper, so the T-5 has been trouble-free all this time.

Ray
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