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filthydirty
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| 11/26/2009 9:38 PM |
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I am putting a small block Chevy into my LC, Any advice on transmission, Standard or Automatic??? |
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webby4x4
Forum Admin, Magazine Editor
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| 11/27/2009 9:50 AM |
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Hey dirty - well, your FJ is long enough for even the biggest automatic transmissions so options are abound. I have a '74 with a 383 stroker and a Turbo 350 transmission, which has a manual valve body in it. Personally, I think this is the best of all worlds. I have to shift it like a manual transmission, but I get the convenience of loading up the torque converter when I want to crawl something super nasty. I don't have to ever worry about adjusting a clutch or smoking a clutch, nor do I have to worry about rolling backwards when I'm climbing something super technical either.
I'll leave driving a stick shift to my daily driver, and have an automatic in my rock crawler / 4x4 any day of the week. Also, I don't know of any pro-rock crawler or rock-racer that runs a manual, for those same reasons.
For what it's worth, I love driving a stick shift, but when it comes to my 4x4, I much prefer running an automatic.
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Rick Webster
Editor, 4X4REVIEW.COM - A Tork Media, Inc. Publication
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IndyToy
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| 11/29/2009 10:17 PM |
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| Wat he said. I have driven a Stick shift in my 87 toyota pickup for 5 years now and yes 5 years of wheeling. Stick shifts are ok for a once in awhile romp in the mud. But if you ever decide to do anything trail riding rock crawling you gotta have a auto. I just switched my entire drive line in my toyota truck. From the 4cyl 5spd and original tcase. To a 4.3 700r4 manual valve body, and Dana 300. In my own opinion you can chose your own motor but if you are going to put anykind of auto in you might as well fallow it up with a Dana 300 Tcase just my .02 cents do it right now and you wont have to fix it in the future. |
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