Personally I wouldnąt worry about the higher gearing. BIG NOTE....if third is going you may not have long at all. My tran started with the 4th gear kick that I realized immediately what it meant. Dug for a week on a tran and then on the way back from picking up a tran from the other side of town (Painters grinding) I lost third halfway back and 4th just as I pulled off of the highway for the last 6 blocks to the house. 2nd gear to the house. I was used to tran going bad over longer time than that. jimt On 5/19/05 4:20 PM, "james@icebox500.com" <icebox500@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > So, 3rd gear is a grinder now and its time to consider a new transmission > (before it gives up the ghost in the middle of nowhere). > > I have a 2.1l that is pretty healthy at this time but has 120k on it. It is > possible that in the future I would consider a 2.3l upgrade from Go Westy. > > That said, after talking to Lucas, it seems that the smartest(?) move would > be to buy a new stock 4 speed transmission with a higher geared final drive. > In combination with 15' wheels, this raises the transmission ratio about 10% > based on what I've read and my conversations with Lucas. > > I guess I'm tossing this all out there to get opinions on what I'm > considering. The cost of the transmission built as described is about $1,950 > after core charges are credited. This doesn't seem terribly out of line > though I've seen transmissions range from $895 - $1,500 in various places. > > I use this bad boy as an occasional daily driver, for going on trips that > mix highway with 2 lane, and for whatever else pleases me. > > Thoughts? Cheers? Chides? > > Thanks, > > James > > |
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