1984 with 5-speed

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84_4x4
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1984 with 5-speed

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would the 5 speed tranny offer any more pickup at cruising speed i currently am running the 2.8 4-speed and once in 4th gear and at highway speed to fast to downshift and when needing to pass or the the hell out of the crazy truckers way when i punch it i get nothing just wondering if this would give me power at the higher speeds and not sacrafice low end torque
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Re: 1984 with 5-speed

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84_4x4 wrote:would the 5 speed tranny offer any more pickup at cruising speed
Have to do some more checking and remove the info I posted. I read one chart wrong and cannont confirm information I have from another source.
Last edited by Happy_Jack on Thu Sep 07, 2006 4:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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mccutcheon4
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Post by mccutcheon4 »

Actually, 4th gear is overdriven in the 4-speeds, not 1 to 1.
I'm not sure, but I don't think there is a 1 to 1 ratio in the 4-speed transmissions.

I would like to find a break down of the actual ratios.
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