norville
Jr. Member
Folks, I know this has been beat to death, and I did search over and over again. I have a 69 with a stock 302 and 33's, I want to keep an eye out for a 4 spd. there's lots of np435 here that's great however, I will not be doing any rock crawling or even any heavy 4wheeling. Just some trail use and short trips and garbage runs to the city.
I will say I have not driven my 69 yet. It's on hold for a bit. But, I do like to watch for parts until I get to the truck upand running. Now, I have had a 3 speed and a 3spd with OD top shift in a 65 F250. Both were behind a very healthy 390FE. I loved the 4spOD however if were not for the gobs of torque. I would not have been happy. I live in a very rural area with lots of hill and speeds in the 35mph range. That's right between gears on a three speed.
My current toy has an I6 with a non synchronized first 3pd. PITA. It has 145hp+ and about 200lbs of torque. I imagine my stock 302 will drive similar. And I do unt for gears all the time or just ride 2nd out to 3k+.
So my thoughts were either a 2wd ZF conversion or a 4spd toploader swap. I figure my 1:1 top gear will turn 65mph in the 2600rpms (4:10 & 33's). What I don;t know is how to mate a toploader to the dana 20? and do I need a 2wd or 4wd?? I can get a 351w with a 2wd 4spd behind it for $500 or $300 for just the tranny, bell, ect... no motor.
I realize from reading many post. that the 435 is the top choice here, but I'm afraid I would not really gain anything over the 3spd I currently have. I don't have a real use for the granny gear. My only other though was the t19 with the 4:1 first, but that doesn't really help either.
I'd any and all input about my thinking here:
thanks,
bob
I will say I have not driven my 69 yet. It's on hold for a bit. But, I do like to watch for parts until I get to the truck upand running. Now, I have had a 3 speed and a 3spd with OD top shift in a 65 F250. Both were behind a very healthy 390FE. I loved the 4spOD however if were not for the gobs of torque. I would not have been happy. I live in a very rural area with lots of hill and speeds in the 35mph range. That's right between gears on a three speed.
My current toy has an I6 with a non synchronized first 3pd. PITA. It has 145hp+ and about 200lbs of torque. I imagine my stock 302 will drive similar. And I do unt for gears all the time or just ride 2nd out to 3k+.
So my thoughts were either a 2wd ZF conversion or a 4spd toploader swap. I figure my 1:1 top gear will turn 65mph in the 2600rpms (4:10 & 33's). What I don;t know is how to mate a toploader to the dana 20? and do I need a 2wd or 4wd?? I can get a 351w with a 2wd 4spd behind it for $500 or $300 for just the tranny, bell, ect... no motor.
I realize from reading many post. that the 435 is the top choice here, but I'm afraid I would not really gain anything over the 3spd I currently have. I don't have a real use for the granny gear. My only other though was the t19 with the 4:1 first, but that doesn't really help either.
I'd any and all input about my thinking here:
thanks,
bob