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dieck
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Has anybody installed the new tranny gears in a bobbed deuce? Any vids of cruising along at 70mph?
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kohburn, you are right, but up to 70 it has enough power. also at lower rpms it is more in the top of the torque curve so i would think that would effectively cancel the wind drag somewhat. i got the best mpg at 55, that must have been the balance point of power versus drag.
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Can the average shade tree mechanic install this kit? How many are out there now? How much acceleration is lost?
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talk about a bucket full of awesome! A deuce on the Bonneville salt flats going over 100mph. Would have to be some kind of record.....
Yeah, for loads dumped in your pants... to put it mildly.talk about a bucket full of awesome! A deuce on the Bonneville salt flats going over 100mph. Would have to be some kind of record.....
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As cheap as I am, I would pay money to see that.
And I don't mean some hi tech chrome moly space age chassis and running gear with a deuce cab on it either.
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I am running one with great success. The accel loss between 4th and 5th is not much at all. My truck still has plenty of power to move right thru the wider gears. I am also running 1100's on my truck.
Imagine running 60ish mph and 2300rpms. I can run above 65mph and still have lots to go. The trans also seems to run cooler and quieter as well. I think the conversion to roller bearings is a fantastic upgrade.
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I don't know if I would do it anywhere, and I'm crazy. You would definitely want street radials on it if you were going to try that!
Thanks for the update John, sounds like it is a well thought out and very successful upgrade. After a few loads of WVO, I'll be ordering a set for the m109.
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If I lived anywhere near bonneville and has access to a deuce with the upgraded gears and some singled radials id do it!
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major update to web page. divided manual into taking it apart and assymbly with pictures. gear blanks have been at forest city for a week now, so soon.
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should be real soon now, i just had this thought. speedos won't go high enough!
solution civilian cj3b speedo as shown.
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solution civilian cj3b speedo as shown.
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talked to FCG today, gears should ship on 2/2/2011. at last there is hope!
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exactly the kind of review I was hoping for - I'll be saving my dollars for this setup.
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Me 3... talked to Tom a couple weeks ago.. as soon as spring rolls around I going to do the install.
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Gears are here now. Kits are ready to ship. Some are going out tomorrow!
.69 overdrive for M-35 and variants
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It's been a long time coming, glad to see you made it! Still have your used set?
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Very cool. That will be something to save up for.
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Ihad the xls on my dodge mega cab... used to run 70-75mph all the time for tank after tank.. trips from missouri to az to ga you name it ZERO problems could be due to less weight truck tipped scales at 9000