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10-06-2012, 03:39 PM
The speedo gear may be a little different depending on the gear ratio, but you will have a parts truck, so you can make anything work. If you have a 4wd, the speedo cable is in the transfer case, and you can just re-use your old transfer case. If it's not 4wd, you can easily change it over to 4wd if you get a 4wd parts truck. If you are not going to do any extended heavy work or towing, I would look for a AOD that has the overdrive gear. It may need a rebuild though. The other tranny you may find is a c6, and they hold up well, but are gas hogs on the highway. They are excellent for local use though.
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The speedo gear may be a little different depending on the gear ratio, but you will have a parts truck, so you can make anything work. If you have a 4wd, the speedo cable is in the transfer case, and you can just re-use your old transfer case. If it's not 4wd, you can easily change it over to 4wd if you get a 4wd parts truck. If you are not going to do any extended heavy work or towing, I would look for a AOD that has the overdrive gear. It may need a rebuild though. The other tranny you may find is a c6, and they hold up well, but are gas hogs on the highway. They are excellent for local use though.
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10-06-2012, 05:58 PM
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Short answer...No. The 4x4 tranny has a different tailshaft housing specifically designed to bolt a t-case to. You need to find a 2wd with the same bed length as yours because you will need the driveshaft from it also.
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Ok thanks I didn't think about the driveshaft length
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I need the horn pad from the steering wheel. I would also like a good rodent free seat and a blue dashpad. I'd basically just like to look at it after you get the parts you need.
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10-07-2012, 07:01 AM
You could use a 4x4 tranny if you installed the transfer case also. Just as long as it was the same wheelbase as your truck, the 4x4 rear driveshaft should work. I know it sounds weird to have a transfer case with a 2wd truck, but it can be handy backing up heavy trailers and other stuff by putting it in low range. Makes a "tractor" out of it. It won't hurt it not to have a front driveshaft and all the frontend stuff.
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10-07-2012, 10:47 AM
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You could use a 4x4 tranny if you installed the transfer case also. Just as long as it was the same wheelbase as your truck, the 4x4 rear driveshaft should work. I know it sounds weird to have a transfer case with a 2wd truck, but it can be handy backing up heavy trailers and other stuff by putting it in low range. Makes a "tractor" out of it. It won't hurt it not to have a front driveshaft and all the frontend stuff.