trany swap??
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From: Phill Mo
trany swap??
ok so i wanna change my 96 crew from auto to a manual, i have a 93 with doner with south bend clutch and all tcase, every thing i should need, but i aslo have a 2000 6 speed, and all the tcase and stuff with it, can i put the 6 speed in or just go with the 5 speed??? dose are auto humps unbolt like the 5 speed trucks??? do you just cut a hole for the shifter or do you need 2 use doner hump?? if you have all the stuff out and ferady 2 swap how long do you think the swap will take?? thanks guys could use loots of picks lol
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ok so i wanna change my 96 crew from auto to a manual, i have a 93 with doner with south bend clutch and all tcase, every thing i should need, but i aslo have a 2000 6 speed, and all the tcase and stuff with it, can i put the 6 speed in or just go with the 5 speed??? dose are auto humps unbolt like the 5 speed trucks??? do you just cut a hole for the shifter or do you need 2 use doner hump?? if you have all the stuff out and ferady 2 swap how long do you think the swap will take?? thanks guys could use loots of picks lol
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From: Phill Mo
You can use either tranny. In either situation you need a flywheel and clutch setup for your 96 7.3L PSD. The floorpan just unbolts and you replace it with the floorpan from the manual. The 5 speed swap is very straight forward but the 6 speed requires a little more work. It just depends on your personal preference as to what you should do. I personally like the 6 speed better. Some say it isn't very different but I like the fact that the final drive gear isn't so low that you can run 4.10s and still be at a quite reasonable RPM range while still having a manual trans. It also has a tranny cooler although a few guys I've spoken with have just eliminated it altogether. There is a great write up on the 6 speed swap on PSN. I've got it somewhere. Either way it is achievable and really depends on what YOU want. I'm quite happy with my 5 speed.
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would you be interested in selling that 6 spd? your drive shaft should still work fine with the 5 speed if i remeber right. im looking to do the swap too. pedals are probably the easiest.you can just swap them out. you the cabs were built to go either way so everything is the same. are you swaping the steering colum or just leaving it alone? its probably gunna take longer than a weekend unless you have a lift. it will be worth it though when its all done!
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ok iam going 5 speed, will it mater that my doner truck is a 93 and my truck is a 96, doner is also a reg cab where iam a crew cab? also drive shafts will i need a drive shaft from a crew or can i use myn just change tail shaft? and use front saft from doner truck? als dose clutch peds just un bolt and boult back as well? i should be adle to use all the cross menbers and slave clyinders and stuff from doner right? o and use collom from doner 2 right? thanks man trying 2 get every thing ready so i can do the swap on a long week end
