3-speed ?'s
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3-speed ?'s
My wife's bronco is a 3 on the tree atm. I'm looking to putting it on the floor till we have enough in the piggy bank to either go with an nicely built auto or 4speed. My ? is has anyone done this. And which if any is the better company to get the kit from. Since they all seem to be roughly the same price.
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IMO, I would stay away from the James Duff kit and go with a genuine Hurst. I have installed several 3 speed floor shift conversions and I have found that Hurst seems to have the best quality. Duff puts their name on a copy of the Hurst kit (most recent as a year ago when I last came across one). The shift feel isn't as sharp and they have a tendency to jam in my experience.
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The 3 sp Hurst kit will be within $200 dollars of a 4sp conversion kit. I wouln't cut up your tunnel for the floor shifter when you would like to upgrade some day. If at all possible I would do the tranny swap instead.
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Meaning it's about $400 for a 4spd kit + whatever the tranny itself costs? In all honesty either way i'll prolly end up with a heavy built auto cause it's the wife. And altho she can drive a standard, we do plan on visiting some mild off roading and she would handle an auto much better then trying to slowly let off the clutch and give it some gas. Where is a good source tho. to buy the hurst kit?
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The Hurst 3spd shifter always worked fine for me. However, I didn't like the 3spd tranny for any serious off-roading...1st gear is too tall. Ditto on cutting up your tunnel cover if your bronco is nice at all or if you plan on going auto in the future. I have a Hurst 3spd floor shifter also a 4spd floor shifter/10 bolt top loader tranny I'd like to get out of the garage...if you decide to go either of those routes. If your interested you can pm me.
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In the past have done several 3 on the tree to floor shifts. As others have stated I too have found that the Hurst kit is probably the best fit and easiest to install. Good luck and let us know which way you end up going.
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