66 F100 Column Shift
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66 F100 Column Shift
I have the three speed column shift and want to put a taller gear in my rearend because it maxes out the I-L 240 straight six on the highway. Is there someone out there that makes one?
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66 F100 Column Shift
SM when you speak of a taller gear, I hope you mean rearend gear. Wheather you have a 3, 4, 5, or 6 speed tranny the output shaft is still one to one.
Your truck most likely has a 9 in rear, and with the 240 I6 has a 375 gear, if you use the truck as a daily driver and are not interested in slow pulling and jackrabbit starts, you could go to a 3.25 and increase your top end speed, as well as fuel milage. That will take some of the punch out of the start off though.
John
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In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.
Your truck most likely has a 9 in rear, and with the 240 I6 has a 375 gear, if you use the truck as a daily driver and are not interested in slow pulling and jackrabbit starts, you could go to a 3.25 and increase your top end speed, as well as fuel milage. That will take some of the punch out of the start off though.
John
66 F100s
In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.
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