T-18 questions
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T-18 questions
Hey guys I'm thinking about swapping in a manual to my 78 250 460 4x4 and wanted to put in an np435 but cant find very many for sale. Maybe its just my area but there are T-18s everywhere. Is there any significant difference in the two? Or anything that would make having a T-18 any more difficult that an np435. Just wanted to pick yals brains.
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Thanks in advance!
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yeah im not sure what the deal is but the t18s are everywhere out here. The only difference is a lower first gear? I thought the t18 had a granny low also? Is there any difference in the swap from c6 to manual with the t18 vs the np435?
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i have a trani question aswell. i have a 78 f250 4x4 with a 460 and 4spd. i am wondering if thier as a 5spd i can convert into it? any ideas? thanks for the help?
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Do both the Np435 and T18 swap in exactally the same when swapping? Im starting to lean more towards the t18 but what all would i need to get to make the swap from c6 to manual? I have a 1978 F250 4x4 ranger with a 460. I wanna start collecting parts asap.
thanks guys
Oh and is there a difference between a t18 out of a 2wd vs one out of a 4wd?
thanks guys
Oh and is there a difference between a t18 out of a 2wd vs one out of a 4wd?
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yes i believe the tail housing is different but there should not be any t18's in a 2wd in my personal opinion that would be almost pointless unless it was for a specialty reason i got one in my 87 and love it to death non syncro first is a pain though sometimes just got to get useto starting off in second thats all
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Of course the tailhousing is different if it bolts to a transfer case but why, exactly, would it be pointless in a 2wd? I have a 2 wheeler with a T18. Am I not allowed to tow or haul heavy loads with it?
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no i was not meaning that. of course you can haul and tow with it. i was just simply stating my opinion that is all. and yes you are correct on towing and hauling. i have just alwas used mine in my 4x4 pullin trailers out of the fields with it. had a buddy with one in a 2wd and he would get stuck almost every time but that was just because he was in a fresh field trying to pull a full p-nut trailer out with it. i got a 89 with a 5 spd that i pull on road with and never had any probs with it and it had o.d. so its alot better on gas
