clecio
Registered Member
Everyone, I would like having some opinion before making a decision. I have been looking for a Suburban and I got two good deals, a 1982 ¾ and 1983 ½ both diesel
This truck will be used for long trip, I am not expecting towing anything.
Anyways, I liked the ¾ more, more robust, better brakes and differential, 16” wheels, however the drawback is the lower gear ratio. On the other hand the 1983 already have a TH700 with overdrive but I will not have the better axles, brakes, etc
So, here are the questions:
1 - I will have to swap the TH400 over to a TH700 or NV4500, so what is the easiest and cheapest way to go: TH700 or NV4500. I don’t care about manual or automatic.
2 – Will it be better just buy the ½ with TH 700 overdrive? The truck price is about the same.
3 – The drivability of ½ is really better than ¾? Considering both with Ovedrive? I read that a lot in some treads.
Thanks everyone for the help
This truck will be used for long trip, I am not expecting towing anything.
Anyways, I liked the ¾ more, more robust, better brakes and differential, 16” wheels, however the drawback is the lower gear ratio. On the other hand the 1983 already have a TH700 with overdrive but I will not have the better axles, brakes, etc
So, here are the questions:
1 - I will have to swap the TH400 over to a TH700 or NV4500, so what is the easiest and cheapest way to go: TH700 or NV4500. I don’t care about manual or automatic.
2 – Will it be better just buy the ½ with TH 700 overdrive? The truck price is about the same.
3 – The drivability of ½ is really better than ¾? Considering both with Ovedrive? I read that a lot in some treads.
Thanks everyone for the help
