mud hungry
1/2 ton status
Hey guys what is the best tranny for all around use. Meaning Daily Driver, mud, Trail riding,and hardly any amount of large rock crowling. and why?
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Best Tranny for all around use.
- Thread starter mud hungry
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well built th350 is good tranny. if you like auto.
78Suburban
1/2 ton status
tis a matter of opinion... the consensus will probably be the 700r4 because of overdrive, excellent for street use... If you want a bullet proof auto tranny, the th400 is hard to beat. sm465 would be sweet, I would love to have a manual tranny in my truck.... but yeah its mostly opinnion, you should have made it a poll 
James
EDIT: woops, I didn't see the poll part, I must be getting sleepy.
James
EDIT: woops, I didn't see the poll part, I must be getting sleepy.
74757685k5
1/2 ton status
700R4. low first for crawl and overdrive for DD use.
S. Burnham
Registered Member
have you considered a 4l80e. there are companies out their making vacume shift module for these trans now for about $150. the 4l80e is a tubo 400 with an overdrive. I had some transmission sites pulled up that claimed the 4l80e trans was good for 4oo hp stock. If I ever get the chance to get one at a good price I believe that is what I am going with.
fireplug
1/2 ton status
Yep!
4l80e is interesting too though I don't know anything about it.
700r4
x 3.7219
x 3.7219
lrazer
1/2 ton status
700R4
it has a good 1st gear and the overdrive makes all the difference on the road havin the overdrive you can run lower axle ratios and still dd it
if you are making a lot of power then the 4L80E is a good opiton and you can get it setup to work without a computer
but as far as the options you have in the poll then id go with the sm465 since none have overdrive you can go with a higher axle ratio for the street and have the low gear in the tranny make up for it on the trail
it has a good 1st gear and the overdrive makes all the difference on the road havin the overdrive you can run lower axle ratios and still dd it
if you are making a lot of power then the 4L80E is a good opiton and you can get it setup to work without a computer
but as far as the options you have in the poll then id go with the sm465 since none have overdrive you can go with a higher axle ratio for the street and have the low gear in the tranny make up for it on the trail
a 465 as long as you can wheel a stick 
BigOrange90Jimmy
1/2 ton status
We don't get the NV5600 option? Hehehehe..........
darenofears
Registered Member
sm465, its indestructible
sandawgk5
3/4 ton status
I voted NV4500 cause it has a ubber low 1st plus overdrive. I also THINK that it is as strong as the SM465. No proof just what I think. Plus they use an internal slave cylinder on the newer ones->less stuff haning out to hangup on or break.
Ira
Ira
pauly383
Daddy383
I like my 700r4 . Been DD for multiple years , been wheeled on OFTEN , driven to Moab and back . Either somone rebuilt it before I bought it , or I just have a well maintained tranny . Just have a nice sized cooler on it .
Sm465
X 6.55
X 6.55
walla2k5
1/2 ton status
sm465,just because...
700r4 for overdrive or 4L80E
NV4500
6.34:1 first, .73:1 5th, and totally bullet proof.
Its the SM465 first, 700r4 overdrive, and TH400 / SM465 in strength!
If you can shift a standard tranny, there is no other way to go as far as I am concerned!
6.34:1 first, .73:1 5th, and totally bullet proof.
Its the SM465 first, 700r4 overdrive, and TH400 / SM465 in strength!
If you can shift a standard tranny, there is no other way to go as far as I am concerned!
PsychoticDeadGuy
1/2 ton status
700R4. but i will be swapping in the 465 just because i like standard trannys better. the 700 is preety good IMO.
