Wheelin with a stick shift!

[BonnerBB]

Thank you all for your replies... I haven't had a chance to try 4lo as I need to make the hole larger that my shifter sticks out of. The person I bought this vehicle from put a 3" BL on it and never compensated for the tranny being lower.

[laxman0324]

good info guys, I will need to use this info as well on my new one, first I need to get better with the manual on the street though

[Mr. Pickles]

These trucks vary some after a body lift. Mine will shift into 4lo with a bit of a tug straight back, and I put in a 3" body lift almost 5 years ago or so. Its probably better to just mod it for clearance though.

 

BTW, you can either make the hole bigger, swap to a Harbody transfer case shifter which is longer, or chop yours and add some length and a bend to it to allow clearance. I believe 88Pathoffroad went that route, you might want to search for it.

[FrostTheOne]

This is really helpful, My truck is fairly new to me so I am still getting used to things. On my little jaunt on Monday, climbed a hill about 15-20 feet high that was mid-fairly steep. like I said my clutch is not in great shape, and when I got up the hill I got that clutch stank that we all love so much. So you guys are saying that 4lo and and a little gas is better that just gunning it up.

 

I know that this sounds kinda like a lame question, but I wanna save my clutch and I haven't owned a 4x4 for about 8-10 years.

[Simon]

Yep.....finesse. Basically, there are only a few situations where you should ever cause slip in the clutch. With 1st gear and 4lo, you're almost stopped at idle.