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i like my 4 speed for in the hills but what is the gear difference with a 5 speed in the hills is low gear just as good?

5th gear should be a 1:1, like the LUV's 4th, so, if you'd like to get it going a bit faster, try a 4 speed w/ overdrive... I dunno... try the search, there's been plenty of talk about 5 speeds, and someone hazta know more about it than I do...
-ret

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1980 4X4 LUV daily driver, as stock as can be.

Typical 5 speeds have similar 1st through 4th gears as 4 speeds with 5th as an overdrive. 4th is 1:1.

Search for my posts and you will find reference to an Isuzu Trooper transmission that will fit with frame modifications.

-DK

so what were sayin is that the 5 sp wont change the top rpm like at 55 or 60 the rpms will be the same as a 4speed?

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the only replacement for displacement is technology.

I'm saying most 5sp trannys will drop RPMs in 5th gear compared to your average 4sp.

-DK

so when this 4sp i have dies (not long into the future) i can replace it with a easier to find 5sp and correct the driveshafts length for a better happier truck 4x4 79' 31 10.50 15

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the only replacement for displacement is technology.

If you search for my posts, you'll find a Trooper tranny model number to use. It bolts right to the motor. You only have to remove and fabricate a rear tranny mount crossmember and enlarge the holes in the floor of the cab for the shifters.

-DK