Why you can't build it strong enough

[AMC-MJ]

Ya i'll give you that the C-6 auto trans is beast ran built stage 2 Cast iron C-6 in the 78' Bronco now the truck was a brute in itself and the only Ford auto trans that never gave my any grief . . . nice truck 351M v8 c-6 trans 3.73 gears 265/75R16E's 3/4ton axles it was a nice Bronco . . .

 

I don't know as i was all that hard on them i changed the fluid n filters routinely, i also made sure the gearing n tires match the job is was doing.

 

The 03' F350 SD 5.4L had 4.33 gears n 285/75R16's it ran the highway cruising about 2300-2500rpm in OD and while towing i shut OD off and it ran 2,700-2,900rpm so there was plenty of gear behind that transmission it should have felt much of the load at all. . .

 

The 95' F150 might have been my fault truck came stock with 31x10.50R15's n 3.55's i went up to 33x10.50R15's n left the 3.55's as i wasn't towing anything, it was protected with an add on cooler and stage 1 shift kit, maybe i should have geared it down to 3.73's ? or the 3.89's ? they offered both set's as I thought about it but i never towed hauled pushed pulled or drug anything with it just drove it . . .

 

yes they where the 33x10.50's i went with the skinny's not the standard 33x12.50's or the floater 33x15.50's . . .they where Super swamper TSL radial's, some of the guy's where telling me it wasn't the extra 2 inches as much as the extra weight apparently the Radial Mudder's where a good bit heavier then the factory 31x10.50's. . .

 

Mike

[mnkyboy]

mine was also a stage 2 hooked to a mild built460 in a 83 F250 4X4,it had 4.10s and 35X12.50s that thing guzzled gas but it could pull about anything. I lost it to a tree last winter :(

 

my brother has a 79 Bronco,built 460/C6. not sure how much lift but it will clear 38s. the thing is monster

 

 

:cheers:

[AMC-MJ]

Never ran a 460 myself, mostly my Fords where 351's with the occasional 300-I6 or 400 V8, a few 361's . . .

 

Mike

[mvusse]

I've never taken a physics class. Those laws never change period. Seems to me a wrecker with a higher angle of pull would have gotten either vehicle out a whole heck of a lot easier, not to mention cheaper. Well thought out use of a winch and some hand tools could have done the same. Physics have always been an integral part of my life, from 20+ years in construction, to changing the tranny in my truck. I always keep in my mind to work smarter, not harder. Both cases were prime examples of working harder (brute force), definitely not smarter.

 

I can personally attest that a wrecker would not have made it within 300 feet of the Wrangler at that time. And assuming he had enough cable, 300 feet does not give you a much better angle no matter how high his boom went.

 

That trail has been fixed with a bulldozer since then.

[88mjmanche]

OOOOOOO NO ITS A FORD OFF idont know $#!& about them i drive JEEP 8)

[AMC-MJ]

Yep, i drive a Jeep too . . . what a fine Heap of a Jeep it is . . . it was even a cheap jeep heap :rotfl2: :rotf: :yes:

 

$300 Rust n dent's included no extra charge invested $200 in parts n 1 day's labor now i have $500 invested into a $1,500 truck that's out performing my $8,000 K2500 Diesel and I'd do it all again if i had too :bowdown: JEEP POWER

 

Never buy a low mileage diesel for a used truck dealer :no: , you'll be making payment on the broken diesel while your driving your rusty Jeep ;)

 

Mike