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Originally Posted by Deaol
Thanks for the reply, yeah im thinking at the cost of what it will be to rebuild, why not.. plus I think if I went auto id miss the sloppy old beast... plus within posts I decided to check the rear end out, looks like someone along the lines replaced the rear end... ive figured 4.11 gearing .. guess I won't be seeing any hwy's anytime soon..
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FWIW, I have 4.10s behind the SM420 in my '67. It'll do 65-70 no problem but that's at about 3200 RPM. Gas mileage is laughable at that speed, but hey, it's neat to watch people give me a wide berth I roar down the road.
I like my creeper gear in traffic too. The Caprice likes to surge ahead in stop-and-go traffic, but the truck idles along in first. I barely have to touch the clutch.
Definitely keep the 4spd.