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Old 12-26-2010, 01:56 PM   #1
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Question Tranny question for a Suburban

I am buying a 1985 3/4 ton Sub tomorrow and it has a bad 400 turbo in it. I have a 2wd Suburban that has a good 400 turbo. Can I make the 2wd one work for the 4wd truck?? Is it as easy as removing the tailshaft and hooking it up to the 208??

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Old 12-26-2010, 02:12 PM   #2
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Re: Tranny question for a Suburban

the only way you could do it without disassembling the whole transmission is to make the 4wd a 2 wd truck there are different length shafts and beafings in the two transmissions
I learned this the hard way trying to turn a 4wd trans into a 2wd trans
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Re: Tranny question for a Suburban

cant you just switch the output shafts?
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Old 12-26-2010, 02:55 PM   #4
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Re: Tranny question for a Suburban

The 2wd tranny is in my 2wd factory 454 sub. It is the Heavy Duty one. Probably doesn't make a difference though.


Oh, it the shortshaft tranny also with the extra deep pan from the factory.

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Old 12-26-2010, 02:53 PM   #5
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Re: Tranny question for a Suburban

it can be done on some models of 400s and all depends on transfer case used I think i googled it
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Re: Tranny question for a Suburban

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