new gears or sm465?

[SSC's76]

hi all happy thanksgiving. today I figured I would do some serious planning for the new year and what step to take next on the truck. as of now I have a a 454 in sig runs great but about 2 years ago I trashed another 12 bolt beyond repair and got stuck dumping a 3.08 12 bolt axle in to get back on the road quick. I do admit I love the low rpm highway driving so much the loss of power and minor issues in the city I can live with. I currently have a Muncie 3 speed and its about to need a rebuild. I plan on doing alot more camping this summer and that means towing which isn't bad but some places we go it would be nice to have a granny gear cause getting going fully loaded without using alot of clutch is kinda impossible. back when I had the 373 rear end it wasent to bad but these 308's are a little harder to get going with. so I was either thinking of bundling another axle or going to a sm465 which I can pickup fairly cheap. I don't want an auto and the 5 speeds I can find local either are trashed or they want over 1200 and im sure I would be itching to change the rear end ratio at the end of the day to take advantage of the 5th gear. kinda want to keep it simple and quick. anyone have have opinions either way?


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