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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: th350 to sm465.
« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2009, 04:57:21 pm »
is this truck only being used in the mud or on the road? also what size tires you running?
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Re: th350 to sm465.
« Reply #16 on: August 06, 2009, 05:31:10 pm »
http://www.5speeds.com/rpm.htm  has an excellent RPM calculator program.  It is free to download and lists common transmissions/tire sizes.  It is a little confusing to use but just go across the top and plug in the numbers for all that they ask and it will tell you the RPM based on what final drive gear you have. 
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Re: th350 to sm465.
« Reply #17 on: August 06, 2009, 08:20:53 pm »
heres one you don't have to download http://www.idavette.net/tech/ratioc.htm
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Re: th350 to sm465.
« Reply #18 on: August 09, 2009, 11:48:48 am »
Having spent some time behind the wheel of a high geared (low 2.xx numerical gears) F-150 w/ a 3+OD toploader and 35" MTX's, driving a truck with an sm465 is a welcomed experience, IMO.
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Re: th350 to sm465.
« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2009, 12:53:44 pm »
Quote from: werewolfx13 on August 09, 2009, 11:48:48 am
Having spent some time behind the wheel of a high geared (low 2.xx numerical gears) F-150 w/ a 3+OD toploader and 35" MTX's, driving a truck with an sm465 is a welcomed experience, IMO.

Had one of those transmissions in a 86 Bronco, what a dog from 2nd to 3rd.  Wonder what Ford was thinking when they came up with that one....
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Re: th350 to sm465.
« Reply #20 on: August 09, 2009, 01:57:37 pm »
Quote from: werewolfx13 on August 09, 2009, 11:48:48 am
Having spent some time behind the wheel of a high geared (low 2.xx numerical gears) F-150 w/ a 3+OD toploader and 35" MTX's, driving a truck with an sm465 is a welcomed experience, IMO.
I agree to that. My other truck has an A833 OD w/ hi gears, and it sucks, even in normal takeoffs at intersections. Starting at a slope or trying to pull something is horrible. I don't think a truck should be like that.

I love my other truck's sm465 in tight places, since both the 1st and the reverse are low. At normal intersections I just start with the 2nd gear. It has 33"s and 3.73:1. I cruise it usually about 55mph.
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