ebsploder98
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- '98 Eddie Bauer V8
Hey all! I'm new here and would like to share my ideas/plans with everyone and hopefully get some feedback from you.
I have a 1998 Eddie Bauer V8 which everyone knows only comes with an automatic and all wheel drive. It's a pretty nice truck and has been very reliable so far. I bought her in November of 2006 with around 93,000 miles and she was a cream puff! She now has 158,000 miles, is in great shape and no major problems as of yet. (I just knocked on wood!) She's completely stock with the exception of BFG AT KO's, and a few cosmetic add-on's, flaps, vent visors, etc. Anyway, the only thing I dislike about this truck is the automatic transmission. What a slushbox. What i would really like to do is put a 5-speed in it from say, an f-150, and a low range transfer case with a manual shift...instead of the electronic 'shift on the fly'. Is this possible? Difficult? I think that 302 is lacking potential with an automatic behind it. Anyway, any suggestions or ideas would be helpfull! Thanks!
I have a 1998 Eddie Bauer V8 which everyone knows only comes with an automatic and all wheel drive. It's a pretty nice truck and has been very reliable so far. I bought her in November of 2006 with around 93,000 miles and she was a cream puff! She now has 158,000 miles, is in great shape and no major problems as of yet. (I just knocked on wood!) She's completely stock with the exception of BFG AT KO's, and a few cosmetic add-on's, flaps, vent visors, etc. Anyway, the only thing I dislike about this truck is the automatic transmission. What a slushbox. What i would really like to do is put a 5-speed in it from say, an f-150, and a low range transfer case with a manual shift...instead of the electronic 'shift on the fly'. Is this possible? Difficult? I think that 302 is lacking potential with an automatic behind it. Anyway, any suggestions or ideas would be helpfull! Thanks!
