i got a 1993 f150 with a masda 5 speed if you get the same one i got
DON'T it aint good for anything it dosent help whan you got 2.73 rearend either here is the ratios for mine
Mazda:
1st 3.90:1
2nd 2.25:1
3rd 1.46:1
4th 1.00:1
5th 0.80:1 this gear is useless unless ya drive like a jackas$
(like me )
bricelittle,
I'm thinking my '98 Lariat SuperCab 5-sp is the same tranny as you've got in your '93. The ratios look familiar. Yeah, I'd say with a 2.73 rear end, you pretty much don't need an OD gear. But think of the flip-side: my truck with the same tranny has a 3.55 rear, and 1st gear is almost too low. From a rolling 5 mph or so, I'll almost always take off in 2nd. First gear is just out of breath too quick. I've actually considered swapping my 3.55 for a 3.08. I don't think I'd lose too much torque, and it seems like it would make it easier to drive. I drive 400 miles a week to work and back, and a higher rear end would also help out at the gas pump. With my gears, at a 70 mph cruise, I'm turning over 2300 rpm in OD. I definitely use my OD 5th, but in town 4th is plenty. It's hard to believe that Ford used to put such high-geared rears in their trucks. I seem to remember an old sales brochure for a pre-'97 F150 that, when you turned to the back to see the tow ratings of the different gears, 2.73 would flat-out say "towing not recommended" or something like that. It must have strictly been for highway use. After the '97's came out, 3.08 was the highest you could get, but the majority got 3.55's, I think. While I wouldn't want to go to a 2.73, I could probably see myself installing a 3.08 if I had any $$.
3.55's iam thinking about one of them
as far towing with the 2.73 i hook up to the trailer that i pull behind the lawn mower and smoke the clutch
napa loves me i have put in a few clutches
Like we were talking about in your other thread, brice, you can have the best of both worlds with a ZF5 conversion - granny low *and* an overdrive, you can prolly just keep those 2.73's if you do that.
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2003 F150XL 4.2 short cab/bed 4x2 5 speed manual 3.55 LS
But......isn't your tranny popping out of gear anyway? I get the impression it may be on its last legs. A good used ZF can't cost that much more than rebuilding or replacing the Mazda box.
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2003 F150XL 4.2 short cab/bed 4x2 5 speed manual 3.55 LS
But......isn't your tranny popping out of gear anyway? I get the impression it may be on its last legs. A good used ZF can't cost that much more than rebuilding or replacing the Mazda box.
that number you gave me (i think it it was you) for the auto wreakers in ca they said 1000 bucks
for the ZF used (stingy bastard$)
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iam thinking about one of them
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