It's the regular single cab, one bench seat.

Only 2300lbs? With all that motor's torque it can't haul much more than a ton? That seems a little wacky. Have something to do with the frame's stregenth or what? My cherokee with about 200hp and a little more torque is rated for 5500lbs, it pulls a 2500lb boat easily. I'm not going to be doing any heavy-duty towing since it doesn't have a hitch(just the ball in the bumper), the max load will be about 800lbs(jetski).

That just seems awfully low. The chitty axle ratio or what?

Combination of things:
1) The 3.08 axle ratio doesn't provide enough torque multiplication.
2) The Mazdog tranny is simply too light duty for a truck and the ratios are just plain wrong for towing.
2) The clutch could be a bit better too, but there's no real point to putting a HD clutch in front of that tranny.

If you want to tow with it, swap the 3.08 for a 3.55.
If you're feeling real ambitious and want to pull something heavy, swap the Mazdog for a ZF547 and put in a HD clutch

^^^Agreed!

I guess, it has to do more with the gearing and axle than the actual power. Like I said, I'm not going to be doing any serious towing, maybe 1/2 ton at most so the stock setup should be fine. I'll just use the Jeep for the heavier stuff. Just when I saw the gigantic radiator this thing has and it's massive driveshaft I figured it was made to haul. It used to have a classIII hitch on it, but it was removed when the fleet retired it.

One last question. Should I not use overdrive when towing the Sea-Doo? Total weight with trailer is 800lbs or so, hardly a heavy duty load. But then again, I usually have to downshift out of O/D even with no load if I want to top 60mph up even a minor hill. Seems odd that a truck is more geared for highway driving than hauling loads. Whatever.

Can someone please tell me what the axle code H22 would be? i found a donar truck and never had heard of h22 so i was wondering if anyone can help me out here!

The first letter indicates a posi
The "22" could either indicate the 22 code for the Aerostar rear end(could have been a special order....? High ratio would have been good for hauling)

If it's a 4x4 the second 2 would indicate both axles are posi, but the first 2 would be then a mystery.

On a late model it would decode as a 4WD with LSDs f&R and 2.73 ratios, except that combination never AFAIK existed. Perhaps the "12" axle code was for a different ratio back in 87?

this truck with the h22 is a 1980 forgot to mention? anyone have anything stable?

A 1980 what??? F350? Bronco? F100?

1980 f150 4x4 sorry guys.

Is the "T" an "AOD automatic overdrive tranny?. My '89 has a "T" code in the door and is an "AOD". My '89 Ford factory service manuals list "T" an "AOD" for '89 models. :confused:

Just a thought.

-Lance

Correct, but AODs are very rare in '92 and '93. If i hadn't seen one personally along with one on another forum, I wouldn't have believed it.

Note no OD lockout button.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...g/DSCN0875.jpg

Adrianspeeder

The AOD tranny does not have electronics, therefore no OD lockout button. My AOD does not have a lockout button.

I don't understand your comment about lockout buttons. I am probably misreading it.


-Lance

Correct. Most '92-'93 trucks have the E code E4OD that has an OD lockout button however.

https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/...cleaned-up.jpg

My point is that '92-'93 AOD trucks with the T tranny code are out there.

Adrianspeeder

Adrianspeeder,

I understand now. Your first picture was of a '92 or '93 without an overdrive button, indicating it was an AOD.

I did not recognize the interior of the '92 or '93. Never been in one. I must lead a sheltered life. I've been in a Rolls, Bugatti (sp?), Ford "A", and many others but not a '92 or '93 Ford truck. ;)

-Lance