Hatu
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Been reading up on these transmissions and I don't really understand why people here are recommending the NP435 over the stock 3 speed. Looks to me like the NP345 is pretty much the same thing as the stock 3 speed with a granny gear and since the EB already has a granny in the transfer case, what's the advantage of the NP435?
Both the NV transmissions have an overdrive high gear and a better ratio spread in the first 4 gears. So it seems to me they will give you better highway travel and better ratio choice whether you're crawling or driving on the street.
I'll be using the Bronco as an occasional driver, with a few trips a year to the local Sand Dunes, or the Coral Pink dunes over by Kanab, (about 60 miles away) maybe a trip to Moab and then used as a hunting rig in the fall.
From what I can tell, the two NV transmissions are about the same thing but the 4500 is a lot stronger. I can't imagine wanting a lot more power than the 302 can generate in stock form, but that may change in the sand; seems like that's the only place the 302 may be a little weak.
All that being said, it looks to me like the 3550 would do the job with capacity to spare, better gearing and a nice overdrive gear for getting to the dunes or Moab. Where is flaw in my thinking here?
Hatu
Both the NV transmissions have an overdrive high gear and a better ratio spread in the first 4 gears. So it seems to me they will give you better highway travel and better ratio choice whether you're crawling or driving on the street.
I'll be using the Bronco as an occasional driver, with a few trips a year to the local Sand Dunes, or the Coral Pink dunes over by Kanab, (about 60 miles away) maybe a trip to Moab and then used as a hunting rig in the fall.
From what I can tell, the two NV transmissions are about the same thing but the 4500 is a lot stronger. I can't imagine wanting a lot more power than the 302 can generate in stock form, but that may change in the sand; seems like that's the only place the 302 may be a little weak.
All that being said, it looks to me like the 3550 would do the job with capacity to spare, better gearing and a nice overdrive gear for getting to the dunes or Moab. Where is flaw in my thinking here?
Hatu