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 4x4 transmissions
#839630
10/03/07 07:25 PM
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Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 25
OP
Getting the Wheeling Fever
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What is the best transmission for going 4wheelin? Automatic or manual.
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Re: 4x4 transmissions
[Re: carook]
#839631
10/03/07 10:09 PM
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Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 2,941
J Roll Me Over
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Talk about a can of worms...
It's all personal preference.
"A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living." - John F. Kennedy
Proud owner of an 88 Montero (with a blown engine).
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Re: 4x4 transmissions
[Re: carook]
#839632
10/04/07 01:13 AM
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Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,568
Roll Me Over
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It also depends on what engine you have. If you have a 3.4 Topyota engine or a domestic V-6 than the auto tranny isn't bad. I have a couple of buddies who have gone from manual to auto's and love the auto tranny. I personally prefer the manual, yes you at times need 3 feet when off road, and yes the manuals are prone to stalling out when crawling, but you don't have the cooling issues with the manuals as you do with auto's.
More than tread lightly. Leave it like you were never there, nor anyone else.
'90 X-cab 4.88's 33 BFG AT's, rr ARB, Headers, Ignition upgrade, cold air induction.
'91 X-cab 5.29's 315's BFG MT's, rr ARB, custom bumper and flatbed
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Re: 4x4 transmissions
[Re: carook]
#839633
10/04/07 07:25 AM
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 457
Mudrunner
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Everyone has their favorite.
Give me a manual every time.
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Re: 4x4 transmissions
[Re: Davepet]
#839634
10/04/07 03:38 PM
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Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 970
Rock Warrior
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X3 on the personal opinion.
I have an auto and I love it, no 3 legged dance and I can do any speed from real fast to real slow.
2 downsides.
1 - if an A/T malfunctions on you on the trail, chances are you are really screwed. M/Ts dypically don't break it catastrophic ways, at least you can drive it.
2 - if you have a starter problem (I'm only sensitive to thsi b/c of recent issues myself) there is no way to get an A/T vehicle going (no push start, rope trick, etc).
Quick summary - for reliability - M/T.
For convenience - A/T.
With 200+ Billion electrical parts, the world most complicated machine is inside your own skull.
Question Reality.
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'89 Rnr DLX "SR4.5", 32s w/ 5.29 locked f/r blah blah
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Re: 4x4 transmissions
[Re: carook]
#839635
10/04/07 07:46 PM
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Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 227
Wheeler
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Can't tell you how many times I have been "saved" by a manual:
1. Dead battery at 12000' on a Sunday PM in the Rockies; used the highlift jack to push it up a steep bank and then able to clutch start it.
2. Dove into a deep hole last winter at the dunes that killed the engine and ran the starter to pull it out the hole (I've done that in the middle of rivers before as well when wheeling by myself).
84 4RUNNER,22R,HEDMAN,WEBER 32/36,Davis Unified Ignition,33" BFG
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Re: 4x4 transmissions
[Re: SALMONHEAD]
#839636
10/05/07 03:57 PM
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Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 5,986
Toyota Section Staffer
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X2 on the clutch start cancel, starter trick.
On the other hand, you probably would not have killed it with an auto! On the third hand (ok, foot - I'm out of hands), dumping ATF on the trail from an overheated tranny is no good. Extra coolers recommended.
-Bill
'87 4Runner w/ '96 5VZ-FE, 'Red Chili II'
'97 Taco XtraCab 3RZ-FE, 'BlackBean'
TLCA # 13257, Rising Sun 4x4 Club Land Use Coordinator
"He who stops being better stops being good." -Oliver Cromwell
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