Recent content by Corvette1974

Hey guys, Not really a classified ad but I have a lead on two XM211 trucks that are in "all there but rough/sitting" condition. Going to be scrapped if not taken soon. The owner wants scrap price for them, one with plow/one with winch. I am interested in the winch truck but if someone else...

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Long term update! I finally got around to installing my new gears to match the NV4500 conversion. I actually ended up keeping the locker and glad I did. The 3.73s absolutely transformed the truck. It solved all locker problems with the lurching and crazy banging and the trucks gearing is very...

Definitely not bad, but then I have to also get the Ranger which looks to be $1500ish. I'm going to have to balance rebuilding the NV myself vs paying vs SM, etc. Going to try the locker thing first, regardless. -Will

Supposedly 19k miles on it. Interesting thought. I might convert the axle to open (regardless, itll give it better manners) and then if the NV really needs a rebuild I'll have to cross that bridge. Otherwise, I'm gonna give it He** until that time, I dont drive the truck that much. Good to...

Thanks for the very cool story! Sounds like a sweet setup indeed... I'd definitely look into doing that on a truck that already had an SM465. -Will

I have tried both double clutching and normal clutching. It can/can not make a difference. It is very up in the air. And I've tested clutch disengagement - lifted rear axle off the ground and in gear the wheels dont spin until the clutch is let out the normal amount. You can even put the...

Hahaha! Maybe buttery isnt the word but I probably just prefer the shifting of other transmissions such as the SM. The NV4500 install was mostly done for OD, otherwise I would have done an SM. Would have been cheaper too.

The SM is without question a stronger transmission and better shifter than the NV. Longer throw yes, no overdrive, but better for HD use. I mean our 1947 dodge 2.5 ton with the synchro trans out of a 1951 Dodge shifts better than the NV, in fact it has some of the smoothest shifts I've ever...

There is certainly some crazy stuff happening back there. And the NV is also not in a place it was really meant to be. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that a GMT400 truck couldnt be ordered with such a "rough" combo on the trans.

From what I gather and have experience, the SM465 is buttery to shift compared to my NV (and that seems to be the general consensus online, that the NV really isnt that smooth of a shifter). The locker in my truck with the TH400 was pretty much not an issue. With the manual it is awful. Also...

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With the auto, the locker was no issue. To the point where I thought "people just blew the roughness of lockers out of proportion" It was basically unnoticeable. Good to hear - so the swap is relatively easy....

Bingo! At least I'm not alone haha. The detroit is a disaster with a manual transmission. I'm all about rough vehicles, etc but when a Mack R model is smoother to drive than your pickup, something has to change. The detroit wasnt a problem at all with the auto, because an auto always keeps...

My truck was smooth with the auto as well, with only minor jerking. It is really bad with the manual transmission. I've driven many manual pickups and none of them are as bad as this, even a 1947 dodge with an unsynchronized trans (which is smooth as butter). I think the synchro issue would...