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> On Thu, 5 Jun 1997 15:29:43 -0600, you wrote:
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> >I would have to say, go for the 360 and auto. I'd be willing (or is that, I am willing....) to give up my 97, 5.2L V8, 4x4 5spd for the chance at the 98 R/T, even if I had to go automatic. Hell, who would really care?
> >
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> I would care. (Steve is known for being different) I can understand
> why the hot-rodders would go for the auto but in my case, no thanks.
> As I actually four-wheel my truck on some nasty trails, the stick with
> the 3.92 gears gives me a 44:1 reduction ratio in low range, and that
> is quite rare in 4X4s now. I easily can putt-putt down a 40% grade at
> 600 RPM and never touch the brakes. The other trucks are either
> standing on their brake peddles, bashing rocks (and breaking things)
> or are screaming downhill with white-knuckles and puckered butts with
> me shaking my head in disbelief....Now a five-speed 360 would have me
> figuring out a way to convince the wife that we really need a third
> truck!!
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>
> Steve
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> 97' Dakota Sport Plus, 4X4, 5 speed, all the goodies 'cept anti-lock brakes
> Gibson Cat-Back...
> Home Page at http://www.primenet.com/~slow
>
I don't know there Steve, you put an auto in 4 Low 1st, it does the same
thing, I've got a hill on my farm that is about a 50% grade and I go up
and down it all the time and never have a problem, it holds itself back
going down, and don't even have to hit the gas going up, I even pushed my
brother's ton truck(Loaded down with tools) up that hill and never had to
push the gas. I love autos.
Bruce
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