Topic: Hello to my fellow Toyota owners

[underthehood]

What's up guys. I am new to the forum but definitely not new to Toyotas. I have a 2007 FJ TRD and I just bought a 1983 SR5 Pickup. I just did Clawhammer with the All Pro gang in the FJ and it was a blast. I came home and bought the 1983 pickup so I could get into some gnarlier rockcrawling. It came with dual lockers, 5.29 gears and the 22r with a 5 speed manual trans. I am thinking about getting rid of the carb and also changing over to an auto trans. I have been searching the threads for info on these topics and have found all kinds of helpful stuff. I am glad to be a part of a great forum and look forward to many years of Toyota wheelin. See ya on the trail....

[Tallchevy]

Switching from a 5 speed to auto 


2  land

[THK Matt]

auto eh?

[ninja turtle]

welcome to marlin!!

[DeadlyPeace]

2 ville from Nor Cal

[RK]

Welcome!           

[88toyota]

[bad luck]

 

[84socal]

    why auto

[solar86yota]

Welcome to Marlin From Idaho, uggghhhh, auto's aren't all they are cracked up to be. Iv'e wheeled with both and love my 5spd! Get low enough t case gears and make sure your safety cancel works and your'e good with the 5spd.(Just my opinion)

[underthehood [OP]]

Hello again,
Thanks for the friendly welcomes. I am under the impression that my idea of switching to an auto maybe isn't in my best interest. I think I'll try some lower gears first and see how it goes. Thanx for the feedback guys.

[Rocksurfer]

  to Marlin, you can't beat the out of the box capabilities of an auto but I wouldn't swap a 5 speed out for it. It will cost less to put lower gears or a doubler in.