LilRed
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Hey everyone!
I would like to know your opinions and suggestions regarding your experience with our transmissions.
My truck just hit 150,000 miles and the transmission and clutch started acting up.
Reverse and first are almost impossible to shift with the engine on. 2nd gear would pop out and have some difficulty shifting into. 3rd-6th, no issues.
I took it to a local performance transmission shop (I trust these guys) and they said I would need to replace both clutch and transmission. I basically want to know what my options are and make the best use of my $ for this expensive fix.
1. Replace with factory parts - they come with 5 year 100,000 Mile warranties - $7,000 (includes required labor for valid warranty)
2. Upgrade (URD) - T56/conversion kit and twin clutch? - ~$7,800 (+ shipping and unknowns of install/ does not include labor, maybe do it myself if it is relatively straight forward install) (I reached out to URD for parts quote)
3. Sourcing my own T56 and using URD for conversion kit and clutch - I do not know anything about transmissions and I would need a lot of help from the XR community and my local car club friends on this...
4. Open to any suggestions
Your help and suggestions are greatly appreciated. As of right now, I can't afford to get this done until February so I have some time to weigh out the options.
I would like to know your opinions and suggestions regarding your experience with our transmissions.
My truck just hit 150,000 miles and the transmission and clutch started acting up.
Reverse and first are almost impossible to shift with the engine on. 2nd gear would pop out and have some difficulty shifting into. 3rd-6th, no issues.
I took it to a local performance transmission shop (I trust these guys) and they said I would need to replace both clutch and transmission. I basically want to know what my options are and make the best use of my $ for this expensive fix.
1. Replace with factory parts - they come with 5 year 100,000 Mile warranties - $7,000 (includes required labor for valid warranty)
2. Upgrade (URD) - T56/conversion kit and twin clutch? - ~$7,800 (+ shipping and unknowns of install/ does not include labor, maybe do it myself if it is relatively straight forward install) (I reached out to URD for parts quote)
3. Sourcing my own T56 and using URD for conversion kit and clutch - I do not know anything about transmissions and I would need a lot of help from the XR community and my local car club friends on this...
4. Open to any suggestions
Your help and suggestions are greatly appreciated. As of right now, I can't afford to get this done until February so I have some time to weigh out the options.