05-06-2008, 11:15 PM
Welcome back Hank!!! I think I would go np435....or and nv4500-not a C4/atlas. If you want some rock crawling...slow is the way to go, mud is faster. Right now I can crawl and shift into 2nd or 3rd to kill the mud. However, my 38's and gearing aren't that great on the road. With 36" tires and the gearing you have with a 4sp or 5sp would be great...OD would even be better for some long highways. With a C4...I wasn't that great in either the rocks or mud. Also, you will find more and more rocks with a sloppy mud hole at the bottom that requires some serious wheel speed to climb it(2nd/3rd gear) then switch back to 1st for good gearing. Just a thought,Chuck
77 built 306,Trickflow Cam/Alum Heads/dome pistons/10:1comp,nv3550,duff long arms,3.5" lift,family cage,protofab rear bumper,twin sticked, and 35KM2'sG.D.I.