LarrySmith
Banned
Googling it turned up more than 60 cars of various descriptions using this combo before I stopped counting.
Why do it?
My own experiences with similar are mostly my uncle's C-10s, but this combo doesn't do anything well.
My uncle's 2-tone '85 is the same except 3.42:1 rather than 3.50:1, on 275/60R15s, he has a nearly identical blue '86 long-box with a 700R-4 and 3.08:1, also on 275/60s. The '86 pulls better in first, though the '85 does hold first gear for another few MPH. Then the '86 is always the only choice for interstate trips. It doesn't like hills or headwinds, but the 3.42s would fix that. And pull even stronger in first. The 700 has a big jump from 1st to 2nd on paper, but in real driving, it's no issue. Not ever.
So why the TH350?
Why do it?
My own experiences with similar are mostly my uncle's C-10s, but this combo doesn't do anything well.
My uncle's 2-tone '85 is the same except 3.42:1 rather than 3.50:1, on 275/60R15s, he has a nearly identical blue '86 long-box with a 700R-4 and 3.08:1, also on 275/60s. The '86 pulls better in first, though the '85 does hold first gear for another few MPH. Then the '86 is always the only choice for interstate trips. It doesn't like hills or headwinds, but the 3.42s would fix that. And pull even stronger in first. The 700 has a big jump from 1st to 2nd on paper, but in real driving, it's no issue. Not ever.
So why the TH350?