eastw77 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Hi, I have a 1988 classic and I have been offered an LT95 gearbox to stick in it. I was wondering if you thought that this would be an "upgrade" over the ZF 4HP22 auto I have now. There's nothing wrong with my box at the minute but I was abit put off by the auto when I bought it and said I would change it out but now I'm kind of used to driving it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 All personal preference really, but I much prefer my auto off road. RRC's should all be auto IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi_110 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 "If it ain't broke...don't fix it". Several things to consider with the LT95, it's still only 4 speed, the transfer gearing may not be suitable for RR if it didn't come out of one, you'll need to fit a clutch pedal, you'd find it quite "industrial" in operation compared to the auto.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 As much as I'm a fan of manual gearboxes (I even swapped engines on my P38a's just to have the best engine mated to the manual), I think in this case keeping the ZF would be the wiser choice. As said, the LT95 still only has 4 gears and converting to manual takes considerably more work than the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastw77 Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Thanks for the advice guys, I have decided to leave it for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Idris Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Good choice I did a lot of reading and found the LT95 didn't like snatch towing in reverse! Which was pretty much what I had seen in my box Bomb proof going forward though I'm offroad only, but I'm loving the V8 and auto. With good quality oil the ZF4 can take some abuse. I've seen off both front and rear diff crosses with mine. I did the front one while stationary, so plenty of low down torque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I actully converted mine from manual to auto because it was't very nice to drive with the manual, lots of snatch in the manual & you had to know how to drive it for it to be smooth. Since fitting the auto, it is 10 times better & the auto suits the V8 a lot better in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range Rover Blues Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I'm doing the same with Blue, but it's taking a long long time. hopefully the kids will be big enough to go with us when I get it finished. But I'm another convert to the Auto, it makes more sense on a big engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Idris Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 While we are on the subject, I'm yet to connect the kick-down cable. Anyone got a photo of the termination at the carb end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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