That's what I heard and now I'm really curious if this is true. I saw an 88 or 88.5 5 speed tranny go on eBay for just over 280.00 and it wasn't even polished! (Ha Ha!) Now I'm wondering if maybe that's why. Maybe only a couple of year transmissions had this feature for the transmissions that worked in the pre 88 samurais and that's why it went so ridiculously high?

Anyone know?

-Adam

88.5 and newer have a slightly lower 5th gear... not enough to spend money and swap to tho.

my 87 was better than my 88.5 with some mods...

Thanks. I just thought that if I did get a different tranny since mines a whiner and a leaker, I might grab one while I attempt to rebuild mine. Lower 5th couldn't hurt. I wonder what the difference would translate for holding highway speeds. I'm also thinking that they went to the married transmission/transfercase the next year which would mean that  only the 88.5 transmission would work on the pre 88s for the lower 5th gear benefit. I certainly wouldn't pay 280.00 for one in unknown used condition! (unless they cleaned it and polished it up real nice! Haha!!!)

-Adam

I'm also thinking that they went to the married transmission/transfercase the next year which would mean that  only the 88.5 transmission would work on the pre 88s for the lower 5th gear benefit.-Adam

No, the Sammy stayed with the divorced tcase

Quote from: daddyizzle on June 07, 2007, 07:32:27 PM

I'm also thinking that they went to the married transmission/transfercase the next year which would mean that  only the 88.5 transmission would work on the pre 88s for the lower 5th gear benefit.-Adam

No, the Sammy stayed with the divorced tcase

Yep