w58 how much can it take??

87hilux7mge · 09-22-2011, 05:40 AM

bakin, id drive one personally b4 u write it off. i know for a fact that w56's (essentially a 4wd version of the w58) doesnt handle much over 300lb ft of tq. freind has a sbc powered yoter, and he went through several w56's, even a marlin crawler built one.

id recommend an r154, buuuut, there are other alternatives i guess....could put a z31 or z32 5 speed out of a nissan in it (blasphemy!!) haha.

but seriously, id see if you could drive an r154, vs taking all our or some other yahoo's words from online as gospel. ive driven a couple turbo supras and a 7m swapped truck with the r154 4x4 converted tranny, and they dont necessarily shift as easy, but if you let the tranny do what it wants when shifting, instead of man handling it, they are veeery nice, and u know your not gonna blow it.

.02, cheers!

09-22-2011, 05:40 AM	#3
87hilux7mge walbro fp Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: spokane Posts: 479	bakin, id drive one personally b4 u write it off. i know for a fact that w56's (essentially a 4wd version of the w58) doesnt handle much over 300lb ft of tq. freind has a sbc powered yoter, and he went through several w56's, even a marlin crawler built one. id recommend an r154, buuuut, there are other alternatives i guess....could put a z31 or z32 5 speed out of a nissan in it (blasphemy!!) haha. but seriously, id see if you could drive an r154, vs taking all our or some other yahoo's words from online as gospel. ive driven a couple turbo supras and a 7m swapped truck with the r154 4x4 converted tranny, and they dont necessarily shift as easy, but if you let the tranny do what it wants when shifting, instead of man handling it, they are veeery nice, and u know your not gonna blow it. .02, cheers! __________________ 87 toyota 4x4 single cab short box pickup, 7MGZE.