Newby here, thanks for letting me post on this forun. Seems like a nice bunch of guys. Just finished an H55 swap in my '85 and I am really a happy guy. First gear is sweet with my 10.5x31s. It gets going much better and is really going to be nice on the trail! second, third, and fourth seem to be equal with the old tranny. 4th at 65mph is right at 3000rpm but 5th gets you down to 2000 @ 55, 2200 @ 60 and 2400 @ 65. I feel like I can actually cruise with the Cruiser @ 65 now without feeling like it was going to blow up at any moment. Got the tranny @ Cruiserparts.net for $1850 shipping included which was the best price I could find. Had to send the first one back because DHL droped it and broke the case in four places. All in all I am really happy to be able to breath new life into this old rig. Any body need a really nice 4 speed with only 82,000 on it? Cheep! firstlightphoto@mn.rr.com. If any of you are thinking of doing this swap, wait no longer it is a great deal better than the stock 4 speed?
