Auto or Manual
- Thread starter cjfj80
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- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Auto is the only way to go.
00harpdawg
Registered User
- Location
- Draper, ut
i think it depends what your doing or personal pref i like a manual personally just because i have control over what gear i'm in and the power i need but it's a lot harder to use on hills but it's nice to let the engine slow you down on steep hills just my two cents
Jinx
when in doubt, upgrade!
- Location
- So Jordan, Utah
cjkepsel said:
Define going off road?
The reason I ask is what do you what to do with your rig?
I have run 4 speeds for a long time and love them, but current I have 700r4 in my scrambler and I am enjoying it.
Is it the ONLY way to go, meaning that I can go place a manual can't, then NO. Dtoy and I wheel all the time and he goes as many places as I do and he has 5 speed in his 4runner...
Both have their merit, depends on what you want/expect...
way2nosty
Registered User
for me, it's more a reliability problem, I'm running a nv4500 doubler, because I have seriously smoked more then one transmission in my day, also, if you break a manual on the trail, barring some major catastrophic failure, ie. bending a cluster gear etc, you can generally give yourself at least one gear my 2 cents
BCGPER
Starting Another Thread
- Location
- Sunny Arizona
I wheel both at the present time......... AUTO! Competition or trail riding, I see NO advantage in either, but why not kick back and enjoy the trail? auto, auto, auto...... Get the hint?
Competition or trail riding, I see NO advantage in either, but why not kick back and enjoy the trail? auto, auto, auto...... Get the hint? 
chadschoon
Well-Known Member
- Location
- lehi
i wish i had an auto
Spork
Tin Foil Hat Equipped
- Location
- Saratoga Springs, UT
It's up to you. I like a manual. Uphill an auto is great it's the downhill that I don't like with an auto.
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
Personal preference... Those that master each of them, really master them (think Dean Bulloch ). I wouldn't trade my 5 speed, but then again its not a dedicated trail rig, rather I enjoy driving it to and from the trail, expedition type stuff, etc...
). I wouldn't trade my 5 speed, but then again its not a dedicated trail rig, rather I enjoy driving it to and from the trail, expedition type stuff, etc... 
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
That's what I did.53 willys said:every one I know that has changed to auto say they will never go back.
Projp
All downhill from here
- Location
- Next door to Slim
Have driven both since the mid 60's. Used to prefer the stick because I drove junk and it was easier to bump start or find one remaining workable gear to limp home on.
I drive a little bit better junk nowdays, use an auto, and like stated above will never go back.
Alot of hard core stick guys are old farts like me that resist change.
I drive a little bit better junk nowdays, use an auto, and like stated above will never go back.
Alot of hard core stick guys are old farts like me that resist change.
1995zj
I'm addicted
- Location
- Herriman, UT
My whole family drives autos. I have never had experience with a manual but my uncle had a manual switched to an auto and said he wouldn't go back either.
I just switched to manual from auto and with the right gearing, it's just as easy as an automatic. For instance, on a hill, I can be in 4 Low and 1st gear, and with one foot on the break and the other on the cluth, I can let the clutch out all the way, slowly, with the other foor still applying break (without using ANY gas) and the rig will take off up the hill. I can't stop the thing with the brakes in 1st gear. I personally love to be able to control it a little more, not to mention that it's WAY better for going downhills than my auto was. just my .02