Spicer 6+1 ..... I Know ;-(

[Andyinchville1]

HI All,

I am looking at buying a 1993 International 4900 box truck.

I like older mechanical trucks in good shape....

The truck is in great condition but from the reading here it has made me a little paranoid because it has the spicer 6+1 tranny which a lot of people say is not a good trans.

My question is....

How hard / costly is it to swap out to an Eaton 6 speed (or maybe even a 5 speed) should this trans go out on me ?

Although more difficult, how hard / costly would it be to swap in an allison auto trans after the fact?

I really like this truck and the price is low for what it is I believe ($4K).

I have to get a couple box trucks (ideally 3....3 for use 1 as a back up) for 2 local delivery run starting the middle of next month.

I prefer automatics since it is more universally driveable for people and I prefer people not learn stick on my dime or equipment...

I would hold out for all auto trucks but I am in a time crunch of sorts and need to be able to buy trucks on a limited budget (all cash no credit).

Once I get rolling cash flow should be good but that is still aways out.

Thanks!

Andrew

 

[greasytshirt]

Hello fellow Virginian,

Generally, if one is considering doing driveline swaps (manual to auto), the standard recommendation is to buy a donor vehicle with the needed parts. Your purchase price is tantalizing, but you can expect to at least double it doing this swap.



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