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whats ya choice in gearbox for off roading. and why

i like autoes but like the advantage of low range. but most 4wd i been in were a bit more powerfull than subies .
mite help me make up my mind what to buy.

2.2 lib auto/man

dibs

was also ment to ask if anyone does a shift kit for autos and also a clutched auto.thats not for me

For a Subaru offroad, I'd pick the 3.9 5sp EA82 D/R box. Mainly because I hate driving auto cars so even with the "advantages" (;)) of an auto I just couldn't do it.

I've driving a liberty on soft stuff and didn't like the slack in the centre diff, too much slip. And I don't like the shifter linkage in the MY 4sp D/R box.

The FT4wd box I built was nice, but it couldn't be run with a welded diff and it was only a 3.7, and the 5.4% difference between the 3.7 and 3.9 hopefully will make a difference with my 10% larger tyres.

Theres a guy on USMB that built an early Legacy 4sp Auto into paddle shift. Kinda cool but I still like driving with a clutch.