4l60e easy and worth it mods

[reptilla]

i have a 2wd c1500 95 suburban and was wondering what would be some good mods to the trans...on a budget ???

 

[dropped93]

shift kit. from what ive heard, shift kits are pretty easy to install, and make a noticeable change. ill wait for someone else to chime in to give more details

 

[Bigg G]

95 stock tranny with how many miles ????

If it's not broke why bother fixing on it ????
If it's got heavy miles on it without tranny servicing or transfusions there's a 50/50 chance you could open up a bag issues just by draining the tranny fluid.

 

[reptilla]

it has 200,000 on it.so I shouldnt even drain it for sevice??? cuz I was think its time for a service since I dont know when it was done last.

 

[dirtyhick42]

I would not suggest trying to work on a tranny with that many miles but probably the cheapest and most worthwhile thing you can do is a vette servo. You can do it all by yourself to as it is not hard to do at all.

 

[reptilla]

ok...so a tranny rebuild is on its way...thanks guys!

 

[davbell22602]

What about swapping to the 4L80E?

 

[reptilla]

i havent even considered the 4l80 swap,havent done much research and im not sure what it would take to do that.but i will look in to that,thanks

 

[davbell22602]

sent pm to ya reptilla

 

[Aloicious]

What about swapping to the 4L80E?

if you're set on staying with an automatic, this is what I'd do.

the 60e is a POS plain and simple, IME it should have never been put in a full size truck to begin with. there are some minor disadvantages to the 80e (first gear is a little higher (2.42 vs 3.06 IIRC), and fourth is a little lower (.74 vs .70)), but it is MUCH stronger and more reliable than the 60e, and IMO the first to second gearing being closer to each other is a good thing in the 80e, makes the 1-2 shift much more friendly in a DD.