probably meant the automatics. Not the manuals. I'd rather have the 5600 than the G56.

 

i never had any probs out of my ol 5600 and no probs out of my g56....knock on wood

 

I agree on the bags. I have truck bags in the rear[and front] payload for each bag is 10,000lbs;] won't squat on you.

 

would there be any problems if I don't have bags?

 

Oh yeah...i ran heavy once with just springs and i jacked one of them up to where the truck sat crooked all the time. Not to mention it isn't safe...since then i don't even have springs anymore, bags is all i need..just me opinion

 

I would agree. Depending on the length of your traction bars you could be putting some serious bind on the leaf springs and the bars.. The shorter the bar the more extreme the forces.

 

yeah the manuals aren't too bad at all, the automatics on the other hand
i want to do bags on mine but the rebuild is more important ha, if you tow a lot i'd shy away from traction bars, thats just me though?

 

$1500 would get you a tranny that would outlast any stock 4r100 or E4OD. But then you Ford boys would have to find something else to justify you buying a Ford. j/k

 

my 4r100 held up pretty decent, 163k with just a superchip on it, good enough for me ha, i have thought long and hard about a 12V or a 24V swap into mine, i do love the cummins motor and the looks of the body, just not the interior ha