if you had a mog with the 617a conversion like in the unimog dieselization webpage----and you could swap in a GM nv4500 --would you choose the early one with the low 6:34 first / and non syncronised reverse first gear or
> 95 newer have 5:61 first with a syncronised reverse.


I guess the way i should ask is-- if you had a truck with 2wd and 4.11 rear gears and 32"or 33" tires and a turbo 617, which would you
go with to get the thing going from a start-- if you could bolt up a nv?
lets say the truck weighs 4800 LBs empty and would be sometimes moderately loaded and might have a dana 60 3/4 ton front axle and a np 205 transfer case that could be swapped in if off road utility is wanted.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/ml-gl-g-wagen-r-class-unimog-sprinter/298927-man-without-mogg.html

Maan --i Really wish the uni and g wagons had a seperate forum from the Mc-mercedes cross utes---They have about as much in common with a 300GD as a solana, or a sophea, or a sloarra, or a element, or a rio, or a charade, or a aspire, or a

I really need a knowlegable gear guys input on this before the tranz is gone.

Gearing: 6.34, 3.44, 1.71, 1, .73, R 6.34 or,
5.61, 3.04, 1.67, 1, .74, R 5.61