considering a mech. reverse install, need parts?

[Polar Express]

After some consideration, I want to get reverse on my wife's sled. She currently has a '05 M7, 153. It's got plenty of power for her, (she's light) but no reverse.

I can put a DD with mech. reverse in it, and figure out a switch, or even make a cable actuator (I suspect) to keep weight down, but I would need a DD from an M8 (correct gearing) and the shorter drive shaft. If someone was planning to remove reverse to go with the DD lite, I could trade drivelines with you, and buy your DD w/rev to help offset the cost?

My other option, is to just sell the sled outright, and get her a different sled.

Any takers? Any ideas or thoughts?

 

[AaronBND]

TTT for you. Sounds like a fun project. Someone has to have a M8 mechanical reverse DD they want to get rid of? Hook this guy up!

Aaron

 

[89sandman]

it'd be cheaper and easier to just buy a sled with reverse. the 05/06 diamond drives do not interchange with the 07/08...

 

[AaronBND]

I think you are wrong, because a '05-'06 should bolt right into a '07-'08 as long as you use the '05-'06 driveshaft. Now the other way around I don't think will work because their is nowhere on the M7 chassis for the reverse actuator to fit I don't think. I know it is the same hole and bolt pattern in the tunnel, and if you went with a shorter drive shaft off of a mechanical reverse sled that would work, but just don't think the actuator and solenoid is going to work out for you.

Aaron

 

[Polar Express]

oh well. I was trying.... now to decide what sled she wants then.....

 

[akmc800]

They changed the layout as far as shape and mounts when they went with the mech reverse in 07. The 09+ is interchangable with the 07-08 but other than that you would have to make your own plate to mount the dd to. I thought the mech reverse also kicked the revs down pretty low when shifting into reverse? In either case it'd be much easier and cheaper to go with a sled already equipted with reverse.