as for gaining more power in that 302 i would recomend changing the gears as well. you said they were a 3.55 ratio? if you dont want to mess around with changing the gears try looking in a junk yard for a f-150 that had the offroad package they came with 4.11 and a limited slip in the rear. good for if you want to tay with 31s  

and i hate to say it but if you want a full size truck and for it to have power your gonna have to pay a little extra for gas. i have the same truck almost, 93 sriaght 6 with 5speed. i though about going up to a 33 and regearing it but to be honest i have yet to be disappointed about the truck and it has over 200k miles on it with the only major part being replaced is the clutch  

just the other week we had a bad storm that took down a large oak that blocked a road i tried going down, so i hoped out wrapped my tow strap around the tree threw it four low and barly let off the cluch with a little gas and i had that thing cleared of the road effortlessly  

but if you want to get nasty with your tuck your gonna pay the extra gas. 302 are stout motors and can take some abuse. but think of it this way when you lift your truck ang regear it you will pay less for broken parts cause your truck is takeing less abuse than if you staid with the 3.55. your tranny will thank you the most.  

wookie2395:
the shift kit is responsible for the hard shifts. what happens is it boosts the fluid presure in the tranny so the gears shifts quicker. auto trannys have clutchs and act like a cluch on a stick shift or on a dirt bike. When the fluid presure is boosted by the shift kit it forces the clutchs to slip less. that lack of slippige means harder shifts. VS when in its stock form the clutchs would slip more to alow a smoother shift

Yes it is cause for shift "problems" but most kits do not boost pressure (because pressure boost increases strain on pump and seals) but they usually change the rate of flow/fluid delivery to clutch packs and remove/disable accumulators. The "argument" here on their worth is that shifting quicker increases the peak shearing forces on clutch surfaces and increases shock load and internal sprags and other parts. Shifts are modulated for a reason. When you want to really beef up a tranny you increase the amount of clutch discs in a clutch pack not use a a shift kit.  

so you do think it would be the shift kit or clutch kit or sumthing going out?>  

I do not think it is failing yet. The point I am making is that they are not the magic fix that some claim they are.  

so what do you think i should do?  

Regear axles and move on or put up with a slow truck... Not trying to be cute here but you need to decide how you want to proceed.  

i mean speed isnt anything to me in these trucks i have a 2002 transam i race people in all the time its a haul ass car this 1 im just more lookin for 4 wheelin i just wana no if this gear ratio will do me fine for now or if its gonna hurt me in the long range i mean it seems to have alotta touqe when i put it in 1st gear and 4x4 but is it really enought? what do you think im a begginer thats why im listening to you, you no alot more then i do about this.  

I understand. Simply put, tall stock gears with big tires is slow death for tranny. If you can live with that and reduced performance too, do not change a thing.  

about every other day my tranny seems to be leaking a tad of trans fluid it looks like its in the front where its leaking what do i do to stop it i was told id have to drop the whole tranny to fix it do i really have to? or is there another way to fix it or what should i do.  

If it is dripping out of torque converter cover area it likely means the the seal for converter hub is leaking and they are not fun to change because you pretty much have to drop tranny unless you can scoot it back several inches (enough to get converter out). Usually (not always though) when they start to leak it is a sign of the tranny being baked a bit a few times as it ages the seal which normally will last life of tranny if it is not overheated.  

ight so i shouldnt really worry about messin with it just make sure i add sum fluid now and then?  

hazzardford:
ight so i shouldnt really worry about messin with it just make sure i add sum fluid now and then?

As long it is not a bad leak you can live with it for quite a while if you keep it topped off once every few weeks or so. When you start topping it off a lot more than that (like a few times a week) it is time to fix it because bottom of truck with get to be a oily mess from it and create a potential fire hazard from hot exhaust when it is painted with oil.