You mentioned extra parts. Do you have any planetary gears laying around? I've been told the planetary gears are the same as a T-86 except there are 4 instead of 4. If I can find some I'll have a complete T-89 (truck version).

Doing Fords for 45 years. '56 Customline Victoria

E.J. in Havana FL

Mike, just found it in my junk mail folder. Check you  e mail.

Did you get my email at your hotmail address?

Mike

I'd rather be lucky than good.................

    but good ain't bad!!

Never got email. slumlord44@hotmail.com.

Didn't get your PM, sent an email.We'll see if that works.

Mike

I'd rather be lucky than good.................

    but good ain't bad!!

Returned pm. Email me. Still have it.

Slumlord

I sent you a PM.

Missouri Mike

I'd rather be lucky than good.................

    but good ain't bad!!

The overdrive is still for sale. Will take $400 plus shipping. Need cash for my T-Bird re do.

I believe you have it right. These were tough and designed for high horsepower and high torqe.

Regarding the Borg Warner T-85 with an R-11 overdrive behind it . . .

Borg-Warner built OD units that used either 3 or 4 planetary gears. The 4 gear system is the strongest. It was identified as an R-11 unit.



These T-85/R-11 transmissions are strong enough that they were used behind the most powerful FE engines. Overdrive was offered behind the factory high performance 390s and 406s in 1961-2 and the mighty 427 of 1963-4. After the 4 speed became available in 1962 request for the OD transmission declined but it did function just as intended by taming the very low rear end ratios that were commonly installed in high-performance cars.



Thought this might answer your strength question.

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