Tim, you have it reversed. My truck has the 3 speed and yes I always use first. But it is very strong in all three gears.
The 4 speed I got from Joker is, I believe, the Saginaw with the evenly spaced shift points. Not the tranny with the granny low. To install this tranny with the stock torque tube you use the Patrick's tranny kit and shifter. Which I also got from Joker.
I think this has the 3.11 low.
