T-18 question

[upnover]

I bought a T-18 and Dana 20 to replace my 3 speed and messed up Dana 20.
It's all in, and something I didn't check was gear pattern. My last T-18 was different.
The revers in my old one was over to the right, and down, or toward the rear. this one is over to the right and up or toward the front.
Did they have both kinds? Or do I have something else?

 

[89wrangler]

From what I remember there were two patterns.

There are two different versions of shift control housings. The 1966-1978 versions hung two cast iron shift forks into the case, with the reverse fork itself pivoting on the side of the case. These earlier T18’s have reverse gear over to the right and up by third gear. In 1979, the reverse shifter fork was moved from the side of the case into the top cover instead and all three forks were changed and made with die-cast aluminum. This later T18 has reverse gear shift pattern over to the right and down by fourth gear

 

[RenegadeT]

I'm pretty sure they did make 2 patterns. Its been so long, I can't remember where R is in mine

 

[BERTIE RENEGADE]

The one I put in my cj came out of a 78' FSJ, reverse is over and up to right.
1 3 R

2 4

 

[BUCKEYE PERFORMANCE INC.]

over and up on mine.

 

[upnover]

glad to hear I have what I thought I had LOL. My 79 was a factory T-18 truck and was over and down. Thanks all