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[90jurassic2]

Haha that's true. You could just gear you axle's to 5:13 or more.

 

[86MUDRCJ]

I'm probly gonna go with 5.13 I can still drive down the highway but its give me a decent crawl ratio with having a doubler.

 

[90jurassic2]

Are you gonna make your own doubler? or get it built at a shop? I've been looking into one of those too. I have an electric BW1350 spare with a manual 1350 in my truck right now.

 

[86MUDRCJ]

Well I know a shaft you can order or have made. And I might build mine depending on how much my welding skills improve.

 

[86MUDRCJ]

Went down to the river and did some exploring.used 4lo a coue times and its nice to have 4x4 back here's the pics:

 

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

Truck looks good bud! What's your fuel mileage like?

 

[90jurassic2]

Well good luck to you on that doubler man! I'm sub to this thread so I can keep up on the progress. Like I said, good looking truck. And that looks like a lot of fun down by the river

 

[86MUDRCJ]

Truck looks good bud! What's your fuel mileage like?

Thanks man just lookin for some solid axles to sas it now and with the stock gears and the 33's it gets about 12-13mpg so not that great.definately need gears/motor swap.

Well good luck to you on that doubler man! I'm sub to this thread so I can keep up on the progress. Like I said, good looking truck. And that looks like a lot of fun down by the river

Alright man thanks for the compliments and hopefully ill have some big updates here pretty soon.

 

[90jurassic2]

Thanks man just lookin for some solid axles to sas it now and with the stock gears and the 33's it gets about 12-13mpg so not that great.definately need gears/motor swap.

I've done a 2.9 to 4.0 swap. The milage doesn't increase a whole lot, but you'll notice it when you take hills.

 

[86MUDRCJ]

I've done a 2.9 to 4.0 swap. The milage doesn't increase a whole lot, but you'll notice it when you take hills.

I'm lookin to get alittle more power and get dome more mpg,but I can't have it down for very long, otherwise I'd do a 5.0 swap.

 

[90jurassic2]

I'm lookin to get alittle more power and get some more mpg,but I can't have it down for very long, otherwise I'd do a 5.0 swap.

I've been able to keep up with 5.0 explorers. You just run the hell out of your transmission.

 

[86MUDRCJ]

I've been able to keep up with 5.0 explorers. You just run the hell out of your transmission.

Haha maybe I could put a couple things on the 4.0 to give it a pep or two. But I would love to throw a small diesel in it.

 

[86MUDRCJ]

So last Friday I went and had my buddy put it on the machine at his smog shop. Then he told me it had a pretty good chance of passing. So I had him run it and the thing passed! The craziest part is I didn't even do a tune up or oil change. So pretty stoked. It give me two years to decide and complete what I want to do as far as motor swap.

 

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

Sweet!

 

[86MUDRCJ]

Sweet!

After looking at your truck I think I might go with the glass fenders. They look awesome. And my muffler is no longer under the truck didnt really like the sound of it. So for no I wear earplugs when I go places.lol