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well hooked up the gauges but need a new fitting to get the boost to fit properly. lights are too dim but o well.
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...oJo/gauges.jpg
Also had a fawking blow out on 610 at 6 this morning so new tires and possibly wheels are needed. Any body have any cheap ideas as I really dont have 2g's to drop right now.
youve got 6 tires on there and you only need 4
I got home fine, hell I had 7 on the truck but they are all pretty bad except for maybe 1 and the spare.Quote:
Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
Does this make me one of those "diesel guys"? They look a lot better in person, and alot cheaper than the alcoas or junk yard wheels.
255/85/16 in the back
285/75/16 in the front
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...Rockstars2.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...Rockstars1.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...Rockstars3.jpg
moreso than the black smoke or strait pipe does. only stacks through the bed can trump that card.Quote:
Originally Posted by BroncoJo
that was intentional jerry.
Trxus mt, right? I love those tires! Let me know when the rears are worn out and I will buy them from you :D
love the rockstars i was thinking about XD wheels when it comes time for me to get new tires
Ya they are the truxus mt's. The truck rides and stops better than ever. With the slightly taller tires I am doing 68 with the speedo sittin on 65, which I like. My only complaint is that XD puts some stupid ass sticker on the wheels.
You're gonna be replacing those fronts in about 10K. Sell them before they're ruined and get some to match the back so you can have them rotated.
Truck needs a facelift. Clear markers will make it look newer. 05 lights and grille can be swapped on. Would need to modify the bumper a little but I think it would still work. My little brother did it on his 99.
Well at least there won't be any mistaking you for someone else in a dually around town.
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Originally Posted by eight
the wheels will get fvcked up if he gets them roated constantly. ask me how i know.Quote:
Originally Posted by eight
and *most* tires have a manufactures milage warrenty.
figuring that I should be able to get 20-25k out of the front, then I'll just replace them when they wear out. selling would be a dumb idea enless someone would give 350-400 for them, I'll just take the hit on milage for the benifts of load range E and wider tread (all 255's I found were D's). I went with those sizes because I didn't want the tires to stick out of the fender wells on the back but I also wanted the extra hieght.Quote:
Originally Posted by eight
Face lift would be nice if I found a killer deal on lights. The truck could really use some paint on the bumpers and mirrors but that would then lead to alot of body work which I have no plans for.
edit- I'm really counting on the 255's not to flex too much under load. the actual load rating was only like ~100 lbs difference but the difference in air pressure might be what screws me. Although this truck probaly wont see any heavy loads untill I get out of school or my dads truck dies.
yeah, who buys a dually to haul heavy with?:flipoff2:
and how are you susposed to use 4wd?
you have gone off the deep end. we need to put stacks on it now and a maf kill switch.
Not me or the dude I bought it from:flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Eckert
Interco said they would be the same hieght but I think the back may be a hair or two taller (with my calibrated eye). A slight difference wouldn't matter anyway being that the truck is so long the actual distance traveled by the front and back would vary anyway.
Will- I haven't gone off the deep end...yet:flipoff2:
Looks good, I dunno about the stars though
your ford has lockouts right? so everything time you want to use 4wd you have to have an allen rench handy? or is there enough room behind the cap to turn em?
stacks are def in order
There's less than 1/2" difference in the tire sizes, it's not enough to hurt anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eckert
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Originally Posted by JBrown89
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Originally Posted by Eckert
Ya I havn't figured out what I'm going to do yet, I don't like the hub cap things but It looks wierd off. Probably going to end up without the fronts on but figured i run them for now.
yes, .. yes it does. Per your first post, wasn't the route you weren't going to go?Quote:
Originally Posted by BroncoJo
If you look at the load rating in pounds, the 255/85/16 in a load range D is rated for right about the same as a 235/85/16 in load range E. Either one can be more or less depending on brand.
These trucks **** up mud grips on the front fast, you'll notice what that means by 5K, it'll be pretty bad by 10K. I'm pretty sure the warranty requires proper balance and rotation to be done. If a shop is scratching wheels go to one that doesn't.
The 255 is actually a little taller than the 285. If the spacing on the rock stars is the same as the factory wheels the 255s will work fine.
Did this truck come with the vacuum locks?
I wonder how it would look without the caps. Hubs painted flat black with chrome lug nuts.
On the face lift?Quote:
Originally Posted by RCcola55
The 05 grill and lights mount up where the old ones come off. You need the bulbs and pigtails from the 05 to splice in to the old wiring harness. The grill on the 05 sticks out a little further. The 05 factory bumper will bolt up but since this truck has a replacement bumper I'd imagine he doesn't want to buy another one. There's probably enough room behind the grill guard to cut the notch in the diamond plate to fit the 05, would have to measure it to make sure. The grill guard would hide the new grill anyway so its probably not worth messing with. Just some aftermarket clear markers would make it look like a 03-04.
I really don't care, its my truck and I do what I can. I still like to make fun of the rich boys with thier sun roofs and mega cabs:gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jackasic
I've had decent luck with front tires for al long as you keep good shocks, but I'll find out soon enough. I think the replacement bumper is what kills them.Quote:
Originally Posted by eight
I know 255 work out to be ~.4 inches different but Interco said they were the same height.
No vacuum locks I'm hopping it will look decent with the hubs painted, until then I'll keep running the cheasy plastic stars.
I'm not really thinking it would look good, but have you tried the stock caps? I wonder how they'd look if you painted them black.
HEY NOW!!! :laughing::laughing::laughing:Quote:
Originally Posted by BroncoJo
My dad brought up the idea of cutting the stars out and leaving the outside ring to cover the lug nuts, kinda like the factory ones did. Any opinions?
And damn it I want new headlights now.
Its hard to tell from this pic but the fronts dont look bad without the hub-caps, however the back does. Think I am going to cut out the stars when I get a chance to see how that looks.
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...icanisland.jpg
Also got some sweet new pin stripping...
ha ha:flipoff2:
I'm pissed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eckert
Burnt up the new clutch today which almost got my ass stuck. Was cruising through some marsh mud (about 3-4inches deep) with no problem when all of a sudden the tires started slowing down and I was no where close to being in a safe place to stop. Monday I will see how good of a company valair is because there is no reason the clutch couldn't have handle this.
Why in the hell did you take a dually diesel mudding? I hope you were drunk!
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Originally Posted by Doug Krebs
to get to the fishin hole.
It hasn't slipped since but now I worried next time it gets under a load it will.
why don't you walk next time
because I have a truckQuote:
Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
How much load did you have on it? That is very odd. My Luk has about 90k on it and I have never had an issue weather it be empty or with a 8k trailer.
no load, just 3 people + gear. Its was very odd as we had been driving around going from spot to spot for quite a while with no problem. When it happened we were pretty shocked I tried everything I could as I did not want to come to a stop but eventualy had to when the clutch couldnt hold first. After letting is cool for about 5 min I was able to rock it back and forth in R and L a few times then get it into first and inch my way out.Quote:
Originally Posted by KrazyKarl02
The truck still reaks of clutch.
On a side note it looks like my windshield is popping out. Has anybody had this problem before?
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...dshieldgap.jpg
gorilla snot?
I would replace the slave/master cylinder. Maybe you got some air in the line that heated up or something smart....
Mine had a pin hole leak in it once that would only suck air in, not out. The clutch pedal level kept rising until one day it was all the way up and the clutch would slip. I had to get on the side of the road and just take the slave out. Then drive home with no clutch. It was fun.