Modify or Sell ???
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Laughing Gas
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Modify or Sell ???
Hey FTE...
So I do a lot of fishing on the beaches at Cape Hatteras and some deer hunting too. Issue is off road capability especially on the beaches. As long as its flat ground, I'm good to go... but a little slope or soft sand and it's no good. She won't climb well or "float" over the softer sand (she sinks!!) Too heavy, and open difs... I have upgraded to 35's with a 3 inch lift, and some performance mods like tuner, exhaust, intake... But, i dont think she will ever very capable in the sand or on trails (easy to moderate trails, like fire trails)...
I could upgrade to selectable lockers, but not much else... (how much would that help?)
What can I do prior to deciding to sell??
So I do a lot of fishing on the beaches at Cape Hatteras and some deer hunting too. Issue is off road capability especially on the beaches. As long as its flat ground, I'm good to go... but a little slope or soft sand and it's no good. She won't climb well or "float" over the softer sand (she sinks!!) Too heavy, and open difs... I have upgraded to 35's with a 3 inch lift, and some performance mods like tuner, exhaust, intake... But, i dont think she will ever very capable in the sand or on trails (easy to moderate trails, like fire trails)...
I could upgrade to selectable lockers, but not much else... (how much would that help?)
What can I do prior to deciding to sell??
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Laughing Gas
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Walley Hunter said: Are you letting the air out of your tires? I do not know what the prescribed pressure is for the beach but it is lower than normal.
Always air down to 25psi... can go lower if really needed.. down to like 18.. but risk the bead lock.
at 25 psi they are squatting good.
What about the lockers?
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Right now you have 2 open diffs. I would think a Trutrac in the front and either a truetrac or Detroit Locker in the rear would help a bunch. What happens when you are stuck? All 4 tires dig holes? Or just 1 front and 1 rear?
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scenario goes... one tire spins front and back till bottomed out if I let it go that far... which i dont.. Sand is tricky... They dont switch back and forth like a Posi-track.. if thats what your asking..
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What is your axle code on the door sticker? Then you can check on this list, way down the page, for what trucks that axle is in. I believe that my E-99 F-250 has Dana 50 up front but my '01 F-350 has Dana 60. You can also check tags on the axle. There are metal ones bolted to the cover and there is (or was) a sticker wrapped around the tube with a code on it, then you can find that code in a google search.
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Laughing Gas
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I just got new tires and wheels $1700, new injectors a year ago $2000, repairs and lift last year about $1,500...
How much would e-lockers cost plus the install.. cuz I aint doing that install!!
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How much would e-lockers cost plus the install.. cuz I aint doing that install!!
Snag...
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Being an 02 you should have a 60 under the front. Easiest way to tell is to look on your right axle tube, if stamped 229 it is a Dana 50, stamped 248 you got a Dana 60.
As far as a new carrier install, it definitely wouldn't be cheap - while in there I'd go ahead and do all seals since the carrier has to come out to do those - not the funnest job. Plus you have your axle tubes out, may as well do u joints, etc... All in how much you're willing to do while in there.
As far as a new carrier install, it definitely wouldn't be cheap - while in there I'd go ahead and do all seals since the carrier has to come out to do those - not the funnest job. Plus you have your axle tubes out, may as well do u joints, etc... All in how much you're willing to do while in there.
