Puller!!
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From: Allenton, MI.
Puller!!
About 8 months ago I purchased a 2003 F-250 7.3 diesel 4x4.
It recently was raised 4 inchs and has 35 inch tires and 16x10 rims.
I went with the double shock steering stablizer up front and the double front shocks. I have 373 gears with no lockers or limited slip. I would like to go with a 456 gear and a rear detroit locker and some version of a sellectable up front.
My question is am I going about this in the right way. My final goal for this truck is to make it a puller truck.
It recently was raised 4 inchs and has 35 inch tires and 16x10 rims.
I went with the double shock steering stablizer up front and the double front shocks. I have 373 gears with no lockers or limited slip. I would like to go with a 456 gear and a rear detroit locker and some version of a sellectable up front.
My question is am I going about this in the right way. My final goal for this truck is to make it a puller truck.
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Joined: Aug 2002
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From: Denton,TX
What are you going to pull? Lifting your truck never improves performance when towing, it makes it handle worse.
Since you started out with 3.73 gears, the gear change is the only way to go if you want to tow anything substantial.
Since you started out with 3.73 gears, the gear change is the only way to go if you want to tow anything substantial.
Fleet Owner
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
Yeah, if you want a puller sell that one quick and get one that is setup for pulling in the first place. You could convert it to what you want but it would be cheaper to sell that one and buy one that is already properly configured.
Check my gallery. I bought this truck about a month ago after learning the hard lesson that an f-250 will eventually break an axle trying to pull a 13000 pound trailer.
Check my gallery. I bought this truck about a month ago after learning the hard lesson that an f-250 will eventually break an axle trying to pull a 13000 pound trailer.
