Dodge or Chevy
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'93 or ealier Dodge. W-250. Last the old square trucks, but with a decent interior. Solid front axle with front leaf springs and proper manual hubs. The way a 4x4 truck is supposed to be. I like the body styling of the first Rams, but not enough to accept the axle-disconnect 4WD system.
Toss-up between a 5.9 or a Cummins. Fuel mileage and power of the Cummins is nice, but the additional up-front price and possible repair costs can negate the savings very quickly. My other half's brother just a got a $1000+ bill for a new injector pump... ouch!
Toss-up between a 5.9 or a Cummins. Fuel mileage and power of the Cummins is nice, but the additional up-front price and possible repair costs can negate the savings very quickly. My other half's brother just a got a $1000+ bill for a new injector pump... ouch!
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Between the two....it would be Chevy for me. I will never, ever own another Dodge, be it truck, car or mini-van. Never!
Been burned by Dodge in the past...so have friends of mine that owned them.
Been burned by Dodge in the past...so have friends of mine that owned them.
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I would have to go with a dodge. Love the look of the 91-93 trucks but the 2nd gen dodges look pretty good too. Heck i own a 95 and i am a ford guy. You cant beat that mechnical 5.9 cummins when it comes to power. Chevy hasent built a decent looking or running truck since the 70's if you ask me. I may own a dodge but i will NEVER own a chevy. All they are is trouble for everybody around here.
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I would never own a chevy car or truck that is newer than 72. My pontiac is closem but still uses a Pontiac 350, not a chebby. I'd pick Dodge here, as I almost picked one over my ford. I have owned 2 Dodges, and 1 chrysler, and all 3 have been great cars.
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Originally Posted by alchymist
Anyone remember the 4X4 transfer case Dodge offered in the late '70s - the one with the two position 4W high - 4WH & 4WH Lock? Wish Ford offered it.
Dodge 4x4 trucks up to '74 had the NP-205 case and a Dana axle similar (flipped) to what Ford trucks had up to 1979. I grew up as a Mopar nut, but it was that NP-203 F/T case in Dodges and GM's that pushed me to buying my '78 F-150 in 1989. If Dodge had never made full-time 4WD trucks in the mid-late '70s, I probably would have bought one of those and wouldn't be here.
So IMHO, that 203 case is a black-mark on Dodge and GM 4x4 trucks of the late 70's.
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Originally Posted by Ian F
Yes, that was the New Process 203 chain-drive full-time transfer case. GM also used it around the same time (about 1975 thru 1980 or 81), but Ford stuck with the (IMHO) much better NP-205 case. Back in the day (80's), a couple of companies sold kits to convert the 203 into a part-time unit. It retained the 4L & 4H, lost the 4-lock function, if I remember correctly. Amoung the 4WD rags I read in the 80's, the 203 was generally considered a sub-par unit and swapping in a 205 was a common topic.
Dodge 4x4 trucks up to '74 had the NP-205 case and a Dana axle similar (flipped) to what Ford trucks had up to 1979. I grew up as a Mopar nut, but it was that NP-203 F/T case in Dodges and GM's that pushed me to buying my '78 F-150 in 1989. If Dodge had never made full-time 4WD trucks in the mid-late '70s, I probably would have bought one of those and wouldn't be here.
So IMHO, that 203 case is a black-mark on Dodge and GM 4x4 trucks of the late 70's.
Dodge 4x4 trucks up to '74 had the NP-205 case and a Dana axle similar (flipped) to what Ford trucks had up to 1979. I grew up as a Mopar nut, but it was that NP-203 F/T case in Dodges and GM's that pushed me to buying my '78 F-150 in 1989. If Dodge had never made full-time 4WD trucks in the mid-late '70s, I probably would have bought one of those and wouldn't be here.
So IMHO, that 203 case is a black-mark on Dodge and GM 4x4 trucks of the late 70's.