Question about gearing
Street Queen to the extr3m3
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If you plan on wheeling the truck at all, or even just a tow truck that would see sand or mud. A locker in the rear atleast would be of some help... Just something to consider.
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From: Grants Pass, Oregon
Or you can just stay stock gearing, chrome or powdercoat most of the undercarriage, get a few components that say Extreme in big letters, and make it into a mall-crawler! Id consider looking at another dealership,this dealer may or may not really have any clue about 4 wheel drive trucks,to put those tires on and leave 3.73 gears says to me that he doesnt really care whether the vehicles owner is satisfied with the finished product
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Truckin has an excellent point regarding a rear locker,once you pull the rear end to re-gear,most of the labor costs would be already present from the ring/pinion job,so you would be basically getting the locker for parts cost only
Street Queen to the extr3m3
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From: Lubbock, Texas
Make sure the speedo is calibrated...
If it were me i would go with the lockers, front and rear if you really are gunna wheel.
Manual locking hubs....
There is alot you can do...
But what REALLY NEEDS to be done, is a different story.
Full size spare... Make sure you get one of them...
If it were me i would go with the lockers, front and rear if you really are gunna wheel.
Manual locking hubs....
There is alot you can do...
But what REALLY NEEDS to be done, is a different story.
Full size spare... Make sure you get one of them...
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yes, it is one of those where all the lift equipment is warrantied by the dealer.
i dont do any offroading, like i said it's just a mall crawler.
i dont tow enough to want any sort of overload.
where am i gonna keep a fullsize 37" tire and a 20" rim? itll get stolen out of the bed forsure..
the spec sheet says the shocks have been upgraded, and they looked that way when i saw the truck
already has integrated trailer brake controller, hitch, receiver, etc
i dont do any offroading, like i said it's just a mall crawler.
i dont tow enough to want any sort of overload.
where am i gonna keep a fullsize 37" tire and a 20" rim? itll get stolen out of the bed forsure..
the spec sheet says the shocks have been upgraded, and they looked that way when i saw the truck
already has integrated trailer brake controller, hitch, receiver, etc
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