My version of a rescue pet except I don't get any "virtue signaling" credits from millennials. Purchased from a 101st Airborne fellow at Ft Campbell who was about to PCS to Germany. He put a lot of money into it in past few years, and some things I would prefer he not have done (lift and 33" arent my preference). But price was right, and best of all its a California truck all its life until he brought it to middle TN four years ago. Being from PA where vehicles melt away beneath you, I am a sucker for a rust free body.
agreed the deep offset ( or whatever you properly call it ) makes the tries "swing" a wider arc , making the steering alinement much more critical . I have some pretty tall tires on 1 but the rims keep them inside the fenders ... the doors, windows , and side mirrors stay clean , but it don't look as cool ...
Was thinking a tick means not pumped up, which could cause lazy valve action. Just a wild guess, hoping for self healing low pressure on two cylinders.
Entirely possible. Manifold on that side has some cracking. Sure sounds like its from valve cover, and lessened after some seafoam. I'll put this on "monitor" along with the lower cyl pressure on 4 and 6.
Looks great with the 33x12.50 but this stinks. I leaning toward 31x10.5-15 BFG ATs. Truck is already geared too high, I'm not "wheeling", the BFGs seem to me about ideal for a mostly-road tire that needs to be at least not helpless off road.
4 1/2 inch is the distance from edge of rim to the hub/rotor face of rim on factory steel wheels , if pictured from above , moving the wheels inward will make them NOT move forward/rearward so much when turned , and may be a possible answer for you .
I suspect you are correct. Reading well into the 8 pages of lift-tire combos in tech section. There are lots of others running 33 with 4" lift. Common theme seems to be 8" rims, which probably have 4-5" backspacing. My wheels are likely 10" and are very deep so not much backspacing. I think I'll buy ONE 8" steel wheel to try it out.
Well yeah, except you cant make an 8" wheel with more than 4" of backspacing. Any 8" wheel will be way more centered than the 10" wheels installed presently.
Stick with a 7-8" wide wheel on our Dodges. 16" wheels have a few more width options in 33" and it will be a stronger Load D or E tire. (i.e. 255/85R16, 285/75R16)
That plastic flare on the deluxe trim 91.5-93 trucks reduces tire clearance.
On my W250 I run 315/75R16 (~35x12.5") on 8" wheels, about 3.75" backspace.
Well yeah, except you cant make an 8" wheel with more than 4" of backspacing. Any 8" wheel will be way more centered than the 10" wheels installed presently.
Its not heavy, Its what Dodge wanted in it, and they built it. (10w30). Ive cured more ticks and taps by draining out the full synthetic cooking oil crap the previous owners put in things than any mystery in a can.
Unless you get it to clean or bare meatal it’ll rust under paint, if your in the rust belt, oil it up every fall and be done with it. I use PFC wool wax, others use CRC marine coating.
Brown Truck Man brought my Warns today. My 92 doesnt seem to have that spring but does have this hoop of flat steel. Since it inhibits hub install I'll assume it comes out and stays out. If I'm wrong please let me know before I leave for work in morning!
One side done. Where is the hill over which we throw all the junk tools we never got around to replacing with decent stuff? These snap ring pliers belong there.
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