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Re: 3800 1 ton long bed
I remember yours mike!
I think money would be better spent on leaf springs and rear gearing than whitewalls. if you can buy them all then do it, but a one ton longbed will ride like it has square wheels unloaded, and 17x7.50 whitewalls will not soften the ride nor increase top speed. I heard on those one ton leaf packs you can pull a lot of leafs out and it rides a lot better without lowering it.
I also recommend new wheels, 16 inch whitewalls are a lot easier to find and if you change to 16" wheels you will do away with the widowmaker rims. my 47 was a 1 ton grain truck when I started, the story was the guy was fixing it up and a rear tire always went flat, he was filling it with air one day and the bead lock let go, and forced his hand up through one of the stake pockets!
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