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Old 04-09-2012, 04:31 PM   #67
Dieselwrencher
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Re: "Brown Truck" 1984 K30 Crew Cab

Check out Husky spring. They offer 3 and 4 leaf springs. I'd either re gear your axles or lift your truck a little and put a taller tire on. Those over drives are pricey. They are nice, but re gearing would be cheaper for sure. Just to give you an idea, my 95 F-350 has a VE 12v in it. It has 3:55's and 285's. It has a ZF5 ford trans which 5th is an over drive. It gets 21mpg hwy and 17-18 every day driving back and forth to work. I drive from 25-75mph most days. A Gear Vendors was like $3500 for a dodge cummins last I checked. You can buy a nice set of gears and a posi for the rear and front and have some left over.
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