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I have found that if you bring just the spring to a spring shop they will often do more for you that if you bring the vehicle to them. With the spring a competent shop can determine the springs load and then make/purchase something that will serve your needs,and as all they did is sell you a...

In my '68 F-250 that weighs 8,000 with a full fuel tank and the relatively small displacement 3.8L 4BT the ZF-5/ NP-203 underdrive Is a great combination IMO. With the ZF in direct the 4BT is is happy and moves the truck well when backing and on trails the 2-1 under is a good match and saves a...

If you have access to a welder get a nut that will slip over the square and weld it to the plug, then replace it with a socket head pipe plug.

I am running the 295-70-17's MAXXS and they are a 3195# tire and with the front axle loaded at ~4,600# and they require 45psi to carry the 2,300# each load FWIW

I would like to see the 5.0 V-8 next

Normal 'wear parts' in the suspension/drive train like bearings,ball joints,U joints and bushings. Anything under the truck or in the engine compartment that is rubber based is could be getting near the end of it's service life as well as the bearings in accessories like the alternator, Power...

Here is our Ford bug out rig '68 highBoy Crew on a 133" frame and a '58 Alaskan,but we have sold the 8' Alaskan and are in the process of finding a 10' Alaskan cabover and build a 2 axle gooseneck trailer for it.. You can't beat the old fords for rugged simple reliability ;)

I prefer greaseable but have heard good things from others about lifetime lubed ones, one thing i know for sure is I ONLY run Spicer joints and they have served me flawlessly....$.02

I ran across this awhile back 3 cylinder 6 piston two cycle,it's a new take on a WW2 german diesel aircraft engine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoQkTIfAB2U

Different rim widths on the same tire make a difference as well

I believe that all the modern Cummins engines are intercooled.

This is a bit apples to oranges but with the mechanical 4BT they came from Cummins in factory tunes from 105HP non intercooled turbo configuration to the 250HP marine configuration this was done without and real change to the engines internal parts other that maybe a different camshaft grind and...

Being that it's a computer controlled engine this link might give you some ideas it deals with the cummins 3.9L ISB which uses a very similar control system. http://www.4btswaps.com/forum/showthread.php?24324-3.9-isb-205-250hp-tune

When i went to the S/T Maxx's on my truck i got axle weights front and rear and Emailed Cooper and they got back to be within 24 hours with the inflation numbers for my application, excelente customer support from them.

When they originally came out EVERY vehicle used a jack of that design the highlift was just taller so everyone was familiar with the limitations of the basic design.

A highlift like ANY tool has dangers connected with it's useage..........It's just that as time goes on people seem to have less and less common sense when employing tools we have a second and third generation of kids being raised that never had the opportunity to take shop classes or learn from...

I would use 3/4" MDO and seal all the edges

It depends a lot on your planned usage and how well your rig carries weight,fuel is heavy and extra weight decreases your mileage. In my 4 door 3/4 ton I have 65 gallons of tankage good for 1,100 miles under most conditions. But i also have space/weight dedicated in my camp trailer for 4 5...

My daily driver is a 1968 F-250 that has a '90's drive train and a cummins 4 cylinder turbo diesel and as it sits it's at least 90% post consumer content and gets over 18 mpg,add to this that the 'carbon footprint' from it and it's components manufacturing has long since been turned into...

I too am very pleased with the ST/MAXX