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Jul 7, 2014 | 03:41 PM

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rattlewagon

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From: Northfield, Vermont

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Originally Posted by Lilyoda84

33s are to big for a 96hp motor that it has am afraid it wont be able to push the tires

Re gear when your in there putting the lockers in..

Jul 7, 2014 | 03:45 PM

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Re gear when your in there putting the lockers in..

I was thinking bout that but its also my dd and were i live its mostly all hwy so my gas would be horrible

Jul 7, 2014 | 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Lilyoda84

I was thinking bout that but its also my dd and were i live its mostly all hwy so my gas would be horrible

just something mild like 4.33. I just think you'll regret 31s with a 3in. I have like an inch of lift in my hangers and my 31s have tons of room

Jul 7, 2014 | 03:56 PM

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just something mild like 4.33. I just think you'll regret 31s with a 3in. I have like an inch of lift in my hangers and my 31s have tons of room

Is the spindle count still the same or does it change?

Jul 7, 2014 | 03:57 PM

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I'm happy summer is finally here

Lovin the white waggys. Good looking runner right there!

Jul 7, 2014 | 03:58 PM

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Is the spindle count still the same or does it change?

i believe it stays the same, it's still on my list to do as well so I don't know first hand.

Jul 7, 2014 | 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by FRYsauce

just something mild like 4.33. I just think you'll regret 31s with a 3in. I have like an inch of lift in my hangers and my 31s have tons of room

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Originally Posted by Lilyoda84

Is the spindle count still the same or does it change?

Spindle.. you mean pinion? If so, yes, you change ring and pinion.

If you have 4.10s stock, you wont notice going to 4.30. I would go to 4.56 at least for 33s.

Jul 7, 2014 | 04:20 PM

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Spindle.. you mean pinion? If so, yes, you change ring and pinion.

If you have 4.10s stock, you wont notice going to 4.30. I would go to 4.56 at least for 33s.

Yea thats what i was afraid of. The ring and pinion. Am do a lil muddin n mild trails nothing to big just want it to look good. But it a good idea to go with 33s. Any idea how it will run on stock 4.10s?

Jul 7, 2014 | 04:21 PM

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i believe it stays the same, it's still on my list to do as well so I don't know first hand.

How is your truck running woth that set up?

Jul 7, 2014 | 07:55 PM

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Elwiney

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Originally Posted by Bill854x4

Just picked this up the other day. Probably paid too much, but these are harder and harder to find. Looked for close to 2 months to find one I could afford that wasn't a total basket case.

Anyway, rebuilt engine and carb, new header, runs excellent. Needs shocks, some body work, looks like the front springs are practically recurved. Not sure on direction yet, but will be mostly on the road with the occasional trip to the dirt for camping etc. Nothing major. Starting to dig through the build threads to find one to emulate.

Great truck looks pretty good and decent to me needs everything a truck with 30 years old needs

Jul 8, 2014 | 04:25 AM

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From: Red Bay, NW Forida

I run 31's at stock height, if you're going through the trouble of lifting it, I'd regear and go to 33's. But I have a buddy running an '85 with lift and 33's with stock gears, its slow but it turns them.