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2001 Super Duty 7.3 My DD and Toy Hauler 135,000 mi.
 
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heres mine!! 06 cummins with 8.5" long arm kit with 37" procomp AT with 20" KMC monsters. it pulls my coil spring, 4 linked, triangulated, v8 powered YJ

 
#334 ·
tough call!!

Had this......Sold it last Weds....



Bought this


And now it has 226K on it.....

Thats a tough call!!! Giving up a 350 long bed for a 250 shortbed. The 250 has more power, better paint and front clip, but the 350 is longer and a solid front end. Six of one, Half dozen of the other! Should be a good truck. Dont waste any time swapping in a solid front though!! Ive never been in a worse ride than in a 250 shortbed powerstroke towing a trailer through evenly spaced asphalt patches. My 350 longbed would eat them up like a benz.
 
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Thats a tough call!!! Giving up a 350 long bed for a 250 shortbed. The 250 has more power, better paint and front clip, but the 350 is longer and a solid front end. Six of one, Half dozen of the other! Should be a good truck. Dont waste any time swapping in a solid front though!! Ive never been in a worse ride than in a 250 shortbed powerstroke towing a trailer through evenly spaced asphalt patches. My 350 longbed would eat them up like a benz.
Eh, susp ride isn't much different. But the ride in the truck is WAY better. The seats are WAY more comfy in the 97 then the 89. And with the 89 being a stick and given my recent lower back problems. Driving the 89 was painful, the 97 is an auto so it takes the pain in my back out of the equation while towing. But having the short bed does suck in comparision to the long bed.

I have F250 so I would say it tough keep tires from chew. THEY are prone to mess alignment when tie rods or bushing is worn out. NO fun to replaced 3 u joints on front axle.
Not an issue, I have a alignment rack at my disposal, plus as long as your rear susp doesn't squat under load, it won't change the alignment.

Always laugh at the guys who bring a TTB in my shop for an alignment then bitch that there tires wear out premature. When unloaded and the truck is level the alignment can be good, soon as you overload the rear susp and it sqauts......there goes your toe and camber along with your inner edges of your tires :sonicjay:.
 
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here area some current pics. they are both running 37s

 
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I did post up my sweet buick roadmaster earlier in this thread but I ended up buying this instead:




Its a 95 ford one ton five speed manual 7.3 liter turbo diesel. Bought it for $3500, and it has 327,000 miles on the ticker. Runs like new, pulled my jeep up to drummond this year and pulled my buddy's back after his tranny died. Im so glad I held out for a diesel manual truck, it pulls so nice. As you can see from the pics I have yet to buy a trailer...
 
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