Thanks for your reply. I saw you share info in other threads and was hoping you're still around.
no worries about capacity. This is just my father's knock around/ tinker on truck. We have actual trucks to move stuff and we won't be selling this as a HD truck.
The current front suspension is pretty worn and we want a little more suspension/ braking capacity as we've swapped a heavier diesel into the truck. And naturally want to have 8 lug all around.
I'm helping my father out swapping a 6.9 IDI into his 2500 Chevy. You may be wondering why, I sure am also. He's had the Chevy for 20+ years but the 350/th400 is shot. The truck itself is straight and rust free. He's had a number of IDI's and always had good luck and got this 6.9/C6 setup from...
www.oilburners.net
From my research I was thinking an 8 lug 8400lb donor truck was ideal. Is that not correct?
Thank you