Right now I consider the truck an extra vehicle because it gets pretty poor mileage with the 6.0, 4l80e, and 14 bolt FF and it's not particularly easy to get in/out of mostly for loading my dog and my passengers. But it's my first vehicle since I was 16 and it's a lifer. I'm getting rid of another car because I just need a truck and I've been contemplating getting a Tacoma for a Daily recently. But I think it might be smarter in the long run to just spend a few bucks on my truck and make it a little more practical for everyday use and fix everything I don't like.... which is fairly extensive.
I'm thinking I will get a few mpg back by lowering it down some and reducing some rotating mass, get back into an AT tire, and change out the 6.0L (mainly because the piston slap sounds like a diesel on startup) for a high output 5.3 I picked up. I also picked up a 14 SF this weekend because I'm sick of the 6 lug front with 8 lug rear. It has 3.73 gears and thought about just running it and save the $ on the re-gear if I stick with 33's.
Anybody else consider doing the same to their truck? Most people are trying to go 35's or bigger, but how many go back to 33's? Maybe I'm just getting older lol. If I do so my Cepek will probably come off and perhaps look at the RCX and decrank it slightly. That's an 1.5" difference on the drop brackets and decrank down to 4" would probably be about right. But open to other options. I'm just wondering if I will have any issues with brackets or anything I cut off for the cepek? I would love to see some trucks with 4-6" and 33" or 285's.
On a side note...
I could be pulling off the Cepek, 315 Toyo MT's, 6 lug 16x10 Bullet Wheels, a pair of 16x10 8 lug Bullet wheels, a freshly built 14 Bolt FF with disc brakes, 4.88's, and an Eaton Posi if anybody is interested. I also have some 6" Procomp springs.
I'm thinking I will get a few mpg back by lowering it down some and reducing some rotating mass, get back into an AT tire, and change out the 6.0L (mainly because the piston slap sounds like a diesel on startup) for a high output 5.3 I picked up. I also picked up a 14 SF this weekend because I'm sick of the 6 lug front with 8 lug rear. It has 3.73 gears and thought about just running it and save the $ on the re-gear if I stick with 33's.
Anybody else consider doing the same to their truck? Most people are trying to go 35's or bigger, but how many go back to 33's? Maybe I'm just getting older lol. If I do so my Cepek will probably come off and perhaps look at the RCX and decrank it slightly. That's an 1.5" difference on the drop brackets and decrank down to 4" would probably be about right. But open to other options. I'm just wondering if I will have any issues with brackets or anything I cut off for the cepek? I would love to see some trucks with 4-6" and 33" or 285's.
On a side note...
I could be pulling off the Cepek, 315 Toyo MT's, 6 lug 16x10 Bullet Wheels, a pair of 16x10 8 lug Bullet wheels, a freshly built 14 Bolt FF with disc brakes, 4.88's, and an Eaton Posi if anybody is interested. I also have some 6" Procomp springs.
