Unusual Rear Tire Wear

[frito-bandito]

At least you’ll finally get the truck rolling straight

 

[97C1500TJ]

At least you’ll finally get the truck rolling straight

I decided that while I have the rear end apart I may as well just rebuild it. I only have $100 in it and the housing, ring gear, pinion gear, and one of the spider gears are fine so it’s no big deal unless I’m missing something.

 

[frito-bandito]

I decided that while I have the rear end apart I may as well just rebuild it. I only have $100 in it and the housing, ring gear, pinion gear, and one of the spider gears are fine so it’s no big deal unless I’m missing something.

So you’re going with the 3.73?

 

[97C1500TJ]

So you’re going with the 3.73?

Yeah. May as well if I’m going to have to pull the carrier and pinion anyway. Koyo or Timken bearings? I usually just do the auto parts store brand for wheel bearings since they’re easy to change but I don’t want to be redoing this anytime soon.

 

[frito-bandito]

Yeah. May as well if I’m going to have to pull the carrier and pinion anyway. Koyo or Timken bearings? I usually just do the auto parts store brand for wheel bearings since they’re easy to change but I don’t want to be redoing this anytime soon.

I don’t blame you, you’ll like the difference!

 

[97C1500TJ]

So at the time of when I got it, it had 3.73 written on it. It turns out it’s a 2.73 after I took it apart. So....how will 2.73 gears pair with a 4L60E? I feel like I’m going to be lugging my engine but I don’t know for sure.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

So at the time of when I got it, it had 3.73 written on it. It turns out it’s a 2.73 after I took it apart. So....how will 2.73 gears pair with a 4L60E? I feel like I’m going to be lugging my engine but I don’t know for sure.

Mmm, I don't know how that'll do. Is there any way you can use your 3.42's in the new housing? Cause that would be better.

 

[97C1500TJ]

Mmm, I don't know how that'll do. Is there any way you can use your 3.42's in the new housing? Cause that would be better.

Ideally I’d like to do that. It’s just difficult since it’s my only vehicle and I work out of t.

 

[97C1500TJ]

I don’t pull anything aside from an 8 ft trailer occasionally so it’s mostly just cruising around carrying lumber out the back.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Ideally I’d like to do that. It’s just difficult since it’s my only vehicle and I work out of t.

Fully understood! That's why I got the blue oval, so I have something else to drive to work and the parts store. Didn't want a Triton, heard too many bad things about them.
But as one of my old bosses from Ville Platte, Louisiana used to say:" beggars can't be choicey ". He grew up in very rural areas and spoke Creole from an early age as well as English, because his grandparents only spoke Creole.
It's got some issues, but for $600 it's a fairly decent truck. Just fun getting my 5'6" middle age self in and out of it since it's 4x4.