ericantonio

Looks like my local pick place has prices. Which one of these do I need if I go there and actually find the correct gear ratio:

Axle Assy, Truck $204.99
Axle Assy, Truck D To D $204.99
Axle Assy, Truck Dually $204.99

I figure Dually definitely not. What is D to D mean?

I'm thinking this is probably not that hard to do right? And it'll give me a chance to learn how to do the entire drum brakes on my own while off the vehicle.

I can buy it, leave it on the patio, learn to do the drums, clean it out, maybe paint it, open the diff cover and see what's in there.

95SWB

I fill tank full of gas and drive using gps recorded mileage, not my odometer, and then fill tank back full and calculate. I average 20 in city and 30 on highway. It's not the trucks, its how they are drove. I push clutch in and coast as much as I can and when I go I make sure to shift between 1500 and 2000 rpms.

95SWB

Axle d to d is the rear axle drum to drum, here in east Texas just rear axle no brake hardware is $250 with $50 core and drum to drum is $285 with $50 core.

95SWB

275/45/20 tire is not much bigger than 235/75/15 tire.

95SWB

And everyone calling bull**** on my mileage, I'm going to fill tank full tomorrow and drive 30 miles on interstate and fill tank full and record mileage. Then I will drive 30 miles in city fill tank full and check mileage. I've already checked idle consumption couple days ago, filled tank full let idle for 2 hours exactly while I was at lake enjoying cold beer, took gas can and filled quart oil jug til gas came to top of filler neck and took a shy less than 5 quarts. My timing is 12° btdc have spectra air filter run castrol 10w30 spark gap is .48 msd coil and I set idle at 650rpm.

ericantonio

Cool thanks for the info! I kinda want the brake hardware so I can learn to do the drum brakes. I can take my time doing it.

Guess my local pick place is pretty reasonable. I need a new front bumper too. $40 bucks. And a bench seat they are charging $41 bucks. These are for a 96 so I'm sure it'll fit a 95.

ericantonio

That'll be real cool. Thanks for doing that. I'm curious to see too.

unit505

21mpg all day long!!!!!!! No flux capacitor! Just easy on the speed! 55-60mph and I can roll 21mpg without fail. Anything over that, say 70 and I drop to about 17. 75mph and I try not to look at the gas gauge.

95SWB

Here bumpers front or rear are $50 and bench seat or any seats that are all connected like two buckets and a jumpseat are all $50. My current seat is from a 97 f350 powerstroke crew cab back seat.

95SWB

Same here, its all in your speed but more on the rpms for me. In the city I try to stay around 2000rpms in 1st2nd3rd and on highway between 1500-2000rpms using 4th or 5th. 2000rpms in 5th gear with 3.08 gear and 275/45/20s gps says I'm going 72-73mph I usually get 25-30mpg on Highway depending on all the hills here.