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mangy, Try over on RV.net, (openroads) truck camper section to get the widest array of experience with just what you are planning. There have been ongoing discussions focused on your wishes (flatbeds on 350's, 450's and 550's)for as long as I've been on the site. (5 years.) Yours sounds like a...

An average loaded boondock 'traveling' weight with Lance Camper on is about 9900 lbs. Truck only w/ full fuel is around 7300 lbs. In the past, I've done road trips with the camper on pulling a trailer with jeep on, and a lot of other 'stuff' on the trailer, bringing the CGVW up to 18,000 lbs...

Aggie, Oooh...eee....nice truck. Good choice for your needs. I suspect you'll be actually wheeling with the thing once the shine wears off.. Heh, heh. The shine is definately off, and I do wheel the snot out of my CTD (mostly without the camper, stake sides on), mostly getting into remote areas...

kreb, I've seen the same result as you describe with the 1/2 ton's. They certainly can pull a big load. However, what is the mpg when those gassers are pulling 15,000 lbs, uphill. My experience has been that the mpg drops off VERY fast when you load up a 1/2 t. gasser and you must keep the revs...

ARC, Partial information will kill you. I think your research is a little thin. I could say that you're a fool not to have gotten the '85 Fourrunner with solid axles, springs-over leaf springs and the only year with those and fuel injection. But I won't, because I've only heard this was the best...

Considering how/what you will be using it for, I'd say sniff around to get the best deal on a used 3/4Ton or 1Ton turbo diesel. Dodge, Ford, or Chevy. A half ton is woefully inadequate for towing (no diesel engine). There are some years of Ford to avoid. Chevy's don't have much clearance and a...

I've been 4bye-ing for 45 years. 11 Four wheel drives with about 6 or 7 of those having winches, with maybe 500 pulls on the spool, and hundreds of recoveries. I've tried the repositionalble winch fore to aft, and it's not worth it. Too heavy. too much #2 cable for power. I used the welding...

This engine has been available from Hesco for about a decade. It seems they've finally done something about making it smog legal. I've had a 'poor man's' version of it in my Scrambler for 12 years. Basically a 4.2L jeep engine bored out .060" with a 4.0L head and exhaust and Mopar Fuel...

Warr, Sounds good to me. Those would have been my choices. regards, as always, jefe

Don't waste your time upgrading a D-35. Do not throw good money after bad. If the axle shaft snaps, which it will if you have a locker and use the rig at all, you are instantly immobilized. Stopped. No go. Trail ornament. The wheel and what's left of the axle will start to migrate out of the...

Warrpath4x4, I like your methodical energy with this project. Be sure to closely inspect the frame before you get too far in. If the transmission has a non-sychro'd grannie 1st gear, it is probably a Chrysler New Process NP 435L (6.68/3.34/1.66/1.00/8.26R) Has a cast aluminum cover. Also...

Jaime Grande, I'm afraid it's the same jefe you know from somewhere else. BTW, you don't need any advice. Input, I've got. I'm full of it. We'll shake up the 'commonly held belief' that a hard side can't expedite. After all, 'tradition' is someone's memory of a bad performance. regards, as...

Saltamontes, Big Jim, and FishPOET, Fancy meeting you here. I don't know if there is a forum for us 'dirty, scuffed-up sidewall' TC'ers. I do know that there is way too much emphasis here on the "Expedition LOOK" machines. British, Japanese, and German rigs are fine closer to their origins...

You had me going there. Not going to fit my rig. With an '01.5, I can get an ARB front locker for the D-60, but must go to selectable hubs and outer shafts to get the most out of it. Currently, I'm very happy with the Power Lok rear diff (35 spline, Dana 80FF) It has a lot of preload, so the...

jefe here. I've been lurking about 10 minutes. I've had many an 'expedition' vehicle in the past 42 years. Currently, it's a plusher version, a hard side truck camper. Yeah, I know, if it's not a tent, it's not 'expedition' worthy. That was then and this is now. No matter what you call an...