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Simply connecting them in parallel will work, many many diesels are set up that way factory and it works just fine for the most part. It has it's issues though, two batteries connected in parallel will tend to drain each other as they each have there internal voltage variations. This is made...

I'm going to assume this is directed at me, largely cause I'm the only one I see talking about swapping axles. . Not talking differential, talking complete assembly, diff swap is harder then complete axle swap, too hard to set backlash, pattern, and pre-load. As for complete axle, can't say I...

That's kinda funny, I know that truck, Santana trucking, etc.

Damn, that GIF hypnotized me for a while, lol. . And no, there would be no suspension or drivetrain stress on that frame. .

. I thought about that, and for many that might be a much better option. However it would make for even more of a misalignment between the cab and bed. I'd really like to be able to make modifications/additions like a full length roof rack and a canopy window seal that would otherwise be damaged...

I'm sure it's a better to bend vs. break thing, commercial trucks have very flexy frames as well. As long as they are and with all these tucks are put through you almost never hear of broken frames. When you do it's usually from a poorly conceived modification. . EDIT a lot of rigs are designed...

Wow pity anyone that would buy a used vehicle from you. I originally saved this truck from going to scrap, I sure as heck ain't sending it there. . I don't really see an engineering nightmare, certainly nothing much harder then a 4 link and body lift. . Boxing the frame is in no way practical...

There's air bags out there made to replace one or both of the springs in your coil-overs.

Curious what was costing you so much on that IDI? My IDIs are much cheaper then my 460s.

Put some thought into that stuff. Manual trans w/hydraulic clutch so shouldn't be an issue. Steering shaft has joints and won't be any worse then a tall body lift, but should replace the rag joint with a u-joint, the aftermarket supplies that. Hadn't thought about the E-brake cable, sucker is...

I'm new around here and before coming here have never been exposed to how you folks are using pivot frames. I roll a 89 F350 Crew-Cab Long-Box, as you might imagine frame flex is a BIG issue for me. So far I've broken a core support, windshield, and fiberglass canopy as the direct result of the...

As long as you have enough brake to lock it up then you're all good, no better leverage or bigger brakes will do any good once the tires are skidding. I'll admit that when I'm loaded up I used to have a hard time locking up, not that I'd do it often. A hydroboost upgrade solved that and is IMO a...

F350 brakes and axle shafts easily handle large tires, no reason to worry there. I and many others roll 37s on bone stock heavily worked F350s. . All else being equal larger tires have a higher load rating. Load rating is largely max PSI x contact area. A larger tire will have a larger contact...

I assume you take this thing off road, do you not air down? I ask cause I expect anyone that airs down for the trail would have an air compressor to fill up again for the road?

Curious about that myself, if the flatbed is solid and solidly mounted it's very likely reducing the frame flex, I'd love to see some pics with this truck twisted up. However that might also cause a stress point at the front of the bed making a crack there more likely.

I'll toss in my 2 cents with a few random thoughts. . If the only question is 32" vs. 33" all else being equal the 33" will get better mileage, but all else often isn't equal. . It's not really tire diameter that maters it's rolling radius, the distance from the center of the axle to the road...

Yeah, I shouldn't have put it so matter of fact, I'm sure they do, just have never seen one that would be practical for this application. All either too small, too big, too hard to adapt, or too expensive. Most viable disc option is electric/hydraulic at which point complication and cost goes up...

These 10.25 axles don't fail often, but when they do it's often in a manor that it makes swapping a complete assembly either necessary or preferred. Even if a part swap could get it done it's often still better to swap complete axles. The reason being to fix one with parts from the other you'd...