Scott Brady
Founder
What is the total milage on the truck now and what did you do to refurbish the suspension/steering? I have 270,000 and I am about to start this process myself. WOW 5.29 gears! I was thinking 4.88s were going to be low for 315/70/17. Mine is a DD as well.
Sorry, been traveling so much that I missed these questions.
I really liked the 5.29s and would likely repeat the same gearing for that vintage truck. The V6 never minded the high RPMs and everything just worked better. Better on the trail, better towing, better around town, better while traveling (this truck went all the way to Panama). The only real compromise was highway speeds (top end), but I did so little highway, it never felt like an issue.