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I'm not a fan of 8ft beds....My job doesn't require and parking in CA is hell enough with a 6ft.
Not a problem in Idaho!
My motive for wanting an 8' bed again is being able to get a couple dirt bikes in there and shut the tailgate. Though I already have a 5X8 utility trailer for the motos...so it is like have a fullsize truck bed, without having a fullsize truck.
It is the never ending search for the "perfect setup"....while what I already have works damn well.
Gearing gets you into the able to drive legal speed limits. The ONLY place I have an issue is that damn 4-5 mile up hill on I15 into LV. LOL! But that has a slow truck lane so not a big deal...
I go back and forth on if I should of gotten the SC. Sometimes I say I wish I had it other times I don't think it matters.
The biggest issue with the SC I had was the need for 91 octane or better.
Have you seen...Gas prices are on the way up again...$4 in CA now...
(EDIT: BTW I'm a little better off than most on gearing changes because I have the 6sp Manual...more options open on re-gear and no computers to fight with).
I can generally can hold the speed limit...but some of the climbs I have to scream the engine to do so. Generally like to run about 2400 rpm. 65 in 5th on level ground is 2400 rpm. But the climb from Lowman to Stanely it strains a little in 5th...have to drop to 4th and do 60 at 2600 rpm. 65 in 4th is around 3000...which is a little harder than I like to run it. So 60 in 4th it is.
Not much traffic on the back roads...so don't really have to deal with other vehicles. If I am holding someone up...I'll pull over.
I just do not understand. If you don't need or want to do truck things with your truck you can buy a hell of a lot of car for HD truck money. It's like they never grew out of the pretending to be a big rig driver phase
Well it is America after-all, have to uphold a certain image. I don't "get" that whole status thing...but that is just me.
Those guys probably should be driving Little Big Rigs to stroke their egos.

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