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ATC- I thought about that. Modifying a setup of a Pete or something. Help with load, height and ride. If I ever do a repower in the future air ride will be on that list! What do you guys think about using 5 ton axles instead of 2.5's? What needs to be changed as far as the driveshafts, u...

I hear ya' on that. After I lost my job i ended up selling everything I had. Now we're getting back on our feet so it's time to get the business rolling. That was a sweet truck you had though. Did you ever take a guess at what kind of mileage you were getting after the bigger tires and shaving...

YES! For anyone wondering where my mind's eye was envisioning for this project. Put a flatbed on that truck, and there it is! Thank you for sharing that with me.

dburt- I like the way your mind works. If I had the money (or the parts laying around) the 6BT was the way I wanted to go. Last year I came narry a hair from putting a 4BT in a two door fullsize Blazer (but that's a whole other subject). I don't know much of anything about the double OD tranny...

Actually, that was a plan in the works. Work it for a couple years, when I upgrade or add new I wanted to convert it to my on farm only use with some extra tractor tires. Sick minded me though, I think the one in the pics looks just about right!

That's kinda what I figured. I had it worded perfectly yesterday to me but I thought I'd check and see if anyone else had a differant opinion. "They're rubber to get you down the road."

I think 3M tape will be my best friend! Maybe after some customizing I can get channels fabbed up for the windows and rubber seals around everything. Ahh, dreams... How do your guys' NDT's do off road? I'd like to get 11.00-20 XL's but after talking to Ted yesterday, if I can live with NDT's...

Man I wish I had a MIG welder and some extra sheet metal... Oh yeah, maybe I should buy a truck first. There's a rail running along the back where the top meets the cab and I was told too that I could cut a notch out of that the size of the seat back and gain another 2". Wouldn't help the seal...

I can tell they had you in mind not me! 6'5 32-34" inseam depending on the pants and a beer belly that i don't know where it came from! All I'll have to do is mount me a custom mini wheel then my only concern is lifting my big legs up high enough to run the pedals. I felt like I was sitting in...

:funny: but unfortunately :nothingfunny: but maybe next time! :razz:

Yeah but, the wheel literally hits me in the leg too close to the place I don't want to get hit while bouncing so I need the air assist to mount a smaller (much smaller) wheel. I'm thiking a little 10 or 12" race car wheel...:-D

Well, went and sat in Ted's truck today and unfortunately that settled it. I am so getting me one of these! It is a requisite that it have the power steering though as I will DEFINITELY have to have a smaller wheel. But even at that I can mod it to make it more comfortable for us with large...

Sorry, on my computer I can't hardly read the greyish/ light green. I figured it'd be easier since it contrasts the green background. I'll try some others and see what works out the best. I'm still thinkling for me the red works best but if it's really that bad I'll go back to the standard...

Are you kidding me... Are these all the parts to the air-o-matic? Man, $1,800 for a half box full of parts... Granted, it's not like I can do a better one myself (ie. build a better mouse trap) but it seems as though that's an awful lot... No wonder everybody complains about it (cost wise not...

Thanks for helping me stay grounded! I was referring to putting them on my camper! :twisted::twisted::twisted: Oh yeah, Prowler on 11.00-20 XL's! PAFarmer- Ted from over in Eaton Rapids has graciously volunteered to let me come sit in his and test the fit. I understand completely what...

Well I reworked the numbers. I was pretty close. With the hitch mounted 6" under bed level I could tilt 20.85 degrees before I'd hit. Mounted on the bed itself I'd get 28.12 degrees of tilt. The hitch itself will pivot 25.38 to 30 degrees (depending on the 3" drop being at 7" out or 6"...

Flea- I don't think I'd want to trade in for a bumper pull. This thing is sweet inside. We looked into all dofferant makes models, setups etc. and really for the money you can't beat a five'er. I don't think it will take too much extra to recess the hitch. Having a door that I can flop closed to...

Alex- That's true. Take a big sail and holding it higher only multiplies the problem. I think I might have to seriously consider recessing the hitch. The only advantage is I've sot a 10,000 lb. anchor holding my sail down. I would say I can just drive slower when the wind picks up but with a top...

Here's what my calculations on the bed looks like. I can mount my hitch up to 6.1' into the bed and not run into clearence problems which means mounting it 32" from the back of the bed would work great. These measurements are from the 7'x8' bed I posted up earlier as what I was looking for. If...

Here's some pics of my camper. The height to the pin from what would be level ground is 54.5". Theoretically, if I did the spring over and truly gain 5" of additional height that would put the pin at 59.5". Subtract the 14.5" height of the fifth wheel and my target bed height (without doing...