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Exactly. Along with the added bonus of parts being available at any large truck parts store.

Loaded radius of a 395 on the front axle is approximately 22".

Well they are approximately 46" tall just laying on the ground. I'll have to measure the loaded radius which I can do in a few min. Today is pull injector pump day so I'll be playing with the truck anyways.

Out of curiosity, what tire sizes have you tested your o.d. kit with? I know you have used the 14.5-20 size but I wonder how effective it would be with 395's. Since the 395's are so popular right now there may be a few people wanting to run both but are unsure how that would work out. I'm not...

I can run 63-65 at 2500 with 395's. I'm more than happy. Nothing against your o.d. kit. Which is considerably cheaper than what I have in my super single conversion.

2500 to 3000 rpm is redline for most OTR diesel engines. In fact even modern diesels 2600 to 2800 is not uncommon. The slow top end if the deuce is directly a result of the low gearing of the truck. Well, that and the low gearing is a nesseity with the MF due to its anemic power output. I...