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> "Denny" <wddodge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Roy" <Roy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "Denny" <wddodge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> "ballyg" <ssbswv@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>> I'm towing a lighter camper & was thinking about changing out a 4.10
>>>>> to a 3.54 rear for better mpg (what difference can I expect?) .
Cost
>>>>> involved for labor parts?
>>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> Do not assume the 3.54's will get you better milage. When I went from
>>>> 3.55 to 3.92 my unloaded intown type driving went up 2 mpg. My
unloaded
>>>> highway milage went down 2 mpg. Towing a car trailer/medium sized car
>>>> on it got about the same but the truck pulled it noticably easier
with
>>>> the 3.92's.
>>>>
>>>> Denny
>>>>
>>> HTF can anything that your wide ride is in, possibly be considered as
>>> unloaded??? Geeeesh...The trailer must have been used to haul your
food
>>> for the day on.
>>> <BFG>
>>
>> Not as good as you usually do but it's better than nothing..........
>>
> Been preoccupied with the toy so I'm not on my game. But, I promise to
do
> better.<G>
>
> Made the mistake of going to a discount tire store to have the rear
wheels
> balanced. Balance went fine the guy put the left rear on okay then some
> other clown shows up and say's "I'll get this one for ya" And I'm
****ed!!
> The wheels are early 90's American Racing aluminum wheels. They use a
"mag
> shank lug nut" The shank threads through the wheel and onto the stud and
> tightens against a washer and the wheel. This bozo trys to start them
with
> a air gun and gets half way down the threads and it stops, it's cross
> treaded, so he try's to back it off, no joy, so it's back to tightening
> it. I tell him to stop before he wipes the stud out of the axle and I
look
> for the manager. By the time I get the manager he's hammered the thing.
> Finally get it apart, the hole the stud goes through is wiped, the lug
nut
> and stud are of course junk. They don't have parts.
The hole in the axle flange is wallowed out??? That is really rare.
Usually
the hole is ok and the stud spins. You have really bad luck. Don't talk to
me any more..... <GBMFG>
Denny
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