[quedry36]

While I've been wanting to upgrade to 37 inch tires,. My preps are about 80% in order and at the end of the day this expenditure put a smile on my face. It gave my 6 year old truck a face lift, and since I spend at least 50 plus hours a week in it, it's like a second house.

And yes, I do have some buyers remorse, but I do recognize that we still have to live in the now.

For people that might search for the picture. 37 Toyo MT Fuel Throttle 18x10 with 5 inch backspacing -12 of offest, and yes on the Dodge 2500 with a 6 inch lift you have to trim the rear of the front fender. I think this might be do to my lift.

[animilius]

Nice Truck !

AND WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL !

i hear nothing but good things about the Dodge/ Cummins combination.

[quedry36]

Nice Truck !

AND WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL !

i hear nothing but good things about the Dodge/ Cummins combination.

GD, the ONLY reason I got the Dodge was because of the Cummins engine, luckily I've got the 5.9, it's absolutely brilliant. The prepper side of me wants to put in a bio-diesel system for a SHTF situation, that and a locker in the front is my next to do.

[TritteTouff]

That's a beauty! Enjoy her. Remember, living well is the best revenge.

[JessicaLin]

You need a roof hatch with a pedestal mount .50

Oh, and paint it black

[MzTT]

Nice meats, I am about to get some Toyo Open Country A/T's my BFG are at 100k.

[quedry36]

Nice meats, I am about to get some Toyo Open Country A/T's my BFG are at 100k.

FYI LS, I've always had BFG MT tires on my trucks and the Toyo's are about 40% quieter. You might want to look into the MT Toyos before you make a decision.

[Roneyslelry]

Bet it's good on gas.

[quedry36]

Bet it's good on gas.

I've got 4.10 gears, they might actually be better.

[MzTT]

I bought a set of BFGs ATs once... had em on an 02 F250. I think I got 25k outta em. I was disappointed. About the same w/ Nittos.

I've personally seen 2 sets of BFG AT's go to 100+k. And I have also seen them wear out before 50k, I think a lot of it depends on the vehicle, driver, and terrain.

[MzTT]

FYI LS, I've always had BFG MT tires on my trucks and the Toyo's are about 40% quieter. You might want to look into the MT Toyos before you make a decision.

I would love to get MT's but I need tires to last to 75k+, I drive about 55k per year so tires go pretty quick.

What kind of mileage do you get out of your BFG MT?

[quedry36]

I would love to get MT's but I need tires to last to 75k+, I drive about 55k per year so tires go pretty quick.

What kind of mileage do you get out of your BFG MT?

Just over 30, but I have a diesel with a program set at about 400 horse and 750 torque. Also, I put about 1,000 miles on them when they were completely out of balance, intentionally I suspect, and I think that scrubbed 5K out of them.

[MzTT]

Just over 30, but I have a diesel with a program set at about 400 horse and 750 torque. Also, I put about 1,000 miles on them when they were completely out of balance, intentionally I suspect, and I think that scrubbed 5K out of them.

Damn, yeah thats pretty much what I hear with anyone who has MT's.

My current BFG's like I said are at 100k, pretty damn bald (real crappy in the dirt) and I have to tread very lightly in the rain, but still I can drive them at 100k.

Because of my job I'm pretty much stuck with ATs.

[frkksptn]

You need some bullet proof paneling, go on the offensive through the hood and such. Could probly scoop up a few chains and get some metals after all.

[AromeWahmaron]

Nice truck

[WertyNtont]

How the hell do you change the tire if you get a flat

[quedry36]

How the hell do you change the tire if you get a flat

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Look at the front bumper in the picture, you'll see a rectangular square that I had put there, same in the rear. Then look at the rear of the truck, there's a red highlift jack. It's for when you're on you own.

[nanyaHgoc]

That is a good truck now only if it had the Allison transmission the GMC diesels come with it would be about perfect.

I already own a 2006 GM 6.6liter diesel and i wanted a gas job because i didn't want to be too dependent on either one as this past winter we had a diesel fuel shortage here due to a refinery shut down so i bought this
as a back up vehicle.



Both of them get lousy fuel mileage but they get me wherever i need to go regardless of terrain or conditions.

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[animilius]

GD, the ONLY reason I got the Dodge was because of the Cummins engine, luckily I've got the 5.9, it's absolutely brilliant. The prepper side of me wants to put in a bio-diesel system for a SHTF situation, that and a locker in the front is my next to do.

what i hear, & one of the reasons i'm looking at the Cummins/Dodge, is because the consensus in the biodiesel community is that this is the best modern diesel truck for biodiesel.

if you buy commercial bio-diesel, you probably won't have to do anything - you are ready.

if you are growing sunflowers or peanuts & plan to press/expel your own oil, i hear a variety of stories about that.

one is that you need a 3 step process to get from sunflower oil to biodiesel -
1. ph correction - Easy.
2. Trans-esterification - not so easy. related to making soap, glycerin, etc.
3. remove the water - Easy. i talked to one guy near Shasta with the Mercedes 300CD, 30 year old car, that only does this step. he puts buckets of oil in the hot sun to remove the water, then pours them in his tank.
(step #0 - filtering).

one thing i have noticed about my own Mercedes diesel is that it doesn't like bio-diesel so much in the winter. well, depending also on where you live.

in a SHTF situation biodiesel is good, but has its limitations. many truckers don't know that their trucks will run on biodiesel. there's not much biodiesel around. when diesel shortages kick in, once the truckers realize they can fuel up with biodiesel, there won't be much - it'll be gone FAST.

except for the fact that some biodiesel stations, you can't pull up there with a big rig.


so, in the summer, i wouldn't worry too much about putting professional biodiesel in your truck, without modifications.

http://www.biofuelsforum.com/

ask these guys, they know. Australian bio-fuels forum.

before you take the big step of pouring pure filtered de-hydrated peanut oil in your truck's gas tank (incidentally, Rudolf Diesel designed the diesel engine to run on Peanut Oil - it has about twice the energy density of Sunflower Oil), i'd talk to someone who has already tried it on a 5.9.

at a bio-diesel conference i went to, almost everybody had the 30 year old Mercedes diesel - modern diesel electronics don't get along with biodiesel. that's the appeal of the Cummins - it does get along, with certain caveats.

at the conference, almost every tech conversation was about how to deal with the gelling up of sunflower oil etc. at cold temperatures. they run 2 tanks, put heaters in their tanks, heaters on their fuel lines, etc.


also, for what it's worth, Taylor Knox, SoCal pro surfer, had one of his sponsors pay for a biodiesel conversion on his truck. might be worth talking to, lives in Carlsbad CA.

[zabiqapara]

Hey General, How about a little truck onomatopoeia...