Kudos to Mike K. who cut me a killer deal on the Dunlop GT Qualifier's on 6
lug rims that are currently under my Dakota. I can't believe the difference
in performance between a 110 lb 31" tire and a 65 lb 26.5" tire. The truck
really came alive with the effective gear ratio change, it's a lot of fun to
drive, G-tech shoes almost a full second improvement in 1/4 mi performance (
9 tenths ). One downfall of the swap from the noisy mud tires is that now I
realize that my 8 1/4 is howling, which I could never hear over the old
tires, so it looks like I'd better get my ass in gear with my 8 3/4 swap
since I really don't want to put any $ into my 8 1/4, I'm going to change the
upper pinion brg and see if it shuts up, if not I'll drive it till it pops or
until I switch to the 8 3/4.
Luke
1996 Black 4x4 Dakota, SLT CC SB, 318, 3" 2 Chamber Flowmaster cat back
exhaust, 9" open element Mr. Gasket Air cleaner, 52mm Ported TB, 3923
Autolites, A-518 / 46RE, HOWLING 3.55 geared Peg Leg 8 1/4, 31x10.50 BFG Mud
Terrains, Alpine CD player, Infinity Kappa Speakers.
If Murphy's Law ever leaves me alone I'll have this installed soon: E-Body 8
3/4" Rear axle, 3.55 gears, Detroit locker, 10" Brakes, and Moser Engineering
custom alloy axles!
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