Hey Punch!
First I would suggest a tonneau cover. Very light weight but keeps the wind
from gathering at the tailgate. I have gained 1.5mpg after installing mine.
I have re-verified those numbers often by simply rolling up the tonneau and
driving with the tailgate up. It never fails. I think the people that wrote
the study about this issue must have been funded by the oil companies ;) My
checkbook knows the difference!
As for the gearing, I would not go above the 3.92 gear set. 4.10's will turn
higher rpm's at the same speed, using more fuel. I am only pulling around
2200lbs with our pop-up camper, but the 3.92's are perfect. My '92 has the
standard 3.55's (which I'm guessing yours does) and I have pulled this
camper with it. Going into a head wind, it felt like I was driving a Yugo ;)
The 3.92's will help dramatically.
I have no experience with lowering the vehicle, other than that defeats the
purpose of a truck. The sway bars should not impact highway travel, only
cornering.
HTH!
Sean
'92 RC Sport 3.9L 5spd - 256,000mi!
'01 CC SLT+ 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD Mobil-1 - 48,700mi!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Punch [mailto:2punch.crash2000@AHM.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 12:53 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Highway cruiser how-to???
Due to my new job (same company), and future re-location, I will be spending
sometime driving on the highways.
what is the best way to turn my 98 V6 sport into a nice highway cruiser?
change gearing to 4.10's
change to a less aggressive tread pattern during summer?
lower vehicle?
add better sway bars?
also my hill climbing speeds suck any ideas?
p.s. please keep in mind, I will be towing with this vehicle in the near
future, and need to drive during winter.
Punch
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