San Angelo TW Chapter

They are 2in. the tires are also 315s

 

Right on, I dig the wheels and tires. What kinda gas mileage are you averaging? im assuming you're running the stock 3.73s?

 

Oh god no! 4.88 gears and doing about 13-14 mpg

 

haha smart man! That poor truck would have to work way too hard with the stock gears. 13-14 isn't bad for a lifted truck on 35s. That's about what I get in my lowered s/c'd 6 speed (w/ stock sized tires)

 

i bought it with the 6in lift on 33s and stock gears and poor girl could only do 200 miles to the tank and @ 75 mph was running 3600 rpm refused to shift to 5th.

 

according to the math Im doing about 15.5 mpg every fill up.

 

Yeah I know that feeling all too well.. I put 295s (true 33s) on my 4 cylinder that has about 700lbs constant load on it.. Before regearing, I had to do the 3-4 shift dance on the highway, 5th was completely useless. The truck also got like 13mpg.. I couldn't believe it was that bad even with the 4 banger. Poor thing was a slug hahah

 

After regearing to 4.88s, im back to 19-20 mpg

 

hmm, may have seen you at whichwich on knickerbocker earlier this year unless there is another taco w/ a demello bumper around here

 

nope defiantly me

 

AZ plates

 

I only ask cause there is a lifted white taco with black flares here on base with Cali plates

 

ok gear heads i have a question possibly transmission related. when the truck gets hot and is hot out i get a hard shudder under light load (heavy acceleration i don't notice it) that has progressively stuck around checked all the drive line components even changed the rear diff fluid any ideas?

 

Have you changed the tranny fluid lately? Could be a little low

 

im gonna do a full flush I think the viscosity of the fluid has reduced to the point that it may not be creating the right amount of pressure in the torque converter.

 

Sounds like a good starting place. Let us know what happens

 

So I changed that was in my trans pan it looks bad. It looks like oil.

 

@DogandTACO is this yours for sale?

@Phoosa possibly interested?

https://sanangelo.craigslist.org/pts/d/leer-campershell/6664097533.html

 

I need to look into this.

Waaay outta my price range.