Slodgetto's Green Dragon 4x4 Conversion Build

HLY

 

Got it all back together last night.. Haven't got a pic though. I was to tired. I'll try and get one tonight after school...

 

hmm all that looks familiar..

 

wooo! looks like you would have run into ALOT of trouble fitting anything even a hair bigger than what you got. i want 37s sooo bad! your inspiring me

 

True dat. Anything bigger and you would have to notch or re-route the frame, re-locate the lower door hinges, the front body mounts, the radio antenna and wires, probably the airbox and battery (my battery is currently sitting at an angle from clearancing ), and who knows what else....

 

Nice job man! Now come fit my 2nd gen for those tires haha. I'm jealous of you guys that have the skills and tools to do this kind of work to your rigs

 

Would possibly be just as difficult as just sasing because of everything you would have to relocate, but it is doable. Haha

 

and lack of care for MPG

 

Fuck MPG!

 

i'm not geared to 5.29 just yet but i think i'm getting like 8 or 9 mpg with my 37s. Silas, you're on 5.29.. what do you get? Granted i'm also missing both o2 sensors..

 

Pretty much only SFAs.... Of course it's "possible" to stretch the wheel base up front, but with the amount of fabrication and work it'd take, a simple leaf sprung SAC would be easier!

Thanks, man! No, you come here.

 

I'll have gone through one tank, since putting the 37s, in a few days.. I recorded the starting milage so I'll let you know.

 

hahaha We'll see....

 

Phew, you guys make me feel a little better about my gas mileage.

 

I want to help too!! I am running 33" tires, with 4.88 gears, with the 4.0 V6 and I weigh in close to 5500lbs with just me in there and I get about 17 mpg on the free at 75mph and about 16mpg in town. I'm down to about 16 freeway/15city with the winterblend gas. Oh and my 4.88's actually cost me about a mile or 2 per gallon. I have gotten as high as 22 mpg before and that was on the same 33" tires. 2nd gens FTMFW haha

Will be interesting to find out what 35's-37's will do to it.

 

Shut up Brady. Haha real trucks get shit mpg.....actually I'm just

 

^well dang. i'll throw my old #s out there. on 33's the day i brought it home i was getting 23.3mpg on 3.83 gears. right up until the 37's, on my km2s i was getting 19-20mpg, all on 4.3 gears.

 

I beg to differ i get 18mpg's on the high way with the SC and 33's with stock gears