Recent content by Fuzzy

I have heard of the pin box breaking before and know of 2 that broke the welds around the inner frame bracing. the kodiak guy had a catastrophic failure but when inspecting the steel you could see where some welds had broke eariler(minor rust around steel) we had to weld some steel...

1st off. nice start, and i'm subscribing. I have long thought about a stock 5ton for hauling my 5th wheel for local trips out to the desert. I have seen/read where the semi conversion HDT rv haulers usually go to an air ride hitch and air ride pin box due to the stiff springs (they also place...

any updates?

Did you leave the axles 4.56? or change out the gears? did you have to move the rear spring perches on the 14 bolt?

You still getting around 16mpg? is that with stock gears and the 35's? Its awesome that your driving it all over the place.

do you think its possible that the valve dropped due to the newer eng oils that are out? due to the new emissions/ lack of zinc in the oil? my old shovel head dropped a valve after a 800 mile trip. I was in bfe and needed oil...the only thing the gas station had at the time was aviation...

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