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'72 would have had one of the BEEG Eaton 3rd member rear ends. Big round housing.
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Right...but no one here said that.Elwenil said:I think we are all on the same page but just looking at it from different angles. Basically all I am saying is that I wouldn't look at the M1009 as some sort of heavy duty truck and that I would use the same caution and common sense when hauling with one as I would with a K5 Blazer of the same era. Ditto for the M1008, the military and civilian classifications may be different but for all intents and purposes you aren't going to get away with putting more weight on an M1008 before doing damage to the truck than you would with a SRW 1 ton GM truck of the same era. We all know that you can put more weight on a civilian model than what they are rated for but we normally modify our driving to take the extra weight into consideration. I just don't want anyone really thinking like a local CUCV does. He seems to think that his M1009 is superior to any 1/2 ton truck and when I commented on the fact that the axles were the same as my grandmother's '85 K5 Blazer, he voiced his opinion that the 6 lug axles were "every bit as good" as the 8 lug D60s I have under my Ramcharger currently. All brand affiliations aside, such a statement is more than ludicrous.
In other words all I am saying is that aside from a possible spring upgrade and the addition of a diesel engine the trucks are basically the same as their civilian counterparts and not some sort of "super truck".
Why does it matter? - Maybe he had something to ask or say..why did you bring up a almost 4 year old thread?
I think it might be because that's what we are always told in this forum, search search, search and don't start a new thread. Add info to the old one so it is all in one place. really just a reader at this point, but will try not to make mistake that will get me in trouble.why did you bring up a almost 4 year old thread?
I, too, would assume that the M1028 would weigh a little more than the M1008
It's strange though, I've weighed my truck at the local scrap yard with a full tank of fuel, me, the lift, and the added weight of my XZLs. It only weighed in at 5940 pounds. Strange indeed!
Also, I get about 15 MPG with the swapped in 700R4
You put 1/2 ton axles on a 5/4 ton truck?Don't care about mpg on my 1028. Run mine on WVO! I did swap axles with a 1009. Gives me a 3:08 ratio and run 33 inch rubber. It runs all day at interstate speeds.
why did you bring up a almost 4 year old thread?
Got you there!I think it might be because that's what we are always told in this forum, search search, search and don't start a new thread. Add info to the old one so it is all in one place. really just a reader at this point, but will try not to make mistake that will get me in trouble.
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