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Old 07-14-2005, 08:45 PM
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next thursday i'm thinking of entering my truck in the truck pulls at the county fair. i'm just wondering if i should bother with an almost stock truck. even if i dont do too well, it would still be fun.
Old 07-14-2005, 10:30 PM
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I can smell the burnt ATF now.
Old 07-14-2005, 10:34 PM
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i've got a fresh 60E with a one year warranty. ROFL
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Im interested to hear what a stock truck can do.
hope we are gonna see some vid
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go for it some mild offroad tires would help you if you could barrow a set. Pull in the stock class and you will probably be pulling aginst alot of older trucks which means you will have quite a bit more power... bring some stuff to weigh up with though you want to be as heavy as you can with out going over the limit keep it in 1st gear ease on to the gas then hold it on the ground if it gets to the point of over revving back off a little dont shift and if it starts hopping get out of it all togeather your probably about to break.
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if you don't have a shift kit already its a good idea to get one so you can hold the trans down in first gear at all rpm's. i would also air the tires down some.
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i've decided not to pull this year. if i had another nice vehicle to drive if i broke anything i would. next year for sure though.... although it definitly will NOT be stock then.
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At the very least you have to add tierod sleeves or you can kiss your tierods goodbye.
I have them on my truck, they work great, I got them from this place https://ssl.perfora.net/www.superdie...dex.shopscript
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For some good tips go to www.thedieselplace.com
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