In stead of buying 86 ounces of silver I got new shoes

[General of Darkness]

While I've been wanting to upgrade to 37 inch tires,. My preps are about 80% in order and at the end of the day this expenditure put a smile on my face. It gave my 6 year old truck a face lift, and since I spend at least 50 plus hours a week in it, it's like a second house.

And yes, I do have some buyers remorse, but I do recognize that we still have to live in the now.

For people that might search for the picture. 37 Toyo MT Fuel Throttle 18x10 with 5 inch backspacing -12 of offest, and yes on the Dodge 2500 with a 6 inch lift you have to trim the rear of the front fender. I think this might be do to my lift.

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/6246/newrims51312.jpg

[gunDriller]

Nice Truck !

AND WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL !

i hear nothing but good things about the Dodge/ Cummins combination.

[General of Darkness]

Nice Truck !

AND WITH THE CUMMINS DIESEL !

i hear nothing but good things about the Dodge/ Cummins combination.

GD, the ONLY reason I got the Dodge was because of the Cummins engine, luckily I've got the 5.9, it's absolutely brilliant. The prepper side of me wants to put in a bio-diesel system for a SHTF situation, that and a locker in the front is my next to do.

[mamboni]

That's a beauty! Enjoy her. Remember, living well is the best revenge.

[osoab]

You need a roof hatch with a pedestal mount .50

Oh, and paint it black

[LuckyStrike]

Nice meats, I am about to get some Toyo Open Country A/T's my BFG are at 100k.

[General of Darkness]

Nice meats, I am about to get some Toyo Open Country A/T's my BFG are at 100k.

FYI LS, I've always had BFG MT tires on my trucks and the Toyo's are about 40% quieter. You might want to look into the MT Toyos before you make a decision.

[JJ.G0ldD0t]

I bought a set of BFGs ATs once... had em on an 02 F250. I think I got 25k outta em. I was disappointed. About the same w/ Nittos.

I stuck with perillis after that.

I'm giving a set of coopers a try right now though.

[Silver Rocket Bitches!]

Bet it's good on gas.

[General of Darkness]

Bet it's good on gas.

I've got 4.10 gears, they might actually be better. :)

[LuckyStrike]

I bought a set of BFGs ATs once... had em on an 02 F250. I think I got 25k outta em. I was disappointed. About the same w/ Nittos.


I've personally seen 2 sets of BFG AT's go to 100+k. And I have also seen them wear out before 50k, I think a lot of it depends on the vehicle, driver, and terrain.

[LuckyStrike]

FYI LS, I've always had BFG MT tires on my trucks and the Toyo's are about 40% quieter. You might want to look into the MT Toyos before you make a decision.

I would love to get MT's but I need tires to last to 75k+, I drive about 55k per year so tires go pretty quick.

What kind of mileage do you get out of your BFG MT?

[General of Darkness]

I would love to get MT's but I need tires to last to 75k+, I drive about 55k per year so tires go pretty quick.

What kind of mileage do you get out of your BFG MT?

Just over 30, but I have a diesel with a program set at about 400 horse and 750 torque. Also, I put about 1,000 miles on them when they were completely out of balance, intentionally I suspect, and I think that scrubbed 5K out of them.

[LuckyStrike]

Just over 30, but I have a diesel with a program set at about 400 horse and 750 torque. Also, I put about 1,000 miles on them when they were completely out of balance, intentionally I suspect, and I think that scrubbed 5K out of them.

Damn, yeah thats pretty much what I hear with anyone who has MT's.

My current BFG's like I said are at 100k, pretty damn bald (real crappy in the dirt) and I have to tread very lightly in the rain, but still I can drive them at 100k.

Because of my job I'm pretty much stuck with ATs.

[D sciple]

You need some bullet proof paneling, go on the offensive through the hood and such. Could probly scoop up a few chains and get some metals after all.

[vacuum]

Nice truck

[Twisted Titan]

How the hell do you change the tire if you get a flat???

[General of Darkness]

How the hell do you change the tire if you get a flat???t

Look at the front bumper in the picture, you'll see a rectangular square that I had put there, same in the rear. Then look at the rear of the truck, there's a red highlift jack. It's for when you're on you own.

[solid]

Very nice GoD! Truck looks great with the new tires and rims. Now you just need a bug-out trailer to tow. :)

BTW, I have toyo's with my old, but new to me, RV. Seem like good tires. Haven't had to add any air to them, which surprises me for a 9000 pound vehicle.

[old steel]

That is a good truck now only if it had the Allison transmission the GMC diesels come with it would be about perfect.

I already own a 2006 GM 6.6liter diesel and i wanted a gas job because i didn't want to be too dependent on either one as this past winter we had a diesel fuel shortage here due to a refinery shut down so i bought this
as a back up vehicle.



Both of them get lousy fuel mileage but they get me wherever i need to go regardless of terrain or conditions.

2792

[gunDriller]

GD, the ONLY reason I got the Dodge was because of the Cummins engine, luckily I've got the 5.9, it's absolutely brilliant. The prepper side of me wants to put in a bio-diesel system for a SHTF situation, that and a locker in the front is my next to do.

what i hear, & one of the reasons i'm looking at the Cummins/Dodge, is because the consensus in the biodiesel community is that this is the best modern diesel truck for biodiesel.

if you buy commercial bio-diesel, you probably won't have to do anything - you are ready.

if you are growing sunflowers or peanuts & plan to press/expel your own oil, i hear a variety of stories about that.

one is that you need a 3 step process to get from sunflower oil to biodiesel -
1. ph correction - Easy.
2. Trans-esterification - not so easy. related to making soap, glycerin, etc.
3. remove the water - Easy. i talked to one guy near Shasta with the Mercedes 300CD, 30 year old car, that only does this step. he puts buckets of oil in the hot sun to remove the water, then pours them in his tank.
(step #0 - filtering).

one thing i have noticed about my own Mercedes diesel is that it doesn't like bio-diesel so much in the winter. well, depending also on where you live.

in a SHTF situation biodiesel is good, but has its limitations. many truckers don't know that their trucks will run on biodiesel. there's not much biodiesel around. when diesel shortages kick in, once the truckers realize they can fuel up with biodiesel, there won't be much - it'll be gone FAST.

except for the fact that some biodiesel stations, you can't pull up there with a big rig.


so, in the summer, i wouldn't worry too much about putting professional biodiesel in your truck, without modifications.

http://www.biofuelsforum.com/

ask these guys, they know. Australian bio-fuels forum.

before you take the big step of pouring pure filtered de-hydrated peanut oil in your truck's gas tank (incidentally, Rudolf Diesel designed the diesel engine to run on Peanut Oil - it has about twice the energy density of Sunflower Oil), i'd talk to someone who has already tried it on a 5.9.

at a bio-diesel conference i went to, almost everybody had the 30 year old Mercedes diesel - modern diesel electronics don't get along with biodiesel. that's the appeal of the Cummins - it does get along, with certain caveats.

at the conference, almost every tech conversation was about how to deal with the gelling up of sunflower oil etc. at cold temperatures. they run 2 tanks, put heaters in their tanks, heaters on their fuel lines, etc.


also, for what it's worth, Taylor Knox, SoCal pro surfer, had one of his sponsors pay for a biodiesel conversion on his truck. might be worth talking to, lives in Carlsbad CA.

[ximmy]

Hey General, How about a little truck onomatopoeia... ::)
http://c487397.r97.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/toytrucks.jpg

[osoab]

ximmy can you go back to an old avatar?


2794

That thing ain't right.

[solid]

ximmy can you go back to an old avatar?


2794

That thing ain't right.

Seconded. Ximmy, here's a nice avatar suggestion for you. One I think we'd all approve.

2795

[palani]

2. Trans-esterification - not so easy. related to making soap, glycerin, etc.

You remove the glycerin by mixing methyl alcohol and lye. If done with soy oil you end up with methyl soyate which can be burned at 100%. It can also be used as a paint remover but I wouldn't brush my teeth with it.

I have a case of a chemical that lets soy oil be blended with diesel up to 60% without anything else done (although it might be washed with water to get the last of the lecithin out of it). For winter use gasoline is supposed to be blended with the oil to prevent it from becoming solid at low temps.

[osoab]

ximmy can you go back to an old avatar?


2794

That thing ain't right.


she increased the size since i made the above post.

[solid]

she increased the size since i made the above post.

This is because we mentioned we didn't like the avatar. It's a horrible one. She's not very considerate of others.

We should have said we liked it, then she would have changed it.

[osoab]

This is because we mentioned we didn't like the avatar. It's a horrible one. She's not very considerate of others.

We should have said we liked it, then she would have changed it.


You probably pissed her off with your "Betty Crocker" avatar.

That ain't ximmy's style.

[solid]

You probably pissed her off with your "Betty Crocker" avatar.

That ain't ximmy's style.

You can't blame this on me. It was just a suggestion. To brighten up the forum. :)

[Blink]

Love your avatar Ximmy.........

[ximmy]

Hey General, still waiting for those truck sounds... vroom vroom!!

[General of Darkness]

Hey General, still waiting for those truck sounds... vroom vroom!!

For fuck sake. The only sound you're going to hear is my fist rammed into your stomach and break your god damn spine!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC4XwpmJGi0

[ximmy]

For fuck sake. The only sound you're going to hear is my fist rammed into your stomach and break your god damn spine!

Now that you have big wheels, are you man enough to try this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDkxokZUDug

[solid]

For fuck sake. The only sound you're going to hear is my fist rammed into your stomach and break your god damn spine!

See Ximmy, your avatar seems to be drawing an aggressive response. :) Might I suggest changing it?

[Book]

...fuck sake. The only sound you're going to hear is my fist rammed into your stomach and break your god damn spine!



http://www.theawl.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/lookeeme.jpg

[General of Darkness]

I'm a shit steering sack of crap.

Boy you said that.

[ximmy]

The General's bed room...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGGp_zoYI88

[solid]

The General's bed room...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGGp_zoYI88

Haha!!!

[Goatman]

Very nice truck. I run Michellin LTX M/S on my 2500 with a Cummins. I average 80 to 85k out of them. No problems with the Cummins but I did have to replace the lift pump at 205,000. Better the lift pump than the injector pump I always say. Also have a Duramax truck with an Allison behind it. The Duramax is smoother and quieter but I still like the Dodge because it feels more like a real truck. Damn GMC crew cab duelly rides more like a Cadillac than a truck. Wifey usually grabs the GMC.

[General of Darkness]

Very nice truck. I run Michellin LTX M/S on my 2500 with a Cummins. I average 80 to 85k out of them. No problems with the Cummins but I did have to replace the lift pump at 205,000. Better the lift pump than the injector pump I always say. Also have a Duramax truck with an Allison behind it. The Duramax is smoother and quieter but I still like the Dodge because it feels more like a real truck. Damn GMC crew cab duelly rides more like a Cadillac than a truck. Wifey usually grabs the GMC.

What year is your GMC? I like the look of the GMC trucks, but once the .gov has gotten involved, ALL the new diesels suck in one way or another.

[Old Herb Lady]

http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc477/agenajesix/monitorpuch.gif


Nice truck btw.

[osoab]

http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc477/agenajesix/monitorpuch.gif


Nice truck btw.

wtf is that?

[Goatman]

2006. And I checked the VIN and made sure I was buying the good Duramax that year. Seems the late 2005 and early 2006 had some issues.

[Neuro]

For fuck sake. The only sound you're going to hear is my fist rammed into your stomach and break your god damn spine!

It ain't that easy to break a spine, that way would definitely be impossible. However massaging her back with the wheels. YES!....