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Check out Harvey's post. E-trailer is my source for most of my needs. I picked up a plug and play in bed harness from them 2 yrs. back Good Luck

01. 5 and 02 have disc brakes on rear. Good Luck

I am running the 255`s on the rear only as mine is a 2wd. The rims are stock steel and Alcoa`s. It is turning 2100 to 2200 at 70mph in 6th gear with 4. 10 gears. 1. 25 in between sidewalls. Sorry I missed this in first post, They might be a little too tall for 3. 54s and stock engine. Hope this...

I have 255-85r-16 Cooper on mine no spacers needed as there is no side wall contact. 30k on them now, looks like 15 to 20 left. They are load range D, but weight cap. as E`s in 235-85-16. Hope this helps.

Joe, You are dead on, just don`t get too frisky with the porta-power. Good Luck

Paul I transported 30ft to 40ft boats, combined weight of trailer and boat anywhere between 10k and 18k. S. Fl. to Long Island N. Y. That puts a truck through hell. Long runs on cruise, then traffic jams with 10 to 15 mph stop&go with alot of uphill starts plus the strain of backing 40ft...

I have been using South Bend since 1999, just replaced a ofe at 300,000mi. It looked like it could go another 40 to 50k easy. Reason for pulling was to replace release bearing and pilot bearing. The most important part is the pilot bearing. If you let it get too bad it will eat the input shaft...

I have a little ting in mine too, Doesn`t bother me since I can`t hear it when I am driving and I don`t spend a lot of time standing outside listening to all the rattles that a 2nd Gen 24V will make. I am very pleased with the improvements it has made for me. I have over 30k since installation...

If your truck came with the NV5600 when it was new, it is an HO. The only offered the HO and NV5600 as a package. The HO engine has a 17 to 1 compression, the standard is 16. 5 to 1. Good Luck

What did you do ? Break your finger. DDRP will not support enhanced performance. Paw Paw

Odds are your leak comes from timing cover and or front main seal. This should be around a 4 to 5hr job. the timing cover does not have a gasket, it is sealed with a bead of Cummins gasket sealer. The job is not real complicated and this a normal repair on 2nd gen. they pass 150000mi. Look for a...

Call South Bend and go with what they recommend. I have been using them for over 10 yrs. and 1,000,000 mi. , current clutch has over 200000 heavy towing 90% of the time. Good Luck Capt Phil TDR 1998

Bilsteins 680000 mi. replaced bushings at 550000 mi. They have Lifetime Warranty that they Honor. I have had one claim in over 40 years. Good Luck Capt Phil TDR member 1998

13 bucks and a call to Geno`s. Mine will be here tomorrow. Geno`s Tech support can answer most questions or tell you where you can get answer`s without any BS. Good Luck Capt Phil

Rock Auto has Standard complete unit for 249. 00 Good Luck and Happy New Year Capt Phil