JW,hook up to that Dmax,he dont stand a chance,so long as your both similar configurations. Darrell B hit it right on the head. i pulled a 2001 Dmax,on thanksgiving day,he's a friend of mine,he was talking sh*t about how bad his truck was,so I said lets hook them up,out came the chain. We both have 2500 short box 4x4,quad cabs,same configuration,we both have auto's,Both have BFG 285/75/r16 AT tires,his were brand new,mine almost worn to 1/4 tread. ,we both have the optional locking diff/limited slip. he has the allsion ,and used 4lo,I used 4 lo too,and have the DTT 89% in my truck. My truck totally empty,his about 200 lbs in a bed mounted toolbox. I pull often,and im very good at keeping traction,which is 1/2 the battle. Well were in his driveway,which is 1/2 blacktop,1/2 pea gravel we started on black top. I let him start to pull tight ,with the T case in 4lo,i held the brakes,and felt him tugging,just as he really started pulling, i brought the revs up a little,and eased off the brake,then gently gave a little more power,and then the Dmax spun first,like the others said,it was over,once he spun,i rolled the power on,i drug that truck backwards like a toy,he even tried letting off,while holding the brakes,I stopped and let him try again,same thing,this time(knowing how easy he was to pull) i ripped him backwards,I pulled him so far,my truck went onto the pea gravel,his on blacktop still,and i continued to drag him,even with all 4 of my tires on pea gravel,all 4 of his on blacktop,my truck would dig down 2 inches or so,then move forward a foot or so,then spin again,and repeat. My whole family was there,eveyone had a lot more repsect for my truck after that,no one has wanted to hook up to me since. My friend with the Dmax,wont even think about racing me,with his Dmax,since I bombed the Cummins. I really expected the Dmax to give me more of a fight than it did,In all seriousness that truck didnt even make my dodge work,I never spun a tire more than like 50 rpm's,only after i had all 4 on pea gravel. I was truely dissapointed in the Dmax. I tried to make our pull as even as possible,we even rasied his pinlte hook in his reciever,so my truck wasnt pulling the back of his up,or vice versa,it was a level pull,rope level, nothing i could think of gave either one of us an advantage. Mcummings,you'll never break your hitch with a 2wd,your truck should be able to pull about the same as a compact 4wd,like an S10 4x4,dont ask me how i know,LOL(a 95 s10 blazer 4x4, witha powertrax can pull a 3500 2wd Cummins,BTW),but its close. . so long as your truck is empty,if you put weight in the back,you'll rip it around. As for breaking parts,an abusive driver can break almost anything,if i was to mash the throttle,or wheel hop,then i deserve whatever happens,however if gentle pulling breaks my truck,then let it break then,instead of when im plowing snow at 4 am,on a sunday,and cant get parts for a day. Knock on wood,I go to the truck pulls every year,Ive pulled many time,,and I'll hook chains evry chance i get,Ive never broken anything(yet),except my pride,LOL.
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