Here is my 2004.5 Cummins 4x4 with 4" Superlift on 35s. Got a good number of performance stuff too.
The Hummer wheels. What's the appeal with them on the Dadges anyway?
and look who hasn't been bailed out....
Nothing to do with the bolt pattern, but everything to do with why I am going with Ford.
As for the 7.3, I thought I'd struck gold yesterday when I came across a 2001 F350 crewcab 4x4 shortbed with 14k miles on it. Yes, fourteen thousand. The pics online showed the truck to be in mint condition. The phone call broke my heart...the dealership had already sold it.
I'm always on the prowl for a 95-98 Dodge 2500 4x4. No luck yet.
The Hummer wheels. What's the appeal with them on the Dadges anyway?
That and its a 9" wide wheel so you can go with a 13.5" wide tire. I got mine with the factory H2 tires for $500 and sold my OE Dodge wheels for $500 so I came out clean on that. That and Im not really concerned with looks as much as workhorse. My truck has been washed 2 times since I bought it and both times were to get the salt from the beach off it after fishin.
I hear you about the engine and the truck man. If I could get a Ford interior and build quality with the Dodge exterior and Cummins engine with a 6-Speed manual I would nut myself. Funny thing is that Ford owns Cummins. You can get a Cummins in their F450-F650 trucks.
You know I looked for a 12 Valve before I bought this truck and couldnt find a single one for sale. Damn things are like gold.
I was told that Ford owned them by guy at a Big Truck Dealer/Shop who services Cummins. He could have been wrong though.Ford may own stock in cummins, but Cummins owns Cummins. Dodge has a contract with Cummins since 89'. Ford might have owned a big portion in the past for their hd flat bed trucks but, not anymore. International Harvester makes all the Ford diesel engines for 2003 and up. I have heard for $10,000 more you can order a cummins in a Ford.
I will never own a ford. I have had bad experiences with fuel injection, and electronics. Correct me if im wrong but, thats what my Cummins buddy told me.