falling apart piece by piece

sounds like you wanna drive to Syberia) LOL

first of all change ALL shoks, use Saschs. Change sleeper shocks and front cab rubber bts.

 

Freightshakers weren't designed to be bounced around off road...they are light weight trucks designed to haul freight down the interstate. They are cheaply built so that they can be cheaply bought...but cheap doesn't bode well for longevity.

To illustrate this, a search for trucks at least 30 years old on truckpaper turns up the following results:

10 Freightliners
58 Peterbilts
102 Kenworths
145 Internationals
236 Macks

I wouldn't spend TOO much money trying to keep it together, because it'll just come apart again...just patch it together as best you can until you can afford to upgrade to a more durable truck.

 

If the dash is falling apart then there's a good chance something else is also falling apart.

 

If you can't afford a Peterbilt just get what you can.

 

I cannot afford to waste any money on a name either.

 

Peterbilts are not just a name , their cabs and frames are one of the best if not the beat in the industry! These trucks can go 3million miles then be rebuilt and go some more. Do they break ? Sure they do , but they will outlast anything on the road besides its twin brother the KW.

 

I have a friend that has 6 million miles on a '95 Pete 379. Good luck finding a Volvo or Freightliner that lived that long

 

There is quality in that Peterbilt name but to appreciate it you must first know what it is.

 

Outlast anything else on the road? That's pretty funny. Just don't take 'em off the pavement...they don't do so well there. Macks, on the other hand, have a reputation for going in and out of some of the most rugged sites every day...yet there are STILL more than 4 times as many 30+ year old Mack trucks still being bought & sold as there are Peterbilts. Mack's got KW beat better than 2 to 1, too. If you want a truck that can stand up to years of abuse without falling apart, just look for the bulldog on the hood. The numbers don't lie. There are far more old Macks still on the road working than there are old Peterbilts & Kenworths combined.