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Quitting one company for another.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by dtj12231989, Aug 3, 2019.

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  1. Aug 3, 2019 #111
    dtj12231989

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    I think I know a way to keep the leaf spring suspension on the rear axle. The heavy duty ram 4x4s had the live solid front axle that had control arms attached to the frame. I may could set the rear axle on the Dakota up the same way and still use leaf springs.
     
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  3. Aug 3, 2019 #112
    x1Heavy

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    Once in a while a trucking boss says can you run here and then go through Hell and wild horses to delviver this for me.


    catches throat. pause....

    Please?

    When a big boss says "Please" you will go to war with that truck and see his work done or die trying.

    They tend to reward you very well.

    I have been with too many companies that dont know where their empties are. Go find one.

    Literally say around the Toledo Truckstops then north to detrioter then to Ann Arbor looking for a blessed empty.

    I THINK NOT.
     
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  4. Aug 3, 2019 #113
    FlaSwampRat

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    1000hp will twist em up like pretzels. Plus leaf springs are just bad all around for everything.
     
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  5. Aug 3, 2019 #114
    dtj12231989

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    You right about that. The co-worker just caught me on a bad day and on a subject that really ticks me off. Yes, I am like that but it is my life. What I do is what I do. And what's worse is that the co worker did it in front of everyone else. I almost took him out right there in the kitchen. But I held back and decided to get revenge in a subtle way. Needless to say, I never had any trouble from him again.
     
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  7. Aug 3, 2019 #115
    x1Heavy

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    Also 1000 HP will burn out a stock transmission. Tear it right out.

    I ran mainly small block top end V8 cars and always was careful to have a transmission and a rear axle that could take the top end plus 150 hp.
     
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  8. Aug 3, 2019 #116
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    Can't be like that on the road. Even more so in a stand your ground state like here in Florida. You will get ####ing shot and nothing will happen to the person who shot you. Life's too man, #### the ########...just do what makes you happy and don't pay no mind to anyone else.
     
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  9. Aug 3, 2019 #117
    dtj12231989

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    Well, I will just do a Dana 60 axle front and rear then. I like the rims that were on the Dodge ram in the movie twister and if I can get axles that they will fit on under the Dakota, I will be happy.
     
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  10. Aug 3, 2019 #118
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    I just did the cam and heads on my suburban with a 224,000 mile transmission and rear lol. I cringe everytime I take off from a red light.
     
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  11. Aug 3, 2019 #119
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    You can always cut the housing down and get axles made fairly reasonably.
     
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  12. Aug 3, 2019 #120
    dtj12231989

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    You know of any transmissions that will handle the horsepower? I sure don't. And I'm not talking about manuals either.
     
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