Help with my truck..Please

No, I just took some time driving other people's trucks, taking notes about how they were set up, what I liked about them, what I disliked about them, and what I would do differently when the time came to buy my own truck. In other words, research and learn on other people's dime...and then when you know what you are looking for, THEN spend the money. You, on the other hand, put the cart before the horse. You don't know the first thing about the truck you bought. I'm guessing you drove onto the lot, found a pretty one you could afford, and drove off as a proud new truck owner only to discover it isn't spec'd the way you need it. Now, you're preparing to drop some more coin "fixing" the specs by replacing perfectly good parts in order to make the truck work better for you, but you still don't have any idea what you have so deciding what to switch to is a crap shoot. You might spend $5000 swapping the rear gears to 3.55 thinking it'll reduce your RPM's only to find them increase because you had a direct drive transmission and 3.36 gears. Or you might go and put 2.94 gears into the rears and turn the thing into an absolute dog because you had an overdrive transmission and your engine just doesn't have the power to pull it down the road in top gear anymore. You have to figure out what you have before anybody can give meaningful advice on what to change or how much to change it.

 

Alright, it's time to ignore each other.

 

A Scan Guage would be a good investment to give you information on what the fuel consumption is at different operating points.

They're about $200 - simple plug in, helped me a bunch.

 

Been in my own truck titled in my name going on 8 years now, so you'll have to find somebody else to talk down to. All I've been trying to say is that if you want meaningful advice on what changes should be made, knowing what you currently have is vital. Not trying to be rude, just honest. If you don't know what you have, you will never be able to know what can or should be changed to get the most bang for your buck. Sure, you could throw parts at it and spend tens of thousands of dollars buying all sorts of snake oil and wonder-gadgets to try to "fix" the issue, or you can figure out what you're working with and tackle the problem in a logical and cost-effective manner. But hey, you're right, I won't lose a wink of sleep if you spent yourself into the poor house and never get your truck figured out. It's not my money being blown. You came into this forum asking for advise, and I gave it. I'm done with you now.

 

Agreed Pedigreed Bulldog. I don't understand anyone getting into this business not having a basic, rudimentary understanding of tractor specs for whatever they do. And then getting ready to sink thousands into an issue without even knowing what they have. I can't imagine being a company driver and foolishly calling in with an issue not having a clue about my equipment but I know that is the norm now-a-days more often than not. I knew all of my company trucks exactly how they were spec'd. Really it's just part of the job to make life easy.