We have Crossfire seats in our truck now, they are surprisingly comfy on long drives, and full power adjustability certainly helps

I'm referring more to a new truck.... I'm not going to go swapping seats on a brand new truck. The damn thing better come with comfy seats.


"hey, do you mind if I take this for a test drive? I want to see how comfy the seats are"

"sure"

..... 3 days later....


"they're not as comfy as I had hoped, thanks anyway"

"YOU PUT 5,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK?!"

"I really needed to make sure I liked the seats on a long drive"

......!(&!@$!.....

 

lol. that would hilarious to do. almost like something you would see on Jack@$$. "but i returned it with a full tank of gas"

 

Just thinkin' outside the box

Better a Furd then a Chebby.

 

Get a 2nd gen 12 valve with a stick. Cheap and in-de-freakin'-structible. Or buy a rolled one and swap the motor/tranny/D80 into your '96.

 

If I wanted an old truck, I'd just keep the one we have.

Point of getting another truck, is to get a new one, with a warranty, that tow considerably more. If you can find me a 2g with a warranty, that can reliably out-tow my V10... then by all means, show me the way!

 

Warranty?? This is all the warranty you need....

 

No need for a warranty with a 12 valve


In all seriousness, I get what you are saying.



EDIT: Ramcountryboy beat me to it!

 

LOL, it's the whole truck in general that just pisses me off. One our trip last week I was talking to Emilie about getting new leaf springs for the rear, new tires for the front, making new spark plug wires, and other random ****. That's going to end up being another $2k worth of work and all it's going to do is break again. The powertrain on this truck is great. Engine/trans are super solid... it's just the rest of the truck that's a POS and gives us problems. Problems I don't need when we're on the road.

It wouldn't be a big deal if I got paid to work on my own truck, but I get paid to work on OTHER peoples' POS vehicles, not my own . I'm just tired of working on this thing only to have the next problem surface right after I fixed the last. It's a never ending cycle with this truck. It's a shame, there is A LOT of money in this thing.... like $22k worth. It's sad really.

 

The LIST just keeps on growing!!!

Borgeson Steering Box
Borgeson Steering shaft
Steering column
Control Arm Bushings
Control Arm Bolts
Dual steering stabilizer Kit
fancy blue boots for steering stabilizer
Power Steering lines
Power Steering Pump
Power Steering Pump Pulley
Water pump
Oil pump gears
oil pump cover
timing chain cover
timing chain cover gaskets
valve cover gaskets
upper and lower intake manifold gaskets
oil pan gaskets
powder coated upper and lower intake manifolds, valve covers, and brackets
spark plugs
headers
custom exhaust w/x-pipe and dual cats
Oxygen sensors
Coolant temp sensors
Cam sensor x2
Connecting rod bearings
Crankshaft bearings
Rear main seal
Acc belt auto tensioner
Acc belt
transmission cooler lines
air filter
PATC Stage 3 Mega Viper trans rebuild kit
Labor for Trans rebuild
Derale Deep Trans Pan
Derale trans filter extender
Machining for torque converter
universal joints for front drive shaft
universal joints for rear drive shaft
carrier bearing for rear drive shaft
4.56 ring gear set for rear differential
Rear differential carrier
Rear differential bearing kit
Bilstein shocks
Hummer H2 wheels w/tires
Crossfire seats
Carpet
Windshield
Rear sliding window
Door belt moldings
Door/Tailgate handles
Rocker panel, driver side
custom inner rocker panel
floor board, driver side
sheet metal for driver side floor board and passenger side
lower cab corners (driver and passenger side)
wheel arch, driver side
door hinge rebuild kit
POR15 chassis paint, 1 gallon
front inner fender covers
rear bumper w/cover and brackets
front bumper plastics and fog lights (not currently used)
99-01 Sport front bumper
sport fog lights
Sport grille and bracket
Regular grille and bracket (not currently used)
head lights
HID's for fog lights
headlight rewire kit
headlight switch
bed liner
starter
power wire to starter
ground cable to engine
battery
battery tie down
tail gate cables
dodge ram steering column bushing
Timbren rear suspension helpers
clearance lights
3rd brake light
one replacement tail light
rear LSD clutch kit
nerf bars
Trailer rewire
Trailer brake controller
Ball joints for front suspension
wheel hubs, front
track bar
1 ton chevy rear wheel cylinders
rear brake shoes
rear brake line
rear brake drums
front brake pads
refinished front rotors
2 new tires
spark plugs
front differential carrier
4.56 gear set for front differential
differential bearing/seal kit
rebuilt front driveshaft
PSC power steering pump

 

Holy smoke....

There's a trick to it ya know.... Ya keep fixin' stuff until something breaks you don't care about..... then, DON'T fix it, and you break the cycle.