No worries my friend, thanks for getting in here when you can. I will need that code at some point real soon. I have a couple of more things that will need to be done once this is through. Rear shocks (should be easy) being one of them. Really 170 for the timkin hubs delivered isnt too bad. I think my overall cost quote from my last post is off though LOL ! So I Paid 190 for the axle seal kit (with delivery) from quad 4x4 (comes with tool, seals and cad gasket), another 170 (also with delivery) for the timken hubs from rockauto, and then 100 (free delivery) for the ujoints and the gas magnum front shocks . Thats $460, plus Im gonna buy some headliner material from jo ann for another $30 and re cover the headliner , which is falling in. Just shy of 5 hundo, plus Im in desperate need of new rubber (advice on deals appreciated!) gotta go cheap here, hoping to get em for 350 ish, but will spend 4. Not to mention Im hoping to add a small subwoofer box and upgrade amplifiers... wow... possibly a 12 hundred dollar tab by the end of this week. Half of what I payed for it !! BUT ..I really love this truck, and it should be good to go on bigger repairs for at least another year.

 

400 for tires? Are you thinking used tires? I might be able to get a pair of new ones for that kind of money......

 

Yeah man ! Theres plenty to be had for around 4 for the set. I dont do any real wheelin' , mostly just pull the boat over a few big hills on the way to the lakes. So the regs will do just fine.

 

Stock 225 or 245 in P rating could be had for pretty cheap.

But I got 33" BFGs for 600 after trade in and rebate so I'm happy!

 

It's crazy how you spend money on something like a truck. I paid 10,000 for mine and I'm pushing another 10 easy. I love my 2nd gen.

 

Mine currently has 265/70/16....on one side , the other has 265/75/16 ??? not sure what the PO had going on. Could I run the 245 ?

 

Sure. Just make sure all four are the same size.

 

I would go with the 265/75/16 if they came originally. I've got 3.92s and 265s from the factory. They actually perform pretty well. I got my set of 4 tires for about 350, granted they are the cheapest crap I could get. The Laufen all terrains aren't that bad actually, and are winter rated. I'd look at those if I were you.

 

You can run a variety of sizes. Pretty much anything that fits a 16x7" wheel can be used on our trucks until you have to turn. That's where a lift helps.

If there are two different sizes on your truck, then that has to be addressed. They should all be the same. Stock is anywhere from 225/75 R16 to 265/75 R16 depending on year and trim. Mine was 245 and many others were 265. None that I know of ever came with 265/70 but I know the Dakotas did. It's just smaller than a 75 aspect ratio, not bad or anything. Just bad to mix sizes.

Look at your door sticker for what came with it. Whatever it says, you can always go up one size.

 

Got the seal kit and the Timken hubs (sexy looking hubs!) yesterday, shocks and spicer ujoints should be here today. Always make me sad to see how simple of a tool, can be a game changer, the seal installer is very well made, and will certainly simplify the actual seal installation, looks nearly fool proof. For how much I paid for it it better be ! Just got to worry about everything else besides the seals. LOL Might start tearing her apart today. As i Review the manual, the carrier removal still seems confusing to me. Not sure how that will come out, guess I will find out soon enough ! Thanks for the encouragement yall ! If it wasnt for you guys convincing me, I wouldnt be trying this. Pretty sure with some patience and some coaching from the pros on here , I will get through this fine. Thanks again