so that's my rig in a nut shell. it was getting 8-10mpg before the trans/t-case swap. 12-13 after. no road trip after the manual hub conversion to see if it improved. no more useless wear and tear on the fr diff though for sure.

if all goes well this spring i have more work to do. i have a 6" tough country lift in storage. H2 wheels IF i swap to d60s. not sure i can afford to rebuild them right now. have a 8.75" to replace that 9.25" possibly. need new gears regardless. 4.10s at least, maybe 4.56s. depends on what i can afford for new tires to go with that lift. may settle for 35's for cost reasons. if i can afford it, would love 37s. may need to trim the fenders if i do that. not sure i want to do that to this truck.

also have a new magnum 360 long block. will run factory efi with hughes rpm/efi manifold and better t-body. already have a hughes her0814 cam for it.

the interior is getting freshined up too. redone seats from a 92 rc, new carpet with bedliner and sound deadner too.

then maybe i will get to work on the duster.