I have two trucks with 3053s and the OD ratio is 0.85 not 0.78.

I would disassemble the packs, sandblast them, powder coat them and buy the teflon pads for leaf spring packs of modern trucks, drill the needed holes for the pads. My RAM has those pads and you can see the difference in the smooth sliding of the leaves when you ride empty. I think that's the best y...

I was going to add the same, I think that powdercoating (or wet painting) springs packs together is a waste of time and money, you have to do it leave by leave individually to do a thorough job. I would go with Powder coat without hesitation. I've powder coated, bumpers, wheels, frames, control arms...

Juan wrote: > wrote: > > > Definitely going to re-engine, probably with a ford 4.9 inline. Thank you for the > link, I might be able to do that on my own, don't have the money to outsource any > work. > > It can definitely be done if you have the skills. I did my owns, for my two trucks. > The only ...

Well the M/37 has been daily driven 150 miles, with absolutely 0 maintenance other than oil and filter changes every 3 1/2 months. That was till today that I bought a '09 RAM Laramie 2500HD (Luckily still 5.9 cummins TD for our market) with 30K miles to take on the M daily duties. The 6.2 diesel eng...

That's one of the engines they use for building it, the one featured in '97 that pulled boxterlike numbers had a SBC 350 with EFI.

Except for the ride, M-37 is a cadillac compared to an M601.

If I remember right, the Scorpion 4x4 that was featured many times in the magazines and won the Four Wheeler '97 TTC, when it's air suspension was lowered to it's bottom level, it can pull handling numbers similar to the Boxter's in the skidpad and the slalom, and I think that was using super swampe...

I've done a complete refurbish in my truck, not a resto since the tcase is the only part of the drivetrain that's original. Every seal/gasket was changed. Now after 12 years (and a 150 miles daily commute in the last 5 years), it's leaking again, the t/case, the tranny (3053A), the engine (6.2L dies...

I would like 3 sets for sure.

I remember a Petersen 4 wheel and off road old article (like 10 years ago) about a winch shootout in the desert. They've tested the Milemarker against a warn electric winch. The test mule was a Dodge Ramcharger. They've ruined three PS pumps during the testing, due to overheating problems mainly. Ac...

I love it. I don't think is that difficult to do it. I would definitely give it a try when I stop the truck for it's well earned overhaul. Now I can't since it's my daily driver. :P I'm almost done with all the previous steps for my new engine/tranny combo. As soon as my new daily driver is ready I ...

No need to buy it, you can read the article online and save the photos in your hard drive. The article don't even mention the M-37 it's just for illustration purposes I guess. I just wanted to know something more about the truck, I guess my subscription started after those articles, damned. :cry: I'...

I've just got my August 2010 issue of Petersen's 4 wheel & Off Road. Inside there's an article about what you need to pack for a Moab trip illustrated with some pictures of an M-37. Anybody knows the owner? or has any information on the buildup? Apparently has a coil-over suspension with remote ...

1800kg or 1.8 tons that was the max I've loaded in my truck. I've loaded 1 cubic meter of stones (1.4 ton) plus 8 bags of 50kg of concrete. The rear was sitting down some 4 or 5" but the truck handled it very well. I took it easy in the beginning of the trip but after a while I was tired of goi...