Will adding Posi flud to a NON posi diff, harm it ????

From : dave in lake villa

Q: if youve got a 3.551 axle youre lugging the hell out of your truck. trust me i know where youre at - i got a 99 1500 2wd on 265s 225 stock. i get better fuel economy in 4th gear than 5th if im under 70 mph average. it sure drives better on the bigger rubber tho. in my case i should regear the truck and tuck some decent springs under it too its killing my back... your choices are a replace the ring and pinion gears in your axle for a ratio more in tune for the rubber you want to swing... with that much rubber id personally go with 4.10s for sure im assuming a 318 or 360... aproximately 10% less stress on the transmission/gearbox/engine as 3.92 and 20% than 3.55 correct me if my math is off i calculated this a few years ago... i was quoted about $650 for one axle rear axle parts and labor. actual parts cost appears to be about $300/axle to do the job right its a 99 you definetly want to go ahead and replace the bearings chrysler has a reputation for using junk just remember that if you go the regearing rout you will need to do it to both axles. as for the transmission when was the last time you changed its fluid i would suggest an aux trans cooler as well. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .

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From : Annonymous

a727 = 3 speed; a518 = 3 speed + od a904 = 3 speed; a500 = 3 speed + od fat tail housing about 8 or long and skinny about 4 if fat you have overdrive is there a bulge on the right side of the pan rail right where the dipstick goes in yes = a727 / 518 no = a904 / 500 i have a 1991 dodge dakota with an automatic transmission. there are no marking on the transmission that i can find. how can i determine which transmission i have .

From : henry

shit ok pull the pan and look at the part of the linkage that contacts the n-s switch make sure there is a plastic cover on it everywhere except where it touches in p-r-n s hi! there is no cruise control on this van. bob .

From : coasty

both by appearance and by meaurement. if they are excessively pitted and being a 99 i would replace rather than cutting them down. if you cut them down you will have warped rotors and replace the in probably less than a year anyway. did the rotors on my 97 van two years ago because of warpage. hi all! been wondering lately about replacement of the front rotors on my 99 ctd 2500 rwd. is there a measurement or rule of thumb used by brake shops on when the rotors need to be replaced or is it strictly appearance out of true criteria thats used also how many times can the rotors be resurfaced tia best to all fred .

From : daves a pervert

on wed 25 may 2005 133357 -0600 nathan w. collier montanajeeper@aol.com wrote once working however the jordan seems to be the choice of most people and the best of the two. which would be easier for my wife to use dont know about the jordon but im guessing that once its set up theyre all user friendly.. my wife does a lot of the driving on rv trips and liked both the drawtite and the prodigy though the drawtite was very grabby in stop & go traffic.. when set up properly you dont have to think about the controller nate.. it does the thinking for you when you step on the brake pedal.. quote from my wife i just drive the truck... the trailer follows the truck and the brakes feel better with the trailer than just the truck does mac please remove splinters before emailing .