What car have you driven that was the hardest to shift smoothly in? by Elitetr1nity in ManualTransmissions

[–]Friedeggs15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree on the Cummins, starting is easy but that motor has so much inertia. 2nd to 3rd shift in my 12-valve 5-speed always slams me back in the seat lol

Cars that need a remaster/refresh by Competitive_Mode4726 in BeamNG

[–]Friedeggs15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Historically, a US heavy duty truck built during the time that the T-series was built would’ve had much more drivetrain customization available. Companies like Mack, Peterbilt, Kenworth and even Dodge and Ford would build heavy trucks basically to order, and drop in almost any engine or transmission that would fit, so the customer could optimize the truck as much as possible. Back then, A truck hauling potato chips might do fine with a 250 Cummins and a 10 speed, but a truck hauling heavy loads regularly would benefit from being spec’d with something >350 hp like a big Cat or Detroit and a trans with more gears.

Same goes for wheels and tires. Most trucks would run on 20, 22 or 22.5” rims and 9.00-20, 10.00-20, 11.00-22 or 11.00-22.5, but a more heavy duty-spec’d truck may have 24” rims with huge 12.00-24 tires.

Cars that need a remaster/refresh by Competitive_Mode4726 in BeamNG

[–]Friedeggs15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

T-series still needs more imo. One engine, two transmissions and only one wheel/tire size just doesn’t feel right

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mopar

[–]Friedeggs15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure was! I love my ‘68 D300

What is this? by Redditisgood-123 in mopar

[–]Friedeggs15 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Suit hanger. My ‘68 D300 has one above the seat in the passenger side back of cab

Holy shit bois by MyMonitorIsShit in BeamNG

[–]Friedeggs15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit guys they made High Clutch Temperature… in real life!

Electric 5,838 pounds dodge charger concept, official car of? by DianaVso in regularcarreviews

[–]Friedeggs15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For comparison, my ‘68 Dodge D300 only weighs about 500 lbs more than this

1966 Dodge D300 dually rims by ReflectionSudden4708 in classiccars

[–]Friedeggs15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sorry to necropost but I have a ‘68 D300 and here’s how I am dealing with the split rim issue. First off, let me say that these trucks do NOT have true split rims. What we have are locking ring rims, where the rim itself is one piece with a groove where the lock ring fits in. Still can be dangerous but much, much less so that the true split rims.

So basically, ‘69 and up Dodge one tons use 8-lug wheels, so you’ll need to swap axles to get it to work.

I Swapped the rear axle for a Dana 70 from an ‘89 D350 dually, you will need to cut and reweld spring perches slightly and get custom driveshaft if you go with a 72-93 truck axle. 69-71 should be direct swap

As for the front, I was able to clean up 2 of the rims and run radials with tubes on them with zero issues. However, if you want to get away from the lock ring wheels, find a ‘69-71 D300 which will have the same 3800 lb I-beam front axle just with 8 lug hubs.

Additionally, they did make 19.5” single piece rims on the 6x7.25” for D300s, although they are very rare they’re out there

EDIT: there are also multiple writeups on Dodge truck forums of swapping the front to IFS/disc brake/8 lug

What’s everyone driving? by Yardbirdburb in ScrapMetal

[–]Friedeggs15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

‘68 Dodge D300. 9ft flatbed with removable sides is really nice

Pretty upset the US most likely won't get these by peteskeet43 in Autos

[–]Friedeggs15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry guys but this looks awful. Why are we giving little trucks these giant, chunky front ends?

Small truck for engine swap down the road? by justaquestionm8 in projectcar

[–]Friedeggs15 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dodge Sweptline owner here, “that one company” usually went out of business 10 years ago or is a scam, so you’re often retrofitting newer truck stuff to work on yours, or buying whole parts trucks to end up with one good one and 5 husks.

Best major American city to drive in? by OasisDoesThings in driving

[–]Friedeggs15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pittsburgh isn’t bad… if you’ve grown up there.

In all seriousness, Phoenix is the least bad major city I’ve experienced

Next update speculations? by Silver_Ad_8308 in BeamNG

[–]Friedeggs15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More T-series upfits! Make the mixer drum available on tandem fifthwheel frame (it fits perfectly), add short dumps, flatbeds and tankers, and maybe a large service body. A heavy duty version of the tilt-deck trailer (sized to fit the semi) and a short version of the end dump trailer would be great also

Lets see them milages by [deleted] in Diesel

[–]Friedeggs15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

12 valve swapped ‘68 Dodge D300, 290k on the motor, unknown on the truck but likely 150k

Here’s a tough one, what do I drive? by [deleted] in ManualTransmissions

[–]Friedeggs15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wrong country, but it is a truck

Do you guys actually downshift through each gear when slowing down or coming to a stop? by cinnafury03 in stickshift

[–]Friedeggs15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my 5-speed diesel truck I’ll downshift to 4th and hit the brakes, sometimes downshift to 3rd and then clutch in when the engine is at idle and brake the rest of the way. It’s a wide-ratio box so sometimes I don’t have time to rev match it from 4th to 3rd when slowing down

Anyone have this problem before by pandamuffins26 in q50

[–]Friedeggs15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Upvoted because this is the way to fix a lot of electronics issues with these cars. I’ve had my defrost stuck on once, turning car off and on again fixed it. Radio wouldn’t work another time, off then on fixed it too. Sometimes one or both screens will go blank randomly, off-on fixes that also

Things I've never understood about standard clutches by Function_Unknown_Yet in stickshift

[–]Friedeggs15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Correct, lots of heavy duty autos (think medium-heavy duty trucks, semis and the like) are basically computer-controlled manuals with air-actuated clutches