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Old 10-28-05, 05:57 PM   #109
TiredIronGRB
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Kingsport, TN
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Well I just love my 80. I've had two weeks to drive it after the portal conversion and it rides and drives great other than the Bogger drone. At 70mph you can let go of the wheel and it tracks straight as an arrow.

I was very suprised at how much better it drove with the new springs and shocks, I knew it would be better but it's like a different truck. I was a little concerned with the brakes at first but now that the shoes have seated in the drums and I've re-adjusted them it stops great.

I can't tell that the fuel mileage is any worst, my speedometer cable broke about a week before I swapped the axles. I'm working on getting one from C-Dan then I'll check the difference in mph compared to my GPS then I'll try and get an idea about the mpg.
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