Hello Gents,
E99 with 260k miles on the clock. Looked at some 15' and up year trucks on the dealer lots and after seeing the sticker prices I promptly returned home and gave my paid off truck a big hug. Truck is a ccsb 4wd with a goose neck in the bed and some take offs on a 16' model truck and they rub the springs a little at full lock out. Anyway on with my goals/wants.. I want the truck to ride as good as possible i'm tired of my butt coming out of the seat anytime I hit some small bumps going down the road. I have to give my steering wheel the death grip to stay seated. truck has air bags in the back for leveling it out when hooked up to goose neck. I am looking at running 35's with either a 4" suspension lift or smaller not trying to get too jacked up for the towing abilities. I figured a full suspension swap or do the hanger system from icon. Which route do y'all think is best? Also, trans has been rebuilt with heavy duty tq converter and a trans-go shift kit so its fresh and works really well. Horsepower and torque wise I want to be putting the same numbers as the new trucks maybe just a tad more but want to be able to drive daily and tow moderately in the 14k range so I'm thinking around 550hp maybe 600hp tops and be around the 1000 to 1200 lbs torque range being able to dial it back with a switch for when towing heavy and to let it eat when daily driving but not like an idiot wide dang open all the time. I've looked into the kc turbo but that would require a late 99' swap and after all that money I think i want to go the t4 route with an irate kit or comparable. I think this would be easiest and a lot more selectable for turbo choices hands down. Don't know what to do about injectors/big oil/cam/fuel supply etc. this is where i need some help. I'm wanting the truck to put down tq "don't shoot me" comparable to a Cummins down low in the rpm range.
so to sum it up, 1. As good a ride as possible with up to 4" of lift and 2. 550hp-600hp with double the torque for daily driver and tower and be dead set reliable like the truck is right now if that is remotely possible. Do i need to shoot for lower numbers like the 500hp thresh hold?
Thanks for the help!
E99 with 260k miles on the clock. Looked at some 15' and up year trucks on the dealer lots and after seeing the sticker prices I promptly returned home and gave my paid off truck a big hug. Truck is a ccsb 4wd with a goose neck in the bed and some take offs on a 16' model truck and they rub the springs a little at full lock out. Anyway on with my goals/wants.. I want the truck to ride as good as possible i'm tired of my butt coming out of the seat anytime I hit some small bumps going down the road. I have to give my steering wheel the death grip to stay seated. truck has air bags in the back for leveling it out when hooked up to goose neck. I am looking at running 35's with either a 4" suspension lift or smaller not trying to get too jacked up for the towing abilities. I figured a full suspension swap or do the hanger system from icon. Which route do y'all think is best? Also, trans has been rebuilt with heavy duty tq converter and a trans-go shift kit so its fresh and works really well. Horsepower and torque wise I want to be putting the same numbers as the new trucks maybe just a tad more but want to be able to drive daily and tow moderately in the 14k range so I'm thinking around 550hp maybe 600hp tops and be around the 1000 to 1200 lbs torque range being able to dial it back with a switch for when towing heavy and to let it eat when daily driving but not like an idiot wide dang open all the time. I've looked into the kc turbo but that would require a late 99' swap and after all that money I think i want to go the t4 route with an irate kit or comparable. I think this would be easiest and a lot more selectable for turbo choices hands down. Don't know what to do about injectors/big oil/cam/fuel supply etc. this is where i need some help. I'm wanting the truck to put down tq "don't shoot me" comparable to a Cummins down low in the rpm range.
so to sum it up, 1. As good a ride as possible with up to 4" of lift and 2. 550hp-600hp with double the torque for daily driver and tower and be dead set reliable like the truck is right now if that is remotely possible. Do i need to shoot for lower numbers like the 500hp thresh hold?
Thanks for the help!