dstryr
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Looking for some help here..
My daughter bought herself a 200,000+ mile '99 2500 long bed club cab truck that she maybe should have passed on. 5.9 Cummins that seems to be good, starts instantly, does not use oil.
It took her a couple of months to work up the courage to tell me about it.. lol
Anyway, the transmission leaks and her bf thought he knew how to check it but didn't, so of course continued to run it low and let it slip.
It has a home-made looking 4" lift. The steering is all over and underneath as we turn the wheel there doesn't seem to be a lot of slop in the steering but the cab rocks left to right as the wheel is turned left to right.
So.. the transmission.. What fits? I see an '03 2500 diesel locally listed for parts with a good transmission.
Also, any insight on the front suspension? If I take the lift kit out does that mean replacing steering components? I know nothing about lifts and geometry so do not know if special parts were installed to accommodate the lift of if stock parts can typically handle a 4" kit.
It has carried some heavy loads. The rear leafs look like a recurve bow with a big hump in them going over the rear axle.
The upside is the engine is good, all electrical works so with some work maybe it can go another 100,000.
Or maybe it'll go on Craigslist.
Thanks!
My daughter bought herself a 200,000+ mile '99 2500 long bed club cab truck that she maybe should have passed on. 5.9 Cummins that seems to be good, starts instantly, does not use oil.
It took her a couple of months to work up the courage to tell me about it.. lol
Anyway, the transmission leaks and her bf thought he knew how to check it but didn't, so of course continued to run it low and let it slip.
It has a home-made looking 4" lift. The steering is all over and underneath as we turn the wheel there doesn't seem to be a lot of slop in the steering but the cab rocks left to right as the wheel is turned left to right.
So.. the transmission.. What fits? I see an '03 2500 diesel locally listed for parts with a good transmission.
Also, any insight on the front suspension? If I take the lift kit out does that mean replacing steering components? I know nothing about lifts and geometry so do not know if special parts were installed to accommodate the lift of if stock parts can typically handle a 4" kit.
It has carried some heavy loads. The rear leafs look like a recurve bow with a big hump in them going over the rear axle.
The upside is the engine is good, all electrical works so with some work maybe it can go another 100,000.
Or maybe it'll go on Craigslist.
Thanks!