so the clutch went out back in jan. finnaly got it replaced two days ago....did the work myself:banghead: that sucked no concrette driveway.....all grass and gravel.....hopefully it will b fine....thanks to michael and the great info found here the bottle jack for spreading the frame rails came in very handy....now looking to swap my axel (dually) for a single rear ....then some power mods ....open for suggestions from anyone on mods

Here's a link to the manufactures Contacts page http://mopar.mopar1973man.com/cummins/manufacture/manufacture.htm , click around and see what's available for your truck I hear you can get a lot of power out of propane or water/methanol kits as-well although i couldn't say since I've never used one. Regardless after market exhaust is a must!

5 yrs ago i had a ford ranger that grenaded a trans while driving 70+ down the turnpike. i bought a salvaged trans and made my first ever car repair(by myself might i add). same situation, no concrete. only gravel. the swap went all right...but i learned a valueble lesson. when reassembling things that have been outdoors....get it extra clean.some grit got on the slip yoke and it put a very slight taper on the yoke and ate that back brass bushing. i didn't find that out until i had already changed the rear seal twice. it ended up costing $800 to have the local trans shop change the yoke,bushing,and rear seal. had i known a fraction of what i know now it would have only cost ~$50. long story short. when working on gravel or outdoors, make sure its clean!

Well glad you got it put together and my inofrmation helpd out for ya... As for the suggestion by Guesswho he's right you want to try and keep everything clean as possible.