Nobody here will think your questions 'dumb' Dan Bob! Everyone has to start at the beginning and if that's where you're at it's no problem. Just ask.
I'll give you my interpretations on your questions and lots more guys will join in I'm sure. There are lots of fellows with more experience than I have.
#1. The two speed axle is just that. It has a 'high' and a 'low' range. Under heavy loads it's normally used in conjunction with the transmission. As an example, you start out in 1st gear and low range in the axle. Accelerating the truck, you shift to 'high' range in the axle. Next shift, to 2nd gear and put the axle back to 'low' and so on through the gears until you reach '4 high'. Under no load driving you probably wouldn't want to use 'high' in the axle until you were in 4th gear. Most placards in the trucks say not to come to a halt with the axle in the 'high' range.
#2. I would imagine that your tires would be 8.25x20. In comparison to other tires, like those on new half tons etc,--they are not too expensive. Depends on what you think expensive is but they'd be somewhere around the $150 mark maybe. See the post below from another site!
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Posts: 203 Posted: Sep 18, 2003 - 04:52 PM Just priced 8.25X20 bias belted for $165 each + $25 mounting (no balancing, will have to go to a truck center) X 6 tires = $1,140 + tax. Price in central Texas.
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Posts: 35 Posted: Sep 18, 2003 - 03:11 PM The Junk Yards of the Goldsboro North Carolina area are loaded with 8:25 tires x 20 " they were a standard in the industry for years and are out there with all other sizes of tires and they are cheap at $100.00 for a tire on the wheel and $75.00 off the wheel. These are good take off tires and you can get about any size that you want. I had a 1500 International Truck years ago and it used 17" rubber front and rear and they were some what a challange but they are also availalbe in the Goldsboro area. Hope this helps someone. Steve Mueller
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#3. Yes brakes are on the four wheels. (drums) No brake on the outside dual wheel.
#4. If you want to drive the truck daily! Why not? If you are not in a high traffic area you can do that more easily though. May not be that practical but who cares if you enjoy it.
