Originally Posted by John Milliman
Marty -- as stated in my other post, the Dana 80 swap depends also on your engine/tranny/wheel and tire set up. If you just swap in the axles (with the bigger weehels and tires that go along with them) without also upgrading your engine and tranny ... you will be very disappointed with the results...

Understand your point John. But seems to me with that granny gear I can move the truck around just fine with the upgraded rear end with 4.50:1-ish gearing? Is the 235 THAT anemic?
Marty