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<blockquote data-quote="JustAwrench" data-source="post: 1087" data-attributes="member: 178"><p>Whatever you do, Don't run different sized tires front and back-if you have to, for a short time only, run different sized tires side on side-I mean, both your shorties on the same side. Your machine won't track straight like this, but you won't be stressing your axles, sprockets and chains. Your front and rear wheels on each side are connected by chains to a common drive motor-there is no slip so you want both front and rear to turn at the same speed and they won't if one is taller.---The 743 had these strange locks for the seat bar that over time dug into the seat bar and stopped working. I built up the tube with weld and ground smooth. The 753's had a gas spring seat bar, but it changed to a mechanical spring setup, which is the best if you're going to get a new seatbar, and I think it will fit the 743-not sure, tho.---The Z71 is a half ton? I wouldn't like to pull with a half ton, but if your GVWR is OK, well, I wouldn't like to pay for a new truck, either!=)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JustAwrench, post: 1087, member: 178"] Whatever you do, Don't run different sized tires front and back-if you have to, for a short time only, run different sized tires side on side-I mean, both your shorties on the same side. Your machine won't track straight like this, but you won't be stressing your axles, sprockets and chains. Your front and rear wheels on each side are connected by chains to a common drive motor-there is no slip so you want both front and rear to turn at the same speed and they won't if one is taller.---The 743 had these strange locks for the seat bar that over time dug into the seat bar and stopped working. I built up the tube with weld and ground smooth. The 753's had a gas spring seat bar, but it changed to a mechanical spring setup, which is the best if you're going to get a new seatbar, and I think it will fit the 743-not sure, tho.---The Z71 is a half ton? I wouldn't like to pull with a half ton, but if your GVWR is OK, well, I wouldn't like to pay for a new truck, either!=) [/QUOTE]
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