Sounds like a good deal, when was the timing chain last replaced. They should be changed idealy on a 22R every 90K.
Also IMHO i think the 22r is faster off the line than the 3.sl0w. Actually i think a 22r has more power in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Its in 4th and 5th that the 3.0 has more grunt.
My dad has a 95 extra cab with the 3.0 and my truck is rollin 33's w/ 4.88 gears and mine will edge out his in a drag.
-also the 22R yotas with 31's (assuming it has 4.10 gears) will run third gear will run third just about any where, and in third you can take 'em up to 60-65mph pretty easy all though it will be rev'vin pretty high (about 4200rpms)
-you should be able to hold a good speed where ever you go especially if you put 4.56 gears in.
(these are just my opinions from driving both a 85 22R and a 95 3.0 for the past years all over the mountains of NorCal, others might disagree)
Youre kidding right? i've got 33's and stock gears and im as fast as a 22re when im pulling a trailer...
Is that trailer really a 1 ton dodge giving you a push down a hill. Also i am talking about motors that are in good condition and the 22R rigs have appropraite gearing. Maybe those 22R's you were racing were worn out dogs or were rollin big tires w/ stock gearing. I have driven both motors back and forth for the last three years and the 22R feels quicker off the line, the 3.sl0w only seems to have more grunt in 4th and 5th gear. But maybe its just because i am talking Miles Per Hour not kilometers per hour
Your 2nd gen truck weighs about 1000lbs less than your Dad's 3rd gen, and it has a modified 22r, so edging out your dad's truck is easy to understand. Irish_ROCKS is looking at going from a 3.0 equipped 3rd gen to a 22re equiped 3rd gen, under these circumsrances there will be a noticeable loss in performance, unless the 3.0 is basically toast. I have identical rigs one w both types of engines, and there is a definate notice in power between the two, and the 22re's engine has been rebuilt within the last 5k miles while the 3.0 has 175k w/only heads rebuilt in the last 3yrs. If Irish_ROCKS runs 5.29's with the 33's for highway travels I think he will be happy with the 22re, w/35's they don't seem to like to climb mountains very easy.
