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Old 08-22-2011, 01:22 PM   #17
Dalaigh
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Re: Heavy half in '95???

There is an actual heavy half pick up from 88-98, If you have a 1/2 ton truck with an f44 option, it's a heavy 1/2ton. I believe it was a 1/2 ton truck with a 5 bolt sf14 (in 2wd ofcoarse, 6 if 4x4) beefier springpack (not quite 3/4tin springs), g80 was standard and 3.73 or 4.10 gears. Then GM also made two 3/4 tons with two different gvw, mostly because then they covered a wider range of options. If you needed to pull something everyday you got the heavier 3/4 ton or stepped into a 1 ton depending on the trailers weight. If it was only once and a while, then you had the option of the light 3/4 or f44, the light 3/4 had better breaks then the f44 I beleive. Ride quality and comfort was different in each truck. Remember, there was a time when GM had the best option lists out there. It is just a way of covering a broader spectum in the truck market, so people didn't have to go buy a 3/4 ton or higher truck just to pull their camper three times a year, but during the rest of the year suffer throu stiff suspension and hard fuel economy.
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