Originally Posted By: Kurtatron
Does the truck have a tachometer? How can a truck that old keep up with crazy michigan drivers, or Florida for that matter? I've been to both, and 70 is just barely fast enough to avoid getting rear ended. What kind of speeds are you cruising at, and at what rpm? That's one stout little truck.
It does have a tach, it has 4.10 rear gears with a ~29" tall tire and spins pretty good going down the highway RPM wise 68 MPH is exactly 3,000 RPM, 78 MPH is 3,400 rpm. The truck will cruise comfortably at pretty much any reasonable speed you want to go up to about 85, anything over 85 the aerodynamics and low power start to become at odds with each other, it will go over 100 but you'd better be patient lol. For the most part I've been running anywhere between 70-75 the entire trip wherever the speed limit is 70, with a target of 72 MPH. 72 is a good mix of not getting run off the road and good fuel economy, anything over 75 and the fuel economy really suffers. In speed limit areas under 70 I generally run 5 over.