Quote Originally Posted by Slapps74 View Post
A few things here.....First gear it!! Being a 3/4 ton it should have a 14 bolt in the rear and more than likely 4.10 gears. When running bigger tires the point of gearing is to get it back close to the stock ratio. If 265's were stock they are about a 31 inch tall tire and your now running a 37 inch tall tire. Too get things back to where they were rpm @ 60 mph you would need to go to a 4.88 gear, if it has 3.73 you would need to go to 4.56. You could still run 4.88's and gain some low end but you would sacrifice top end. I would not go air locker. I would go with a Detroit locker. Bullet proof and no air required. If you wanted to put a locker in the front then I would go air locker, that truck should have a 9.25 in the front and they are tuff as far as IFS goes.

If you wanted to do a carrier for the winch in front, be carefully you can't pull at more than a 30 degree angle without concerns of snapping the carrier off. Not often do you need to winch from behind. Standard rule of thumb is 1 1/2 times the vehicle weight for the winch. Learn how to use a snatch block.

I would get some spare parts, rear drive shaft, one front cv axle, oil, coolant, trans fluid etc, a spare belt. Next would be good under belly protection. Depending on budget that is my $.02 good luck.
thanks for posting man.. good infor