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Old 12-06-2016, 01:33 PM   #2
RockinRam96
 
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Unfortunately, there is nothing cheap about these trucks. However you can make small necessary repairs to make it "road legal." You must not forget no matter how you register the truck you are still lible to get stopped by the DOT. And in that case everything must be up to snuff.

Just to give you an idea, you're going to pay around $500 a piece for steer tires. Drives you can get away with a little cheaper by using recaps. But the casing is $100 and the cap is $150, so you're looking at $250 a tire. So for drives and steer tires you're looking at $3,000 in just tires.

Chances are, especially if it has been sitting for a while, you'll need to replace most of the air valves. They aren't cheap either. I paid $100 for a foot valve from Freightliner this summer. A leveling valve is around $100+.

You will most likely be replacing fuel lines, potentially a radiator, brakes, brake cylinders, brake hoses, wheel seals, might as well replace wheel bearings with the seals. The list goes on.

Not trying to discourage you, but there is a lot of little things with these trucks that will nickle and dime you. Some things you might be able to get by with, others not.

Good luck. They can be money pits a lot of work by they sure are fun to drive!
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