My trade in ... was 13 years old with 134k total miles. Though it doesn't show in the picture, the cab corners and rockers are rusted through. I had to replace the 5.4L at just under 100k when both overhead cams failed, and the overhead cams were failing on the second 5.4L engine when I traded...
I can't say I know anything more than the next guy ... but I looked at piecing together lift components for my JTR gasser and ended up going with the Clayton 2.5 Overland plus and Falcon 3.3 shocks. I am running 37" Bajaj Boss A/Ts and am quite happy with the whole set up.
Sorry - not trying to be a smart-a$$ here, but did you do the regear yourself? and/or did you verify that the gear set was 5.13 and NOT 5.38? I am guessing that you've already ruled out any possibility of confusion over the actual gearset ... but given your explanation of the symptoms you are...
Visit St John's while you are in Newfoundland. Quaint seaside area with outstanding views, historic lighthouses, Signal Hill ...lots of stuff along those lines. The trip advisor page actually has some decent recommendations...
I know it sucks to feel ripped off for not getting the 1 year of free trial ... but if it makes you feel any better I didn't feel like it was worth renewing after my trial. I did like the remote lock/unlock and remote start via my phone ... but either one was only as reliable as cell coverage...
Unless are planning on a lot of rock crawling or sand running where you will air down to low pressures it's hard to justify the cost of DOT beadlock vs bead grip.
Not sure if this helps you, but I have the Clayton 2.5" Overland plus lift, KMC 17x9 -12mm wheels and Baja Boss A/T 37-12.5R17 tires ... the last picture in this post shows a bit of what poke I have (look to the rear wheel to see this) .. note that I do have 2" fender extensions. I can try to...
Not trying to be that guy .... but you might not get a lot of responses to this post. There are a lot of existing threads you could find by searching the forum for dynamat or similar terms ... you might be interested in this thread: Making a quieter truck where to start
EDit: PS - I just...