This was before I realized how they operated. I was considering paying them to unlift the truck at the time.
I kinda want the 2018 to stay nicer. The 1999 will take the place of the 1997 that just croaked. It is nice to have a rougher use truck that is 4WD. Again, if I cannot use this thing as 4WD, it doesnāt serve a huge purpose for me to even keep it around.
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Just try asking them about Panhard automobiles if you want to see them look extremely confused.
I doubt that most Americans under the age of 50 ever heard of Panhard automobiles. They wereā¦ letās sayā¦ quirky, but they were very advanced in technology for their time.
IMO, the Panhard Dynamic of the 1930s was very impressive:
Then, IMO, post-war they just becameā¦ weird & very odd-ball:
OK, your going to have to educate me on this one, what does it matter which truck he uses for 4wd, does it cost extra in yāalls states if you use 4wd??? Sorry, I seriously really donāt understand the logic hereā¦
I had simply said, why not use the 2018ās 4wd vs the 1999ās 4wd when 4wd is needed, normally they both just use rwdā¦
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I can understand that, I have the newer truck and the old Chevy truck for hauling crap, I use my newer most of the time, but the Chevy does have a much bigger bed vs my little cute 5ā bedā¦ lol
But I have hauled way more in the newer truck then the older oneā¦
Yes!!! Doesnāt every state?! 
No, I meant to choose one truck and sell the other. If someone is faced with high expenses even if the truck sits, they might choose to sell it. Mrs JT is bothered by inefficiencies like this.
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+1
When my brother moved to rural PA, he bought an old Nissan pickup that came with a plow, and he intended to use it for plowing his very long driveway and for occasional hauling from Home Depot. About 3 years later, when he looked at the costs involved in keeping and maintaining a truck that sat idle 99% of the time, he sold it and contracted with a local guy for snow plowing.
Thank you for the clarificationā¦ I was like dangā¦ lol
But the OP is definitely keeping multiple trucks is sounds likeā¦
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Lets see - keeping an old truck that has had an inferior lift done - not going to use a newer truck for what it was built for - also looking for a daily driver.
Now my head hurts 
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I am not sure about the lift but did talk to a reputable place that was suggested and they said they can give me a good idea of what needs to be done. It might be easier to de-lift the truck as mentioned but there are custom driveshaft shops that might be able to fix it with a longer shaft as well. They donāt know as they havenāt seen it. I donāt know if the lift is overall terrible but the place will tell me the best course of action.
As for tearing up the newer truck with rough use, why? Remember some of my uses are not easy on a truck or its finish. I would rather keep the old one around for those uses. It is nice to be able to toss an old mower or whatever into the bed and not have a care about denting or scratching the truck in the process. Keep in mind I have land and sometimes take these trucks through the woods to move firewood or whatever. I donāt take time to clear brush or saplings first. That is the freedom of having an old truck around.
My work generates a lot of scrap metal as well. The beaters get used to haul that.
As for the 1997 that blew up, my favorite the time we went to a remote river access. I was told to bring a 4WD and that the road would be rough but I didnāt quite understand. I was basically hanging off the side of a mountain and it was like something you would experience in an adventure movie. Again, this is not something one would want to do in a truck that actually looks decent. I was scraping against rocks and trees much of the time.
I would have no issues hauling canoes, a load of soil from a landscape place, or whatever in the newer truck but not stuff that I know will tear it up. There is freedom to having something old and beatup for hard usage.
Insurance isnāt that much for something that old and the taxes are basically pocket change. That is one bonus of living in a rural area. People with new cars comment on how the tax bill is several hundred dollars. I seem to remember the taxes on this truck being like $6 or $12. It was nothing. I know people in California wonāt believe me. I was talking to a realtor. During the pandemic a lot of people from out of state moved in. They got a call from someone in California asking about property taxes on a very large piece of property. The person told them they were lying when they said the taxes were $400 a year and hung up. I certainly donāt trust realtors at all but this was true. Maintenance of this truck is certainly the bigger cost.
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Buy one. Do it ur self.
I thought that was made pretty clear in the 2nd and 5th post of this treadā¦ lol
If not already mentioned, check your brake hoses also, if stock they could be stretched during axle drop and turningā¦
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It does read āI need a longer driveshaftā in the title of the tread.
Maybe cancel the next fishing trip and work on the truck; install stock springs and remove spring spacer blocks.