Driving your truck long distances

How far have you driven your truck? Stock engine set up or what? Stock trans/gears?

I've driven mine at max about 130 miles into the mountains. I may be going to Atlanta later this year, and I just don't like the idea of driving the truck that far, (about 4-5 hour drive). My truck when it comes off the highway, the lifters tick pretty badly, and I'm afraid that's meaning it's hurt lol.

So when it comes to long trips, I feel more comfy in a car, but why? It's like I feel I need me a car so I can go more places without taking the wife's car.

mine always ticks alot not sure why and i don't care. i drove it about 300 miles on a highway at around 80-90 the hole way. Nothing bad happend just alot longer ticking. im sure its fine if its the same thing mine does.

drove for 7 hours one way 75-80 to greenville north carolina from south of atlanta.... stopped for gas and stopped for about 30mins for lunch..... only problem i had was oil kept running thin....

That's about the same trip I'll be running. Just outside Charlotte to Atlanta in Nov.

i have been doing a bunch of small to decent length road trips since i got my truck... there was regular trips of 50 km. for a couple days a week for a good month, then a few trips to get rims and other goodies and stuff, more like 350 km, and just did a trip to ottawa last month... that was just under 1000 km spread over 2 days. usually i hover 130-140 km/hr on the hwy too... so high rpms. i just keep an eye on the temp all the time, and check oil level regularly with stops.

obviously not as comfortable a ride as most cars for a good hwy trip, but i didnt mind at all... but im not a fancy guy... lol my ride is noisy too... a lil loud performance exhaust, coupled with the fact the truck is old and not well insulated from road noise...

drove mine 3 hours one way to SOL at about 75 the whole way, just made sure to keep an eye on my gauges and took extra antifeeze,oil, airline and fittings just incase but i had no issues at all

drove mine from north dakota to north carolina straight thru!! running about 70 all the way!

drove mine 16 hours from AZ to northern colorado with the 2.2

i did a 120+ mile roadie one nite... course i maxed 25 mph on the backroads. only probly i had was i got high centered in a mud puddle . but as bad as my motor was when i got the truck and as bad as its gittin now i'm not gonna be drivin it much till i git the new head on her. thats why i put my caprice back together and got me a 4wd mazda too.


like tony sed, just take things that you might need, oil, water, pantyhose for the Vbelt or an extra belt and a few tools. murphy's law; if you take them, you wont need 'em. its when ur ridin empty that you break.

i drove my truck from lake stevens, wa, to hoquiam, wa. its about 150 miles one direction. my truck did alright... the cab never warmed up... but as i later found out, for some reason the previous owners of my truck had removed the thermostat... dumbasses...