k. thanks a bunch. one last question. The u joint/ drive line shields how big a stickler are they on this? does anyone have pics of a weight bracket for a 3rd gen?

 

they arent on the u-joint shields only a few people run them and they never say anything. some guys use snow plow mout and build from there. if you have tow hooks the easiest thing to do would be remove them and weld a receiver tube to a plate then re-bolt that where the tow hooks were and have you a bracket slide in and pin then you should be good to go

 

i asked last night and unless you can make weight in either of the two classes you would have to pull exibition. you could choose to do so after either of the two diesel classes. its just an unfair advantage with what you weigh. so you could still hook just not for money. its not expensive your first hook is the cost of your admittance which is usually 8 bucks.