Without knowing what caused the piston failure, there's no way to know if the others were affected the same way. If one piston cracked, you could have an ignition timing problem that must be addressed first to prevent a repeat failure. If it is scuffed, that's from an oiling problem that would also affect all the pistons.
The reason for replacing all the pistons as a set is because they're matched for weight. That becomes more important at higher speeds. For a truck engine, you typically won't hit real high engine speeds often, and when you do, you aren't likely to notice a vibration as long as you stick with a stock, factory piston that is of the same design as the original pistons.
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 AT 1:58 PM