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  1. boy&hisdogs

    I’m a DA…what maintenance have you screwed up?

    I was replacing my timing chain and got the metric and American tq specs mixed up. It was either 26nm or 18-ish foot pounds. I put it to 26 foot pounds and broke the bolt off in the end of the cam. To be fair, that's what the guy in the video said (1A auto I think) and I just blindly trusted it...
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    Extra Lift After Shackle Flip?

    I should also add that I think I figured out the left/right problem... it was the Chevy Lean! A full gas tank makes it sag on the drivers side. This drove me crazy for a long time wondering why it was always changing, because the amount of gas in the tank was always changing!
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    Extra Lift After Shackle Flip?

    I ended up going with the 1" zero rate AAL and shims to help the driveline angle. I had to get an extended coupling nut to fit both through the shim enough to be secure on the spring pad. I also went back to 3/1 leaves and ditched the lumber rack. I cut the fenders more and lowered the front...
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    New 1997 Chevy 1500 Z71 (TO ME)

    That's a very nice truck, I wouldn't get in a hurry to start modifying it. Like the other guys said, a clean stock OBS is getting rare these days. Too many of them got hacked up by teenagers. If I were you I'd just do some small stuff. LED lights all around, polish or replace headlight...
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    Sourcing 2wd rear lift blocks

    The shackle flip itself isn't that bad, but it puts your driveline at a really weird angle that is hard to correct.
  6. boy&hisdogs

    4.10 Gears?

    Check out this calculator, it's the best one I've ever seen for getting an idea for what your new gears will be like. http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html I'll add that I have 4.88s and 37s, I turn about 2200-2500 rpms on the highway, and it's perfectly fine and pulls good. That's with a 350...
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    My Experience with Sound Deadening - Siless Hybrid 3 in 1.

    The Problem The speaker in my driver door stopped working, so I replaced it. The new one didn't work either, and I was able to trace the issue to the short stretch of wire that connects it to the amp under the back seat. The problem is, it's inside the wall behind all the trim. I have to take...
  8. boy&hisdogs

    1994 GMC SIERRA 2500 6-Lug(Light Duty)?

    That's what I have always heard too. 6 lug is 6 lug, no matter what's on the doors.
  9. boy&hisdogs

    Front diff swap

    They were inconsistent with the 9.5, you could have got it in anything. There was two or three different sizes of drum brakes too.
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    Front diff swap

    A 2wd axle is a different width than a 4x4 axle, the 2wd is a few inches narrower
  11. boy&hisdogs

    Front diff swap

    Whatever truck you get the rear end from should also have the correct front diff. Good choice on the rear end swap, I did the same thing on mine and I'm 100% glad I did. And just FYI, if you don't already have the rear end, be aware that you can't convert an 8 lug rear axle to 6 lug. I tried...
  12. boy&hisdogs

    5.7 Random Misfire & Hard start Help

    Timing chain? I had misfire and hard start problems. I replaced all the usual tune up items, sensors, ignition parts, etc, with no luck. It ended up being a loose timing chain.
  13. boy&hisdogs

    Front diff swap

    If it's a 6 lug it got the smaller diff, if its 8 lug it got the bigger diff. 1500/2500 doesn't matter.
  14. boy&hisdogs

    Front diff swap

    3.73 is a very common ratio in these trucks, I doubt finding one would be harder than swapping a diff from a completely different truck.
  15. boy&hisdogs

    Unicorn lift kit?

    You can run 33s on reasonable wheels without any lift, I had 33s on my truck for 10 years and all I did was crank it to level. There's no kit that will add travel to these trucks, a 4-6 lift kit will keep your suspension the same, just moved further down with brackets. Those "key" lifts are...
  16. boy&hisdogs

    1988 GMC C1500 - Z06 Package!

    That looks great! I've been really wanting a single cab street truck lately, especially now that my truck is "done" as far as major modifications go. It's just maintenance from here on out and that's just not as much fun! If you don't mind me asking, where are you finding all these trucks so...
  17. boy&hisdogs

    Looking for a very mild 2" to 4" suspension for a K3500 Crew SRW.

    I have 37s on a 6" lift and I still had to trim some sheet metal.
  18. boy&hisdogs

    Ca smog legal 383 stroker

    I have not heard that, but it wouldn't surprise me. They consider it a California vehicle if it spends the "majority" if it's time in CA, or if you as they owner file CA taxes or anything like that. Either way he'd still be a CA resident since he actually lives there. I once looked into it...
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    Ca smog legal 383 stroker

    Oh and it's technically not legal but I know South Dakota will let you register your vehicles there without actually living there. I used to know some people who lived in their RV's full time and that is what they did. It'll look really suspicious for a local kid with a CA license to have SD...
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    Ca smog legal 383 stroker

    Now they will fail you for having any kind of tune on your truck. Before I moved out of CA I was planning on buying a second computer to tune and swap my stock one back in for smog but I ended up moving before that could happen.
  21. boy&hisdogs

    Things are getting ugly.. What would you do??

    It's really not that bad. I've done it before. Just cut/drill the head off then punch it out with an air hammer. That air hammer will be worth it's weight in gold if you want to keep doing front end work on your truck. The one I have is $50 at home depot. What's your time worth?
  22. boy&hisdogs

    Pictures Please!! What Chevy/GMC Stock Wheels Did You Put On Your GMT400 Tahoe?

    I know it's not a Tahoe, but here's mine from a few years ago. These are probably my favorite stock wheels, and they fit really well, almost the same as the stock sawblades. They are just a tad wider. I think they look really good on a stock or close-to-stock truck. Much cleaner than the...
  23. boy&hisdogs

    Worth with 3 inch lift kit?

    I have a shackle flip on my truck, it's great not having a block but it puts the pinion at a weird angle and it's hard to get it back to where it should be.
  24. boy&hisdogs

    Worth with 3 inch lift kit?

    I'll also say that the few hundred bucks you save with the cheap lift is a drop in the bucket compared to the full cost of the lift, tires, wheels, gears and other expenses that usually accompany a lift. Even if you do all the work yourself it's still going to be thousands of dollars by the time...
  25. boy&hisdogs

    Worth with 3 inch lift kit?

    I like lifts and drive a lifted truck and I still agree 100%. I think this body style is unique in that it looks equally good lifted, lowered and stock. I have to admit that part of the reason I lifted my truck is because I thought it looked cool. I did drag the belly a lot off road so a...

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