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    chevy steering?

    I do not know if u fellas know of any where that sells a gear box over haul kit but i can not find one summit, napa, autozone, jcwhitney,jegs none of them carry it. And a new one is around 699.00-400.00
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    chevy steering?

    Um im not for sure the stats but its the fabtech kit. The guy i got it from installed it
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    chevy steering?

    The tie rods are replaced and my other question is im not to familer with front ends could u point to where i have to look and how to check. And how can i check the gear box i can live with a pull but the steering is scary
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    chevy steering?

    Hello i have a 98 chevy 1500 2wd 8 or 9in lifted on 35s Now my issue is the steering wheel has so much play i have to turn the wheel a good bit to the right to drive streight and if i let go well we are in for a ride to the left. Now iv heard it can be the gear box or such but what would u good...
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    build a brush guard

    Ok think i got a winch bumper from the post above. Gonna angle iron a bumper get dimond plate paint black. Make the whoole bumper dimond plate look with a winch. Then build a brush guard on top gonna use qtr inch steel in a i shape for a middle run tubes between the two sides then brind tubes...
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    build a brush guard

    My first idea was a dimond plate reinforced like the i belive the brand is tough country bumper brush guards. Where the bumper and brush guard are one whole peice. But what stopped me is i love the chrome bumper of the truck. But then again all the acents are black. Are there any plans out there...
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    build a brush guard

    Hello my story is i bought a guard of witch i thought was a brush guard but ended up being to short. so im going to build a brush guard for my 98 chevy 1500 any tips or ideas and desgins anything usefull would be great.. please post comments
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    98 chevy 1500 engine issue

    hello guys and gals.. i know its a very old post but i thought i would put here that i did get the truck going it was around 05/14/11 and she has been running like i top besides one day i broke a tie rod end and both ball joints on the passanger side.... lets just it was one hell of a ride..
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    98 chevy 1500 engine issue

    I think I'm gonna go pick one up after dinner tonight. And my plugs seem a little wet but not much
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    98 chevy 1500 engine issue

    thanks for clearing that up. i have never used a timing light before how do i go about that? and what im explaining does it sound like out of time?
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    98 chevy 1500 engine issue

    well i set it back to top dead center and i put the dist with roter button faceing number one plug and put cap on and still nothing! i wired it right the i double checked my work with the chilton. and it fired when it was way out of wack. when i let off the key it sounds like exhaust sound...
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    98 chevy 1500 engine issue

    You can't use a timing light on a vortec correct? I'm just gonna set it back to tdc
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    98 chevy 1500 engine issue

    Ya it was marked but idk what happened because when I fired it up it started to make a ringing noise with I figure is spark knock with is cylinder pre fire correct? Witch means advanced timing
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    98 chevy 1500 engine issue

    well i hope i got all the plastic out. i got the intake laid down and im a little nervous becuase when it was set down it was a little to far back but the bolt sucked it down but it moved a little so im gonna guess it didnt smear. i got it all back together but the destuributer i was slideing...
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    98 chevy 1500 engine issue

    To line up the intake with block on first shot
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