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    1” front drop spring OBS extended cab

    That’s what I figured, lol. Is removing 1/2 coil still equal to 1” on these trucks?
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    1” front drop spring OBS extended cab

    Hey guys, I have a 1995 C1500 extended cab shortbed, 2WD with a V6. The truck came with a lowering shackle already installed at the 1” hole, and sits level to me. I would like to drop the rear to the 2” hole, and lower the front 1”, but there doesn’t seem to be much available. Belltech offers a...
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    1995 C1500 ECSB

    Yup, clean title. Supposedly even still has good registration! And yeah, the truck and trailer has been getting a workout recently. This is what I picked up immediately before it.
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    1995 C1500 ECSB

    Definitely not the GMT800 style :rofl: Although, I’m curious to see how they got it to fit. I considered the 454SS style, but wondered they might look too small on an extended cab. Also dug out the other set of taillights. Scored these for $75 off a Tahoe in the junkyard
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    1995 C1500 ECSB

    Last night I ordered a Felpro top end gasket set and a set of head bolts, new air filter, and new coolant line fittings. Hopefully it’s just the gaskets and not the heads, but I have access to a parts motor if it’s needed. Once I get off work for the weekend Thursday evening, I’ll start...
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    1995 C1500 ECSB

    Did a little bit of work on it today. I had noticed the TBI looked pretty crusty, so a rebuild was in order. Noticed this too. Oops. All back together. I ran it for a while and knew the outlet fitting on the water pump was leaking and could smell coolant, but after a minute or so of...
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    1995 C1500 ECSB

    Thanks! I also picked up this front light kit a year so ago at a garage sale. It was brand new in the box, $50! I think this will be a great one to use it on.
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    1995 C1500 ECSB

    Hey guys! Made another unintended purchase this week! I picked up a 1980 C10 RCSB up in Fairbanks this past weekend, and the seller asked me to deliver a part to his friend back in Anchorage on my way down. When I delivered the part, the guy asked me if I knew much about Chevy trucks, and asked...
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    Slight rant - what’s with all the cheap ass lift kits?

    Mostly this. These kits aren’t fresh designs, most OBS trucks are ~30 years old now and full spring kits used to be widely available. The Squarebody kits still are, most times at or under $1000. Squares were cheap and plentiful, lift kits were cheap, so you could build a decent off-road truck...
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    TBI with no injector pulse

    That’s too funny, I was actually looking at the same diagram. So I realized that although I had checked for grounds at the ECU, I hadn’t actually checked for power, I just assumed it was there. The orange 12v wire that feeds both ECU connectors, the oil pressure switch, and the fuel pump relay...
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    TBI with no injector pulse

    This has to be a stupid easy solution that I’m overlooking, someone school me on this please. Truck is a 1987 (square body), with TBI. Truck ran and drove, transmission and transfer case were worn out, engine ran well but was leaky and dirty. Pulled all three, rebuilt transmission and transfer...
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    Slight rant - what’s with all the cheap ass lift kits?

    I guess. I remember when Skyjacker offered a full 6” kit with rear leafs for $1500. Now $2500 still doesn’t even get you that! Honestly, I bet one could SAS for close to that price.
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    Slight rant - what’s with all the cheap ass lift kits?

    This is more of a vent than an actual question, but what’s with all the lift kits being cheap crap these days? I sold one of my DD cars with the idea of picking up a 4 Door Wrangler for some off-roading. However, I ran across a 1990 K1500 RCLB for a fraction of the price, and thought why not...
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    1991 Chevy C1500 RCSB Version: I Have A Problem

    That’s about where it shifts currently with just the light spring removed. Works well for cruising around town, but I’ll probably lighten up the heavy spring a bit as well when I change the rear gears eventually. 700R4’s were also built with 3 lockup settings - 4th only, 3rd and 4th only, and...
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    1991 Chevy C1500 RCSB Version: I Have A Problem

    It’s not. This is a common mod for stock level transmissions, which this one is. The springs control the part throttle shifts and raise the RPM at which the governor forces a shift. The 700R4’s were an economy transmission, especially in the later years. Paired with high gears and 2-3-4 Lockup...
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