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    Really!

    :wtf2: I guess it takes all kinds
  2. 9

    Clean 98

    Way to pricy!!!!! I decided to sell mine instead of re-gearing I'm asking $5,500 and even that is considered top dollar here in AZ. My truck 140K original.
  3. 9

    6.5 Diesel to 5.7 swap

    Kind of a strange one but what the hey. I have a 1997 K1500 with a great running 5.7L the truck is bone stock and has 3.42 gears. The gears are too tall for towing my trailer. I found a 1996 K1500 with a blown (surprise, surprise) 6.5 diesel. It has factory 3.73 gears AND a 4L80E tranny...
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    A little rant

    This really pisses me off, it happened again today. On a trail outside Parker another 6" lifted truck with stupid big 35"+ tires flipped on its side. I wish I had pics but did not have phone with me. This is now the 3rd stupid lift truck that has flipped on the moderate off camber hill this...
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    K1500 Front Axle Re-gear

    I want to go with 4.10's out here in Arizona I can only find 2 ratios listed for the front 3.42 and 3.73 if you can find a complete housing with 4.10's PM me with the price. Thanks for the help.
  6. 9

    A little more advise

    I hate to talk smack about GM on a GM site but WTF??? A factory set up with 31" tires and 3.42 gears is some very poor engineering. I've seen Dodge do some strange things and Ford's "Better Ideas" can be lame but this one is real bad. After taking a good look at the tire size/gear ratio charts...
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    K1500 Front Axle Re-gear

    This is my first full sized Chevy truck so I have lots of questions. I have done many a solid axle gear change and even several Ford front TTB's. Now I need to re-gear a 1997 K1500, I don't really need gear set up help, I need tear-down help. I've heard several nightmare stories about the left...
  8. 9

    A little more advise

    Looks like plan "B" is defiantly in the scrap yard. Thank's everyone for the help so far, its time for me to quit reading and start building. I have a set of gears on the way from Randy's.
  9. 9

    A little more advise

    Well , I may have found a "Plan B" would a 96 with a 6.5 Diesel be a better tow rig than what I have now? I've heard the 6.5's where decent on fuel economy but where "Light Duty" for a tow engine. The way it sits right now my 97 has, severe duty clutch fan, HD radiator, aftermarket trans...
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    Whats the difference????

    Thank You, that makes that decision easy. Now one more question. The front axles have 2 options also: one shift actuating switch on housing (actuator only), 3.73 ratio (opt GT4) OR two shift actuating switches on housing (switch & actuator), 3.73 ratio (opt...
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    Whats the difference????

    Ok I did not find this one in the stupid question sticky. I need to change gears in my tow rig, so I start searching for used axles in local junk yards. My truck is a 1997, K1500, 4X4 and guess what, there are 3 different axles listed for that year model. I'm looking to go to 3.73's or possibly...
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    A little more advise

    Great White, I can't thank you enough for taking the time to write such an informative reply. I'm a newbee to towing a trailer other than a little pop-up. You have given me a far greater understanding of what is really going on with my set-up. The mods should put your reply as a sticky in this...
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    A little more advise

    It has the factory size tires 265/75/16 that is what is on the door sticker. After pricing an exhaust system for this junker I've decided to just get rid of it. I'm not going to dump close to a grand for freaking exhaust and still have a POS that needs a gear change or tires. Looks like I got...
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    A little more advise

    So I think I'm going to look up a HD 2500 exhaust system for my rig. I really want that bigger exhaust. In the engine and performance section there is an AWESOME power upgrade sticky. It strongly suggests upgrading to a 2.5" system from the headers back. All the other normal stuff looks great...
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    A little more advise

    Thanks Mike your the one that's really got me thinking exhaust. You said in a reply to my other thread your friends truck was a dog and it turned out being the cats overheating. I'm probably going to go with some shorty headers and, Flowmaster direct replacement cats. Does anyone know of a...
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    A little more advise

    In the closed Junk Truck thread I lot lots of very helpful advise. I'm starting think I'm going to have to replace my exhaust system. By what most have told me a partially plugged exhaust would be the most logical reason for my 5.7 being so sluggish and thirsty. I have two more questions...
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    Junk Truck?????????

    Lots of great advise guys Thank you. It kind of looks like gears and the fan may be the biggest problems. My truck is 100% bone stock, original size tires (265/75/R16), with 3.42 gears. The trailer is brand new, this was its first trip. I did unplug the trailer plug for about 20 miles and felt...
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    Junk Truck?????????

    Where you able to go 60-65 with all that weight? That is WAY more weight than I'm pullin but not much drag.
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    Junk Truck?????????

    I HATE when people can't/don't read an entire post and spout out useless garbage. I WAS GOING DOWN HILL MOST OF THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I expect a V8 truck to easily maintain 65mph towing a trailer rated for a 6cyl. I KEPT THE TRUCK IN D ON THE WAY UP WITHOUT THE TRAILER!!!!!!!! Please read the...
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    Junk Truck?????????

    I'm a newbee to this forum and towing travel trailers. Here is what I have: 2014 Travel Star Expandable Trailer JUST weighed on certified scale at 3915lbs. I got a 1997 Chevy Silverado 4X4 5.7L 136,231 miles about a month ago to pull that trailer. I drove the truck around for about a month...

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