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    Hard pulling shift lever out of park.

    Thanks Rich, I did have to go animal on it to get home yesterday.
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    Hard pulling shift lever out of park.

    Gentlemen, out of the blue yesterday my shift lever in my 96 1500 is very difficult to get out of park. I was thinking it's the cable but I can shift it from low to drive with no problem. What's going on with this thing?
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    98 Silverado maximum payload question.

    Lol, I loaded up my S10 with topsoil using a 330 CAT excavator once. I tried to sprinkle it in the truck but it came out of the bucket like a loaf of bread. I thought I busted it in half.
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    98 Silverado maximum payload question.

    This thing is really a glorified car, other than throwing some light stuff in it, it's pretty much useless. I just got back from Home Cheapo and loaded my K30 to the gunnels with bagged topsoil. I love that thing.
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    98 Silverado maximum payload question.

    Lol, what is that, a 404? I knew a guy that had at least 6 Mogs, all different models. I had a Danish military 461 240 GD Wagen. What a money pit!
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    98 Silverado maximum payload question.

    The other half ton I had was a 1980 Jeep Honcho when I was going through a Jeep phase and it was a toy really. Had a J20 that was an absolute beast. I've had two military M1008/K30's including the one I have now. It's almost impossible to overload it.
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    98 Silverado maximum payload question.

    CrustyJunker, I think the load leveling shocks will definitely help. I tried to compress one and got about 2 inches out of it and that was it and I weight 215 pounds. If they give me an extra 400 pounds of payload I'd be happy with that. As long as the...
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    98 Silverado maximum payload question.

    Thanks for the support. The shame of it is, I could put three of those engines on my K30 and it wouldn't even blink. The Detroit is 39 inches long, I'll just put it in the truck sideways up against the headboard. I think that will give me a 60/40 weight distribution. We'll see. Lol
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    98 Silverado maximum payload question.

    alpinecrick, it's a short bed step side with the 350. I picked up some Monroe load leveling shocks today with that in mind. The centerline of axle is 48 inches from the headboard. The engine crate is 50 inches long but as I said it 1100 pounds. If I put the flywheel end of the crate up against...
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    98 Silverado maximum payload question.

    Anyone want to drive this beast on an 8 hour round trip? Lol
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    98 Silverado maximum payload question.

    Yup, that's the load rating per tire and yeah I got it, why don't I just get the 1100 pound Detroit with the K30 you may ask lol. Well the ol 6.2 is about to pull the pin and it's an 8 hour round trip out to PA and back. It's a brutal beast of a truck that does 55 mph tops. I don't trust that...
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    98 Silverado maximum payload question.

    Thanks, I really don't want to haul anything heavier than a bag of grass seed with this truck. That's what the K30 is for.
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    98 Silverado maximum payload question.

    Well that's good news, how about the tires?
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    98 Silverado maximum payload question.

    Gentlemen, I need to pick up a Detroit 4-53 for my K30 project. Can I safely haul this thing with my regular cab short bed? It weighs about 1100 pounds. I'm putting Monroe coil spring shocks in it tomorrow. It's got Goodyear wrangler 235/75R15 tires on it with a 2039 pound maximum load range. Am...
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    Help me decide... 383 or LSx?

    It's got 164,000 miles on it. It was garaged from November to April by the previous owner. It was serviced religiously. The owners manual pouch is stuffed with service receipts. I drive locally mostly.
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