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    Por-15 on frame question

    I did my frame with POR 15 about 3 years ago. There are some spots that are peeling off and some spots that have held up very well. Followed instructions (cleaned off all loose rust and buildup, metal prep, wax and grease remover), but still have some bad spots. If it gets on your skin (it...
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    Towing with 33” tires versus 35” tires

    I tow a good bit with my truck on 35s, but it has been regeared to 4.56. Before the regear i had the factory 3.73s, and it was a dog compared to now. It wasn't bad, but I wouldn't have wanted to tow a whole lot with it. I would definitely recommend going to 4.56 if you're going to be towing a...
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    Black z71 rcsb "Undertaker"

    Sweet truck. The rcsb 4wd are getting hard to find in that kind of shape
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    Rare paint codes

    Thanks for the info. I’ll have to check into that tomorrow when I get home
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    Rare paint codes

    Haha. Doubt it’ll ever be sold. Also here is a pic I found with the original mirrors
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    Rare paint codes

    Yep it’s about as clean of one I’ve ever seen. Has around 85k original miles
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    Rare paint codes

    Yes my dad preferred the 1995+ mirrors. We had an extra set laying around so he painted them and put them on. The older chrome ones are in a box now haha. And you are correct. The truck is a 1988. 88-89 had the split head lights also.
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    Rare paint codes

    Have any of y’all ever seen a Gmt400 with this paint combo? The truck was originally bought new by my grandpa and now belongs to my dad. I have never seen another one like it anywhere.
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    Value of our trucks

    Just saw a 97 with almost 200k miles go for $9k in under a day on marketplace here in NC. It was super clean, but that's still seems high to me
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    What to do with rear end?

    1. You have to make sure the u-bolts are the right width for the brackets that go under the axle I believe. When I did mine, I did the u-bolt flip since the axle came with the flipped bracket. 2. I think I ordered my u joint from autozone or something like that 3. Mine took 4 bottles of fluid...
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    What to do with rear end?

    I got lucky and found a $300 parts truck on Craigslist with a 14 bolt sf. If you’ve never changed gears before, it is a fairly complicated and tedious process. Me and my dad did mine and it took us a couple weeks, but we also replaced the seals, brakes and bearings and painted the axle. I put a...
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    ABS Ring

    Thanks for all of the replies. From what I have read the carrier split is at 2.73. 2.73 and numerically higher use the same carrier. We had considered the salvage yard option, but prefer to keep the truck close to original.
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    ABS Ring

    My dad recently got a 1988 C1500 in really good shape with 86,000 miles. It has the stock 2.73 ratio rear end. He is looking to swap them out for 3.42's. Looking at Motive Gear, they list 2 different sets of gears, 1 with ABS ring and 1 without. We are thinking this truck does not have the ABS...
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    9.5 14 bolt swap questions, beat to death I know............

    I'm a little confuse as to exactly what measurement you want. If you could post a pic of measuring your axle shaft so I can see, I'll try to measure mine when I get some time.
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    9.5 14 bolt swap questions, beat to death I know............

    I just finished a 14 bolt 9.5” swap on my truck. The backing plates off the 10 bolt won’t mount up to the 14 bolt since the axle tube diameter on the 14 bolt is larger. I payed $300 for a parts truck with no bed, engine, or interior that had a 14 bolt. The biggest problem I had was getting the...
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