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    Shave gas door?

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    Wheel balancing beads “ Do they really help”?

    Good question. Having the dots on either the inside or the out wouldn't make a difference as the imperfections in both the wheel & the rim run from side to side. I always run blackwalls out.
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    Wheel balancing beads “ Do they really help”?

    Dots. Because it’s nearly impossible to manufacture a perfectly balanced, perfectly round tire, manufacturers identify any irregularities with red &/or yellow dots. The yellow dot on a tire indicates the point where the tire weighs the least. Usually directly across from where the cords of...
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    Really wish ppl would stop bringing me trucks with hydraulic fluid in trans

    You're probably right. We had home delivery. 'Dairyland'. From way back when, when they still drove Divco's. The drivers hated that bagged stuff, so IIRC, the Co. was one of the first to give people a choice.
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    Really wish ppl would stop bringing me trucks with hydraulic fluid in trans

    Only Ontario, Quebec & the Maritimes sells milk in bags. They tried that here in the west years ago. 1967-ish to the about mid-80's. It was all to do with Canada switching over to this euro-c0mmi3 metric B.S. in '75. "Do you know what the speed limit is along here, kid?" "Yes Sir Officer Sir...
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    The Stupid Electronics Questions Thread

    These truck do weird things with poor or incomplete grounds. Do 'The Big 3'. Your truck will be much happier.
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    Really wish ppl would stop bringing me trucks with hydraulic fluid in trans

    ...in paper 'cans'. Which had to be opened with a can opener 'cause if you tried to stab an oil spout into the lid, the sides would collapse. Used to buy this stuff by the case. Paper cans. Can opener. Oil spout. You young 'uns confused yet?
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    Rear shocks

    Nitro-drops. Nitro-slammers. The black B/T's. The white DJMs & the McGaughys. They're all just rebranded Doetsch shocks. Blechhh. None of them are anything special. Nothing more than short versions of an OEM shock with the same (yawn) stock performance characteristics. My '98's been low for...
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    Really wish ppl would stop bringing me trucks with hydraulic fluid in trans

    Have you ever gone by the handle 'Tempted' on any forum?
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    Valance Mounted Fog Lights

    My experiences with the SS/ST/GT fog lights + valance. - The aftermarket valances are made from a lighter gauge but stiffer plastic. They're 'brittle'. Once had to pull my '98 out of a field. Parked for the day & it had...(arrghhh!) sunk past the sidewalls of the tires into really soft grass...
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    Rear leaf spring shackle OEM?

    Uh-Oh. An opinionated novel... I prefer a 2" drop spindle. Doesn't mess with any of the front end geometry. With those, the suspension is essentially still stock with the exception of the spindle being moved up 2". ...and a 2" drop spring. This spreads the drop over 2 components equally...
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    Rear leaf spring shackle OEM?

    The top of that shackles is almost touching the bed floor & the spring is in the top eye. That makes it a 2" drop. On a 4/6 drop, (stock shackles) the truck will still have a bit of a rake. To ride level, these trucks need a 3" drop from front to rear. That's why some guys drop their trucks 4/7...
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    LEDs, Resistors, Flashers - Should I just give up?

    LED dash lights are dimmable if they have the prefix 'C/K'. ex. C/K 194.
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    The Stupid Lowered Questions Thread

    Fender lips are rolled. All the pointy bolt ends sticking out inside the fender well have been ground down. Not required. Just the OCD kicking in. Under hard suspension compression or when turning to the lock over things like speed bumps, the tires would rub the bottom rear of the fender...
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    The Stupid Lowered Questions Thread

    275/60's on a 2/4. (It ain't low enough!!!)
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