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    How Much Can YOU Haul IN 1/2 Ton???

    It's funny, the wife and I were talking about that whole adventure and it was me wondering how much we overloaded that truck that lead me to this post. When I Googled GMT400 load capacity overload or something, this thread came up. Figured I'd log in and share the story.
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    How Much Can YOU Haul IN 1/2 Ton???

    I just did the numbers quick in my head. I figured a 4x8 bed, 2 feet high, plus the mound like in your photo. converted that to 64 cubic feet. Asked google the weight of sand per cubic foot. It said 115lbs. 64x115=7,360. I figured plus the mound, and us roughly 7,500 lbs. Seemed high to me, but...
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    How Much Can YOU Haul IN 1/2 Ton???

    I know this is an old thread. I just came across it and I thought you might find this amusing...or something. I once worked at a remote camp in Northern Ontario. They had an old 93'ish Silverado 1500 4x4. One winter my wife and I got stuck with the Christmas shift. In other words doing all the...
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    HT383E into a K3500

    Frankly the HT383E is the engine that the truck should have come with. Or at least been available as an option. I'd certainly take it over a stock 454 which is a more difficult swap and not worth the effort IMO for an unmodified 454. I'd at least want cam, springs, headers, and a tune. Also, I'm...
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    HT383E into a K3500

    Still got mine. Still happy with it.
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    Help me decide... 383 or LSx?

    Yeah, I felt bad replacing my L31. It had over 330,000km on it and still ran great. I put off the 383 upgrade until I found it a good home. AFAIK it's still running fine in a buddy's old Chevelle. He dropped it straight in, just added an Edlebrock Vortec manifold and a Holley carb.
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    Help me decide... 383 or LSx?

    I think your last line says it all. Budget "I'd like to try and stay under $6000" Unless you go full on junkyard commando, Driveway Engineer (YouTube guy) and get everything used and do all the work yourself, you'll be hard pressed to get an LS swap done for under $6k. Plus it'll take you...
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    TERRIBLE slow performance in snow

    You'd be surprised. It's actually fairly common on older vehicles for the ebrake not to retract completely when released. A stuck e-brake doesn't necessarily mean a fully engaged one. It only has to be enough drag to affect the differential, in which case the vehicle will behave much as the OP...
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    305 Vortec to 335 stroker

    I don't think you'll find a lot on this because the cost and effort don't justify the power results. Also the 305 block has some inherent design weaknesses that are hard to ignore. If you want to do this just for fun and to try something different, go for it. But if you're looking for the best...
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    TERRIBLE slow performance in snow

    Does it have a G80? Look in the build sheet in the glove box. If it does, it may be broken. If not, it sounds like it may have a sticking e-brake on one side. If it has factory tires, or all seasons or whatever, get rid of them. I have BFG TA-KO2's on mine and a G80, and it's like a damned...
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    HP Tuners

    GMTC isn't dead. They overhauled the site and you're probably trying to get there from a bookmark when the entry URL has changed. I just logged in to confirm this again. Still up. New site works fine. Old content migrated fine.
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    HP Tuners

    Great question, I wondered this myself. Looked at both HP Tuners and EFI Live. Also watching to see if the new free system the LS guys are using with OBD modules gets expanded to work on these older units. I bought an OBDLink MX Plus on that hope. Great module to have anyway BTW. Is there a...
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    Why isn't the 99 Tahoe listed on any kits and why only 2 door?

    The 98 and 99 Tahoe's have completely different front suspensions. I leased a 98 and was surprised when I replaced it with a 99 to see that (AFAIR) they had switched from coil spring front end to torsion bar. This would definitely make and suspension kits incompatible. It also leaves you with a...
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    Ball joints + upper control arms replacement. Any tips?

    Finished product. Thanks to my good friend John, I managed to get the following installed. - New upper controls arms - With included new upper ball joint (all Moog) - New lower ball joints, heavy duty, (Moog) - New Inner and out Tie Rods (Delco) - New adjustment collars (Moog) I also looked...
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    Ball joints + upper control arms replacement. Any tips?

    Thanks for this. It helped itself and it also confirmed that the electronic FSM I received is legit since the corresponding pages match up.
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