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    Speakers cutting out

    Sometimes when going over speed bumps all speakers but my subwoofer will cut out. Usually a downward elbow to the drivers door fixes it. Any ideas on what it could be? Bad ground? Short in a wire?
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    Brakes now soft

    Started the truck today and noticed the parking brake light is now on even though it is not engaged and the pedal is now squishy. It feels as if the breaks don’t engage until the pedal is halfway down now. I replaced all brakes about 1,000 miles ago (rotors and pads in the front, shoes and...
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    What to replace?

    I’ve got a 98 k1500 with 125xxx miles with a rcx 2.5 lift turned down almost as a leveling kit. I am at a point where I trying to button up everything on the truck and make it as reliable as possible. I am working on a laundry list of parts to replace as preventative and some needed maintenance...
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    Where to begin

    I have never built an engine before, and would like to take a stab at it. I don’t really know where to start. It would be a 350 vortec. I would like to have more power, but retain reliability as much as possible. Where should I even begin?
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    To change or not to change fluid

    I have a 98 k1500 with the 5.7 and 4l60e with 124,000 i was driving the other day and thought I felt it slip only to be confirmed with a check engine light with trasmission component slipped codes. It was a little low on fluid so I topped it off in hope it would fix the slipping. The check...
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    What cost to prepare for

    I have a 98 with nearing a 150,000 miles I feel like my transmission is on its way out. I’ve had 35’s and a hard pedal foot on it so it makes sense. I want to upgrade the transmission to handle future upgrades I don’t know exactly what I would look for. What should I get put in it and expect to...
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    RCX UCA vs ball joint flip

    I have the rough country UCA’s and was able to crank very little before limiting out and hitting stops. I’m wondering if anyone has any experience with this and if I regular UCA with a ball joint flip could give me more clearance. I’m just slightly above level with these
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    New 5.7

    So after an airhead mechanic couldn’t figure out how to put more than two quarts of oil in my truck I am having a new crate motor dropped in. What should I expect after the new motor. Any special maintainence I should know about. Anything to listen for?
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    Random drops in oil pressure. 5.7 vortec

    While driving my truck will randomly drop to zero oil pressure, and the check gauges light come on. It will stay like this for 5 seconds then return to normal. Is there a sensor to go bad or something. I find it hard to believe the oil pump would go out after the easy 123,000 miles on the truck.
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    1998 k1500 “Dixie”

    Just wondering what everyone thinks of the transformation. Background: truck was bought in Alabama from a policeman with only 92,000 miles on it. No rust no real dents. Clear coat was a mess, but with 20 years in the Alabama sun what do you expect.
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    1998 k1500 “Dixie”

    Just a log of everything I have done to the truck. This is the first day I got her. Bone stock. Got her from a state trooper that had only put 92,000 miles on it.
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    Bent a stud

    I got a new set of rims and tires and went to take off the old ones and one of the lug nuts was stuck pretty solid so I went and stuck a pipe over my ratchet and tried to break it loose. All I did was bend the stud. Never had this happen what's my next step. It's now making a weird scraping and...
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    6in total

    I just bought some 35 x12.5 tires on 18x9 Motometals (got a steal on them couldn't pass it up) but I was wondering if any one had pics of 3in body(which I already am running) with a 3in suspension lift on 35's. I have seen threads like this before but none of the pictures would load
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    How to wire Dixie horn

    So I've got a Dixie horn wired up in my truck (down south where I live it brings everyone excitement) but I'd like to find a way to wire it sound when the lock button is hit twice like the regular horn does. The only problem I find in this is that I still want use of the regular switch and, the...

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