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    Emergency help Columbus OH area

    My son is driving from Texas moving to NH and he lost OD or fourth gear around Columbus, OH. Anyone in the area know of a reputable trans mechanic in the area?
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    Front wheels skipping in 4WD

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone would know why when I engage the 4WD system in both 4Lo and 4Hi the front wheels do not spin correctly. The front wheels lock up and leave skid marks on the road. It went from working fine to that. Do the electric 4WD systems still use vacuum and if so, could it...
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    Please see pic and advise if you can. Radiator problems

    Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. This is a 97 K1500 Z-71 with the 5.7. It started overheating and I could see a pubble under the front driver's side right behind the front bumper. It seems to have gotten worse so I pulled the radiator. Please see the pic below and advise is it is...
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    New rims for Ariel

    So I scored some FREE 20" GMC rims. I couldnt find another OBS with this specific style NNBS rim. I am really liking the way they look. So much so that I am ditching the lift idea and keeping it stock. Just going to get a 2" cowl hood, color match bumper and grill and a tailgate then repaint. I...
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    HD Hoods

    Hello, I have seen both the NBS and NNBS HD hoods on OBS trucks. The NNBS double bump (probably not the right name) HD Vortec hood is nice minus all the plastic but I am not sure if they are a direct bolt on. When I see one, I cannot get an answer from the guys on the facebook groups that post...
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    Misfire on cylinder 4 misfire help please.

    Any help would be appreciated. My nephew has a 96 C1500 with the 5.7 and was getting a random cylinder misfire code. We changed the plugs to platinum (forget brand but wasnt Delco), the distributor cap and rotor, both 02 sensors and now it is giving the cylinder 4 misfire only. Any idea what it...
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    9" wide rims ok for a lifted truck

    I don't know much about rims or lifted trucks. I am planning to lift my truck with a 6" suspension lift and found some 18" rims I want and they are 9" wide. Are those wide enough to look right on a lifted truck. I dont need them to stick out far or anything, I just dont want them to look to...
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    Let me see your headlights.. Any pics of after market headlights please?

    I am wanting to order new headlights for my truck as mine are cloudy and original and ugly. I really like the black background ones. Anyone care to share pics of their's and maybe what you paid for them and where you got them. Seems like there are a ton of options and I want to chose correctly...
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    Flowmaster, good or bad

    I read yesterday that Flowmaster mufflers are not a good choice if you are going for performance. Any agree or disagree? What muffler would you recommend. I am trying to find two that are mildly aggresive sounding but offer good performance for a true dual exhaust system. I want to be able to...
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    Please help with wiring off road lights

    Hello, I am not an electrical guy at all so this circled area is confusing to me as non of the parts I have in the picture seem to match what the directions are showing. I am trying to run the wires for some off road lights I bought on my 97 ECSB that I mounted on a Grill guard. Any help would...
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    Truck ran hot this morning. Opinions please

    The truck got hot this morning on the way to work. It got to the Check Gauges status hot before I could pull of the highway. I thought it could be a stuck thermostat or maybe I lost a hose or something but I noticed a kind of grinding/ticking kind of noise behind the dash. The heater wouldnt...
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    Strange Issue, Any ideas on what it is?

    About once a week, on the way home from work (never on the way there tho) when I am almost home from a 40 minute drive, the check engine light will come on and the truck will start shifting hard out of first. No matter the throttle input, it wil shift hard. Then, I get home as it happens near...
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    Root beer brown GM 400 please

    I have kicked around keeping my truck the stock color and repainting it. Then went back and forth with red and black. Even thought about flat black but that is too common now. . Trying to see if someone can please photoshop any GMT400 pic and make it root beer brown like this car. I tried to...
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    Anyone know this truck? Trying to get wheel and tire specs

    Found this truck in a thread about OBS lifts on FSC. I know it has a 3' RCX lift and 2" BL. But I am wanting to find out about the wheel and tires specs. anyone happen to know who's this is or happen to already know?
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    Brush guard install question

    I got a go rhino grill guard and it doesn't seem to want to go on with the lower valance on the bumper. Anyone else have to remove their's?
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    Factory Speakers in a 97 extended cab Silvy

    I swear I googled this and searched this forum. But I am getting different results. 6" door speakers vs 6 1/2" door speakers etc... I have a 97 extended cab silverado z71 with the door speakers and door bullet looking tweeters. Can someone please tell me what size all of them are? I even tried...
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    97 Chevy K1500 Z71 ECSB. Ready to get started on her!

    I bought this 97 Z71 from a friend of mine for $4K about 2 weeks ago. The truck has 182,000 on it but the motor was rebuilt 2000 miles ago. The truck needs some TLC but I have a lot of plans for it. Planned Mods Brushguard/Push bar - Already purchased and ready to put on this week, Paint Red...
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    Redoing the front end

    I just got a 97 ECSB Z71 with 182,000ish on it but the motor was rebuilt about 2000 miles ago. I am wanting to totally redo the front end but I have no experience with this. I see the hub replacement sticky so I can use that. But I want to go through and put all new urethaine bushing in, new...
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    Brake pedal going to the floor

    I just picked up a 97 Z-71 extended cab two days ago. The pedal seemed really mushy and travled far but it braked on day one. Day two, pedal went all the way to the floor and the Red Brake light came on. I popped off the resovoir cover and the fluid was empty. I noticed tho that the fluid I...
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    Moving driver seat back a few inches?

    About to pick up a 97 Z-71 extended cab. My experience with gmt400s is that the seats are not able to go back far enough for me and I'm only 6'. Has any thought of or actually tried moving the driver seat back a few inches? If so, do you have to weld mounting points? Would check but don't have...
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    Water running out of the back of the motor.

    I have a 95 suburban that sat for like 6 years but i got it running. I replaced the thermostat and hoses as well. I have two issues that I wanted to run past you guys for help please. When I put coolant in the truck, water is running out of the back of the motor. I think it is the manifold...
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    $800 95 Suburban. Bringing it back from the dead

    I bought a 95 2WD Suburban that has been sitting for 5 years. I have never seen a GM paint job go this bad. I plan to repaint, redo the blue interior tan, put in a 6.0, some 20's, system with DVD and Nav. Started removing the lame 90's era molding and chrome along the bottom. Lots of double...
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    Any bagged suburbans

    I have searched the site on a couple of different sections and only find 4X4 suburbans. I found BHB's sweet red and black lowered one but that is it. I want to bag a 95 sub but would like to see some first. Let me know if you guys know of any please.
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    New Suburban owner from Texas

    So I bought a 95 2WD suburban for $800 that ran when parked but has been parked for about 5 years. I am anxious to get it going and get a lot of information about how to bag it and modify it a lot.

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