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  1. D

    Instrument clusters lights wont turn on after led swapping

    My instrument cluster lights wont turn on after swapping them over to led. Ive flipped them around and connected to see if i put it in the wrong way and no power, ive bought a different brand of leds and the same thing had happened. The weird thing is if I put the original bulbs they light up...
  2. S

    1988 Starter Replacement

    I wanted to give back to the community on replacing the huge, heavy, unreliable GM factory starter on OBS trucks with the smaller, lighter gear reduction starters for the LS motors. There's a bunch of discussion here so this is just to confirm upgrading to a 1998 Vortec starter is a direct...
  3. R

    More horsepower/ pick up

    Hello everyone, this is my first post. So please take it easy on me... Anyways, I'm tying to find someway to add horsepower to my truck. The engine unfortunately seized up and now I'll have to buy a new one. So, I looked into doing an LS swap; but according to several shops (one being a Chevy...
  4. thebigcar

    gmt400 (1996 k2500 suburban) - compatible gmt800 suspension parts?

    Hi ya'll - I'm finally getting around to restomodding a 1996 k2500 Suburban 8 lug (stamped lowers) I picked up over the winter but to my surprise, there isn't much in the market for upgrade suspension parts! After coming from a mopar background, I thought owning a GM product meant TONS of...
  5. ellessroy

    Search yields too much to sift through with little answers

    89 k1500 10blt gov lock finally gave it up. I've LS swapped and rebuilt trans. Makes sense to upgrade to something stronger and gear down a bit from the stock 3:08 or what ever freeway worthy set is in it now. I'm thinking 3:73 or 4:10. Figured I'd find a donor later model and get both front and...
  6. K

    89 K1500 Front wheel bearing/CV shaft upgrade

    There are two different options of wheel bearings dependent upon standard vs heavy duty suspension. My son and I have been rebuilding a standard cab swb K1500 with standard suspension and brakes and upgrading it as we replace parts. My question is if we have to replace the front drive shafts...
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