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Passing CA Smog help - High HCs
Cool! I loved HB but it, like most of The OC, has become such an overcrowded, over-priced quagmire, I just had to get outta' there!- Dave Kay
- Post #110
- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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Passing CA Smog help - High HCs
Yeah, I guess Cali smog laws have changed a lot since I had that cat-conv thing. FYI: Cali's stated stated goal is to get ALL older vehicles off California roads by making it almost impossible to get them smog compliant. I have heard of guys registering their Cali vehicles in Arizona to bypass...- Dave Kay
- Post #109
- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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Passing CA Smog help - High HCs
I totally agree. Back in 2008 my '86 3500, which I bought at an impound auction in Oceanside for $500 bucks, had the totally wrong carb on it when I picked it up. Didn't know that at the time, but took the carb off for a rebuild and also R&R'd the intake manifold to clean all the passages. When...- Dave Kay
- Post #106
- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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Passing CA Smog help - High HCs
About 10 years ago I had smog failures on my '77 C20 and the shop that did my carb rebuilding couldn't get it to pass so they put a cat-converter on it. That really dragged down the trucks performance but it passed. You might look into having one installed on your truck and make it a BOLT-ON...- Dave Kay
- Post #97
- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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Trailering your square body
I've been wondering about that myself, as I have a 20ft trailer and taking measurements of the vehicles, both are almost 18ft long bumper-to-bumper, and loading them backwards then crowding them forward 'til I get the correct tongue weight would put the heaviest part of the truck pretty much... -
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Trailering your square body
Me too~! (not the 300hp 5.7!) Taller tires/wheels wasn't something I had planned until now that I see guys going with 17 inch wheels/tires on square-bodys. So I'm going to investigate that option for my M1008. The tires currently on it are still fairly new, 235/85/16's, and they are 33inches, so... -
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East Tennessee intro (Jeep convert to Square Body Chevy military trucks)
Bravo~! Got an M1008 myself. A thing of beauty~!- Dave Kay
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- Forum: Introduction
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Trailering your square body
BTW: I have a CUCV too. Pretty much stock from the govt except I installed a Gear Vendors unit for hwy travel. She's no screamer but I can cruise at 65 nice and comfy. More on that one later... -
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15" vs 17" wheels
I got pretty good service from 2 different sets of Goodyear AT's both on the same work truck. Tried the BFG's and they rode hard and the sidewalls were really stiff. Guess I liked the older-guy type ride! (lol!)- Dave Kay
- Post #30
- Forum: Wheels and Tires
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Trailering your square body
Will load 'em head-in, got it, thanks~! Okay, you guys got my hackles up now! Dug thru a bunch of paperwork and found truck titles. Truck weights are as follows: C20 = 4080lbs; GMC 3500 SRW = 4460. Small block w/TH400 in the 3500, and C20 is a 292ci w/TH350. Other than that, there's not much... -
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Trailering your square body
Thanks. Since I first posted this, I decided to look into weight distribution hitches and am seeing ones on eTrailer for 10K loads for about $350, not bad for my budget. And a couple others here suggested the WDH option too, so I believe I will spring for one and give my setup a safer, better... -
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Trailering your square body
Wow! Hardly an inch to spare! I'm surprised U-HAUL let you load that size of truck! Rented a U Haul car-trailer like what you have there to move a '72 VW Beetle and the U-HAUL agent kept cautioning me about overloading it! Is it their job to treat everyone like we're liars? (lol!) -
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Trailering your square body
Thanks! Trailer is brand new and so are the tires. The tires are steel belted LOAD Range E requiring 80 PSI--- Overkill~! -
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Trailering your square body
Looks like you have an equipment trailer there. Or is it just the photo quality? I shopped for an equipment trailers before getting my car-hauler, only what they had to offer were mostly 12K trailers which were coming in at 4k by themselves. Too rich for my GMT! Thanks for your input~! -
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Trailering your square body
Wow, thanks. My vehicle registrations shows both trucks in the range of 4KPLUS, like 4600 to 4800lbs? ? ? That's from memory, don't have the docs in front of me right now. They are both step-side longbeds; one a C20, the other GMC 3500 SRW, so there really isn't much weight in the rear except... -
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Trailering your square body
Below 70? Whew~! (lol!) I'll be driving thru California most of the trip and ALL trailers, including big-rigs, are restricted to 55... a long slow slog fer' sure. My trailer is 20' BTW, including the dovetail. Thanks for your input! -
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15" vs 17" wheels
I see this thread is a bit dated but will chime in FWIW--- My experience trying to get taller tires on 16inch rims has shown me that Goodyear's are a softer ride, BFG's are like riding on rocks and Kumho's are somewhere in between. All load range E @33 inches.- Dave Kay
- Post #28
- Forum: Wheels and Tires
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Trailering your square body
Hey all~! Haven't found anything here yet on how guys/girls might trailer their square-bodies--- or if they do at all--- as I'm about to retrieve (2) longbed stepsides, weighing appox 4000lbs or less. One at a time of course! The location is about a 500 mile round trip. Note: Both vehicles are...
