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    Rancho RS9000XL shock experiences?

    Are they worth it? How is the adjustability working? I have C10 with 33" wheels, stock rear suspension, McBay 1,5" lift spacers up front, which makes the front spring rate considerably stiffer and as a result of that my base-level new shocks are not damping enough. The truck has actually quite...
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    Finding a ground in the gauge cluster pin

    I'm in the process of messing up the wiring of the gauges. As I succesfully made an oil pressure warning light out of the warning lights under the speedometer I also accidentally cut one wire that was needed for the fuel gauge to work (in the pic there is a black jumper wire I soldered to fix...
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    Anything ignition spark related in the gauge cluster?

    Its running again. Once again coil wires in the distributor not completely in place even though they looked and felt like it. I've got too tight space there, should get a proper connector instead of 3 wires.
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    Anything ignition spark related in the gauge cluster?

    I've got manual choke (or actually no choke plate at all, just manual high idle), the choke being the right leg and a double pumper Holley ;) For some reason the choke was too rich to be usable for me even though I have a pretty lean idle, set with a lambda sensor. I'll have to recheck the...
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    Anything ignition spark related in the gauge cluster?

    Its a Chevy 305 with 383 crank and 3.766" forged pistons. Roller engine, GM LT4 hot cam, ported 059 Vortec heads w. 1.94/1.60 valves. 407hp/434ftlbs. Can't take credit for the long block and heads tho, those were made by an experienced engine builder.
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    Anything ignition spark related in the gauge cluster?

    Hi, In December I had the gauge cluster in pieces and did minor electrical modifications (it is garage season here). I took away a dysfunctional, unconnected 2-wire oil pressure warning sensor and replaced it with a 1-wire (grounding) model that I connected to the gauge cluster so that the oil...
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    77 C20 2WD Camper Special front lift options?

    I installed these spring spacers below the front springs of my C10: https://mcbayperformance.com/front-coil-spring-spacer-lift-kit-for-chevy-dodge-ford-gmc-2wd-pickups/ Got the thinnest ones that were supposed to lift an inch but lifted a bit more than 1.5 inches. Might depend on springs, mine...
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    Straightening the bed with frame and cabin

    Hi, Installing bigger tires to my longbed fleetside c10 (33x12.50R15, yes they fit with stock 8" steelies and 1.5" lift up front) it became clear that my bed is not lined perfectly with the frame. At the rear wheel wells it is almost 1" to the right and the same can be seen looking at the...
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    How to temporarily disable starter suggestions

    I read through them for an hour, but did not find a description of wiring under the dash that I would have understood clear enoug. The last time I figured the cruise control wiring I used wiring diagrams and spare parts pics, maybe thats what I need to do again.
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    How to temporarily disable starter suggestions

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    How to temporarily disable starter suggestions

    I'm in a process of installing a kill switch. I was planning to add a hidden switch and relay to starter solenoid wire. How to find a wire to starter/starter solenoid under the dash easiest? How many amps relay would I need?
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    Engine mount, old or new?

    Promised the update. Urethane is not a problem at all. Only if I set the idle too low with my slighly lumpy cam, there is resonation. Actually a lot of it. Once my idle is 800-900, there is no problem. During driving there is never resonation to worry about.
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    C10 stock front suspension travel (1985 sbc)

    https://mcbayperformance.com/front-coil-spring-spacer-lift-kit-for-chevy-dodge-ford-gmc-2wd-pickups/ I installed the lowest sub 1" lift but it ended up lifting a lot more. +1.5 inches. You'll end up removing lower ball joints so get them new too.
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    C10 stock front suspension travel (1985 sbc)

    I taped 1,5 inches wide piece of cardboard vertically inside the fender and hit some speed bumps. Did not touch with my 32" tires so it seems there will be enough space for 33"s too. Propably my 1,5" front lift helps as it stiffens the suspension too.
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    C10 stock front suspension travel (1985 sbc)

    Have you measured it without the spring and swaybar? It would help estimating where a bigger tire might touch when at the bottom of the travel. (The rear is interesting too but with the solid axle and leafs it is almost impossible to measure all the possibilities of the rear wheel position and...
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