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  1. Hunter79764

    Help me build my truck - What should I do?

    Welp, looks like I have some digging to do. I think I've got a line on a set of SRW axles with locker and 4.56 for a reasonable (not great, but not bad) price, and I happened upon a set of D60 DRW hubs while getting some other parts and saved them from the scrap bin. I also just about decided...
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    Help me build my truck - What should I do?

    So to do what I'm talking about, I'd need a SRW hub, then use a spacer from a later truck? Bummer, but it makes sense.
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    Help me build my truck - What should I do?

    Quick question, I'm under the impression that a DRW Dana 60 and a SRW Dana 60 are the same except for the hub adapters (i.e. spacers), and if I were to remove those hub adapters, I'd have the same thing as a SRW unit. Is that close enough to the truth? i.e., running the humvee wheels (which I...
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    Help me build my truck - What should I do?

    I'll put a tape on them if I get a chance, but I plan on replacing them with ORD shackles either way, just maybe using the length to tune the ride height a little bit.
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    Help me build my truck - What should I do?

    Thanks, that's an awesome summary and confirms most of the inklings I've got about it so far, and your last line looks like the path for me to take with it. I don't know how to pack light, so I'll likely be hauling more gear than most. Even if I get into a trailer with it, there's still a good...
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    LS surging idle throttle blade hole

    I'd talk to the tuner, he should be willing to drop a stock tune in there and see what it does. A bone stock tune and that cam should be more driveable than you are describing, unless you just have the idle RPM set way too low? Tuner's often are willing to revisit old tunes for minor stuff. I'd...
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    Help me build my truck - What should I do?

    I know you have some experience and have a pretty good handle on what I'm trying to accomplish... If I have my pick with the NV4500 and 37's, what ratio would you go for, assuming all else is equal? I am leaning towards leaving the stock axles in place for now, getting it all running with the...
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    LS surging idle throttle blade hole

    That doesn't seem like a big enough cam to cause that many issues, looks like the Summit Stage 1 truck cam? I'd make sure your IAC and passage is clean, maybe run some SeaFoam through the intake, and general tune up stuff. Any chance you have a bad cam lobe or a burned valve etc?
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    Cheap Horsepower

    I'll join in the de-rail... A buddy had a Shelby GT500 with the 662 hp supercharged setup. He drove it hard and often, topped 100k miles in a little over 2 years before trading it in. At 80k miles or so, he wanted to do a little more bolt-on work, can't remember but maybe meth injection or...
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    Help me build my truck - What should I do?

    What lift on the flip, and what shackle length? I just saw that they don't recommend the 4" lift with certain shackle combinations. I'll probably call when I'm ready and hear it direct from them, but it looks like I can do a 4" shackle flip and the standard length shackle, or the 2.5" flip and...
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    LS bellhousing stiffener rods

    My very limited experience is that I opted not to reinstall that bar from the bellhousing to T-case, and shortly thereafter cracked the adapter between the T-case and transmission. There were other factors involved for sure, but I hate thinking that my decision not to find another bolt (the...
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    Good sound with one pipe only

    How would you describe the sound? And has it been like that long enough to "burn in" the glasspacks? I've wondered about doing something just like this for my Suburban...
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    Help me build my truck - What should I do?

    With 500 ft lbs and a 6.34 1st gear, I dont think it will be TOO sluggish... Stock 3.73s and a TH400 with no overdrive and 32" tires with a 5.7 TBI is the baseline and highway is about the same as yours from the sound of it. Take off and cruising with this setup is "acceptable", and I'm pretty...
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    Help me build my truck - What should I do?

    Added one more piece today, bought a set of secondhand ORD custom 4" front springs that were on a truck very similar to what mine will be, although I might have a little more front end weight with my heavy grill guard on there. I think I'll install them with the factory shackles, see what length...
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    Air Compressor recommendations within my requirements?

    If you do get a new one, consider keeping the old one as a reserve/receiver tank, i.e. plumb it into the system on a valve. If you are just doing small stuff, close the valve. But if you are running air tools, open the valve and fill the 60 gallon too for better pressure consistency and longer...
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    Best "Sweet Spot" on a radiator?

    There's no such thing as "sweet spot", you want as much of the radiator surface covered with a shroud as possible. If you can't put a good shroud on it, then it probably doesn't matter too much where you mount it, although I'd avoid the uppermost part of the radiator as that is more likely to be...
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    What is this noise after belt change?

    If you are thinking belt related, maybe the tightened belt put some extra side load on the alternator or something? Get some tubing to act as a stethoscope and see if you can hear it, probably engine speed dependent after it warms up? If not, then coincidence on the belt and check all the other...
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    Can rear A/C simply be bypassed?

    On the charge and oil, yes, just treat it like a similar year truck without rear AC. I believe those are good starting points, but charge to the correct pressure and temperature for the outdoor conditions you have. Engine at high idle, windows down, passenger door open and AC on max is how I...
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    Help me build my truck - What should I do?

    Thanks, yeah, its the combo I wanted but didnt think I could pull together... This is what my gut says too on the driveshafts. I'll see what happens on axles, driveshafts will be one of the last things anyway.
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    Help me build my truck - What should I do?

    Yep, I'm thinking I need the regular ones, which is EZ ride plus a stiff leaf. I may go so far as to break down the pack and add liners or something similar to get good flex and movement, but I might also just slap them in. I DON'T want the stiff, jittery "lift kit" ride but I also recognize...
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    Help me build my truck - What should I do?

    Well, after all my talk about carefully planning instead of rushing in to a project, I suppose I'll happily eat some crow now. Found a good deal on an NV4500 5 speed stick and made the call to pull the trigger on it. While I was there talking with the guy, he had the 203 and kit for a doubler...
  22. Hunter79764

    2 piece front drive shaft loose

    On an 89, it shouldn't. Mine made a fast thunk when in 4wd, which is what tipped me off. Taking out of 4wd and locking the hubs confirmed it.
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    Good sound with one pipe only

    If you want deeper sound but not really louder, I really like any kind of "Turbo muffler". To me, it gives a good tone that would likely stand out over there in Germany, but would not attract much attention from police etc. Kind of a "glug glug glug" sound to it. At highway speeds, you probably...
  24. Hunter79764

    2 piece front drive shaft loose

    For the record, the metal cap replacement that is included will require you to take the driveshaft off and remove the 2 halves, and that will allow you to clean and inspect the splines and reinstall everything appropriately. If that cap is in decent shape and you are lazy like me, however, the...
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    2 piece front drive shaft loose

    2 things going on, first is that there is a cork "O-ring" under that screw on cap which keeps the inner and outer shafts centered and aligned, and also keeps the grease in. No one had ever greased mine either, and it did exactly like yours. The Spicer kit took care of mine just fine. The second...

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