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  1. Redfish

    2 inch Rough Country Lift 76 K10

    I have done several things to improve the "ride quality" but this is still a solid front axle with leaf springs truck. The ride is not exactly quality... I could not run Nitto or Toyo tires on this truck because they don't belong on it. That's a "period correct" thing and it's just my...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Trying to give The '87 a little more...Offroad Cred. I installed a set of Engineered Vintage Shackle Brackets and a new slotted front air dam. Finished it off with a pair of red shackles from Harbor Freight. Gave it a sort of AT4/Trailboss vibe with the red tow hook thing. Before: After...
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    2.5" or 4" Lift 1986 K10

    I am sorry I missed this thread when you first posted it. My '87 is on 2" blocks in the rear and 2.5" Skyjacker Soft Ride springs in the front. In fact, I removed the bottom spring out of the stack so closer to 2" in the front. 33x12.50 Coopers. I still have the OE steering arm. I don't...
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    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

    Just minor stuff. Lots of little branches, a few bigger ones. That's what I am doing in those pics. A limb broke out of a water oak but didn't make it to the ground. I tugged it out and away. We never really lost power. We did lose the Internet and Cable for about 36 hours! My parents...
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    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

  6. Redfish

    What have you done to your square lately??

    We will take this one, next time it's your turn! Truck is as safe as I can make it right now. I am going to deal with this one but I am NOT going through another hurricane without a decent winch on one of these GMC trucks. Also, these "store bought" Cooper mud grips are not even a pale...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I put it in 4wd to move some things around in the yard. Then I parked it under the carport with the Duramax parked in front of it. This may sound like a useless post but I assure y'all it isn't. In just a few hours a Category 1 Hurricane is going to pass right over this house. I sure hope...
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    Vintage Air Gen V (5) or replace existing compressor, etc., for 1987 R20 Suburban?

    Vintage Air does make a quality product and from my limited personal experience their customer service is decent. I recently did some electrical troubleshooting on a couple cars with Vintage Air and their schematics were well drawn, their product is good quality. However, starting with your...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I got my window motor from O'Reilly's Auto Parts. I just checked and they stock Dorman regulators which are about as close to OE as I have found. They are around $62 here, close to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I don't know if you have O'Reilly's up where you live but they can usually get anything...
  10. Redfish

    1987 TBI fuel pump issue

    Is the switching valve working properly? They do go bad eventually.
  11. Redfish

    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

    I have been looking at Engineered Vintage very, very hard. They seem to make an excellent product. My issue with a Behind the Bumper mount is that I will have to get down on my hands and knees each time I need to engage/disengage and each time I need to connect/disconnect the remote wire...
  12. Redfish

    Two bad new oil pressure sensors? Tell me I am wrong.

    The sensor shouldn't need a separate ground. They didn't come from the factory that way, why change it now? I personally had two oil pressure sensors go bad on my truck with very little run time on either. You can see how new this one looks and it was already bad.
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    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

    Is that a hidden winch in the bumper of your red Chevy? If so can you tell us what mount and what winch?
  14. Redfish

    Free Rear Bumper for your Chevy/GMC with Steelcraft Front Purchase

    And no place to mount a winch to make it useful.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    The second thing I did was install a new Skyjacker steering damper. I installed a no-name O'Reilly's damper when I first got The Truck but it is already leaking all of its oil and y'all know I don't put a lot of miles on this Old Truck. The pic shows my next project, a set of Skyjacker Hydro...
  16. Redfish

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I did a couple things to it. One I am not exactly proud of but it's only temporary. I installed a saddle blanket seat cover. It actually matches pretty well. I am ashamed to admit that I like it. I always figured that these things were for rednecks that were too broke to have their seat...
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    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

  18. Redfish

    Does anyone make 17" aluminum 4x4 Rally wheels?

    sorry, been busy. Those are the factory Rally Wheels for a 1/2 ton 4wd. Someone else may know better than me but I think they are 15x8. The tires are 33x12.50. I try to share what I did to my truck without telling other folks "You MUST do the same thing I did!" I wanted this truck to look...
  19. Redfish

    Does anyone make 17" aluminum 4x4 Rally wheels?

    They are not made in aluminum. The rally wheels were steel, painted silver with a stainless trim ring and chrome center caps. Anything aluminum would not have the trim ring. This is a factory rally wheel:
  20. Redfish

    Biggest jobs you have completed in the shortest amount of time.

    I sure hope you mean transmission... But either way it's okay. We don't judge or kink shame here!
  21. Redfish

    My wife is small and is pregnant

    Thank you! No Sir, the bolts should not have any effect on rust IF the rust is just light surface rust and IF you take decent care of the metal. What you see on my truck is really light and is due to the original owner driving on gravel roads. I hope to be able to paint The '87 in the next...
  22. Redfish

    My wife is small and is pregnant

    A set of steps is about the easiest way to go. I added these for those folks that seemed to struggle climbing into The '87.
  23. Redfish

    350 tbi stumbles and backfires under load

    TBI. No accelerator pump.
  24. Redfish

    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

    Does grass qualify?
  25. Redfish

    Truck pulls to the right.

    My bet would be a bad caliper. Getting quality replacement parts these days is a hit and miss proposition. When I replaced my front calipers I returned 2 left side calipers before I got one that worked properly.

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