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  1. TravisB

    How to get 2 inch drop on 91 r1500

    Some say you can get away with a flip kit without notching. It would all depend on whether your axle hits the bump stop after you lower it and how much that bothers you. I notched my frame in my build thread with a cut off wheel and a sawzall. I didn't really make a guide there on how to do it...
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    School Me on Front End Parts

    Doing the front end in my truck right now. I haven't got it together enough to tell you how well anything works yet but can tell you what I bought. I have Energy poly bushings, AC Delco outer tie rods and Raybestos/Spicer inner tie rod ends and ball joints, with timken bearings and seals. I am...
  3. TravisB

    Clicking / Clunking Noise in 4WD

    This test could be misleading unless you have a locker in there. I think. It's been 20 years since I have been in one of these front axles.
  4. TravisB

    10 bolt... stupid question

    What posi unit did you put in the 10 bolt? I have been wondering about it myself and have been reluctant to spend any money on it in favor of something heavier.
  5. TravisB

    Axle aligment after axle swap

    Yeah if your measurements are off from the front to back axle then I would think something is up. I have never measured it but I can't see how you could have moved it 3 inches unless you just didn't put the pin in the spring pad when you put the axle back under the truck. I've never straightened...
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    Axle aligment after axle swap

    Okay, replacing the pins in the pack shouldn't change anything imo. So if I gather this right you made this measurement. Imagine a drone looking down on your truck. DR ------- DF PR ------- PF So you measured along the dotted line where DR and DF are drivers rear and drivers front and then...
  7. TravisB

    r3500 new lower control arms wont take grease??

    Shouldn't need to be unweighted to grease them. I would have guessed the zerk fittings but if you changed them... is your grease gun the problem? With new ones I am not sure what to tell you. I have used some heat on old ones to soften old grease in the zerk but this doesn't really apply. I...
  8. TravisB

    Axle aligment after axle swap

    Oh, and post some pics of what you did or your measurements and I am sure we can sort it out.
  9. TravisB

    Axle aligment after axle swap

    On Second read through, can you explain this more? That could be a simple alignment thing if you measured front of the wheel to the front of the wheel on the other side. 3 inches is a lot to drive it like that but you can adjust that out in the tie rods. To get it close measure the distance on...
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    Axle aligment after axle swap

    Disclaimer: I am no professional and use this as just and educated guess. My confidence in the below solutions goes from high with number to seek a second opinion before you do anything on 2 and 3. This could be interpreted several ways. I have 3 possibilities in mind. Are you saying you had...
  11. TravisB

    What have you done to your square lately??

    My worry with that would be stuff hanging in the holes. Like tabs that are welded on parts you're dragging in and out and muffler hangers etc. Then there's the loose nuts and bolts that will get down in there and never come out or the dirt that will collect in the holes. I think it will solve...
  12. TravisB

    Help me GM Square Body. you're my only hope. (Lower Control Arm)

    I think both the dorman on Summit and the Moog one linked are for c20 trucks. I know there are places offering tubular control arms but I think there is a thread on here recently where another member wasn't finding anyone making factory replacements for the c10. There was a ball joint adapter...
  13. TravisB

    New GMC Jimmy for 2022?

    Take a look at this article! Maybe some redemption for the new Blazer? https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a28118146/gmc-jimmy-future-off-road-suv/
  14. TravisB

    Pop out rear window?

    Well, I think that is the coolest back glass I have seen on this board hands down. I can't wait to find out more. It's kind of blowing my mind.
  15. TravisB

    I think I just got screwed. Advice?

    I ran into something almost the opposite of this. I have/had a friend local who started a shop. I had always done all my own work and never took anything to a shop but when he went into business I thought I had the ticket now. I ended up with a suv on a trade that needed a transmission. I got...
  16. TravisB

    Pop out rear window?

    :wtf2: Where is the hinge? How is it doing that? Are you sure that is glass? I've never seen anything like it but I am subing to find out more.
  17. TravisB

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I pressed in the outer sleeves for my new energy bushing in my lower control arms last night. I didn't go as far as to put the bushing or cross bolt in there but it is something. lol
  18. TravisB

    What have you done to your square lately??

    My grandfather told me stories about an old flintlock they had when he was a kid. They used it to kill hogs for slaughter. He mentioned the delay and said you had to track the hog around the lot after you pulled the trigger to not miss. They called it "ole long fire" because of how long it took...
  19. TravisB

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Now you can only load the pallets from rear... mistake. :P Looking good though. I am not sold on the rear corners yet but the headache rack has started to sway me toward thinking this was a good idea. lol
  20. TravisB

    PowerTour 2019 Square

    I didn't notice the frame cut for the headers but they sure did. Also it's cut for the alternator too. I wonder how they replaced the integrity with cutting it that deep there... More crossmembers maybe.
  21. TravisB

    PowerTour 2019 Square

    I drive a coyote powered Mustang everyday and would not want that engine in my truck. It's crazy weak on the low end imo. I prefer more torque in a truck. I think that the hellcat is a bit much for a little pickup like that too. Now after saying all that. I wouldn't turn either down if they were...
  22. TravisB

    PowerTour 2019 Square

    I saw that HotRod had ran into this square on the tour. Wanted your thoughts on his engine choice. I think it looks killer! https://www.hotrod.com/articles/boris-maryanovsky-1978-c10-hot-rod-power-tour-2019/
  23. TravisB

    C30 Crew Cab

    Interesting build. I'm way off in Kentucky but I'd like to see more pictures of the truck. I think it's pretty neat.
  24. TravisB

    C30 Crew Cab

    The mirrors are different on the truck with the front on it than the one in the first pic. No stripes on the last one either. They are the same truck though?
  25. TravisB

    Tire Suggestions

    I have terra grapplers and they are getting hard and don't hold as good as they did new. They are 75% used up but still legal on the tread depth but I would almost call them unsafe if you were towing in the rain. I am going to try BFGs next round because they have a great reputation. That is all...

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