This is the 2010 SS M6 that I bought new. It now has 254,000 miles. My current Winter project is replacing & upgrading the entire suspension. I've had a few issues over the years, but over-all it's been a great car.
Best formula that I've found for SBC valve cover gaskets.
- Use Fel-Pro cork Gaskets
- Put a light coat of Vaseline on both sides of the gasket
- Don't over-torque
- Re-torque after first heat cycle
The other down-side is you'll get a little worse fuel mileage. That's part of the reason my '97 Grand Cherokee gets lousy fuel mileage. It was built with no locking Hubs so the front axle and drive shaft is always turning even in 2WD.
I have the Frame support and Crossover Steering with 4" lift and 33s. the ORD Crossover Steering fixed my looseness issues. Might have been going to the 2WD Steering Box which is required for Crossover Steering. I considered using the Jeep XJ Steeering Shaft as well. But once the Crossover...
Yes, I still have the locking hubs. So to check that, I turned them to the unlock position and put it in gear. The Blazer wouldn't move as expected.
I don't have the original shifter. I had J&B build me a custom twin-stick cable shifter. It has very positive shift positions.
Not yet...
I am new to the forum and don't have privileges to post a new thread, so I'm asking my questions a reply to this thread.
I've owned my '74 K5 since 2007. It had an NP203 with the conversion kit when I bought it. The transfer case took a dump earlier this year. I replaced it with a used...