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  1. Craig 85

    134 condenser

    I got mine at Napa a few years ago. It definitely narrower than OEM due to the revised design. NRC NC3642A shows sold out for ship to home, but Oreilly's appears to have a Murray Brand available Part 7-3642. $121...
  2. Craig 85

    New member

    :welcome:
  3. Craig 85

    Have you swapped a 350 for a 454? Advice needed

    1985 K30 454 Pre A/C Post A/C
  4. Craig 85

    Help on how 75 3/4 ton chokes cali got heat

    OPGI offers these for 65-67 Pontiac engines. Maybe they would work? Corvette or Camaros probably had them too...
  5. Craig 85

    Omg omg omg

    One of my supervisors had those on his '87 K5 back in the late 90's. Beautiful rig. Black on black 3" lift and 33's.
  6. Craig 85

    Front sway bar install troubles

    In the early 90's my '77 K5 I had a 6" lift and tried using some drop down blocks on the front mounts; they didn't line up either. Back then I went without the blocks and forced it. I'm sure that's why it rode stiff even though it was a soft ride Skyjacker lift.
  7. Craig 85

    Rear end swap: Dana 70HD to 14 bolt

    The 14 bolt 1-ton spring perches and shock mounts are narrower than a 3/4 ton. Also the shock mounts are reversed. Here's my SRW K30. K30 K20
  8. Craig 85

    California Square Body fans - Proposal to extend smog exemption model years

    @K5ride I must be a little older than you. The program started in 1984. I recall it all too well. I drove a '64 Chevelle at the time that my dad bought new off the lot in January 1964. We still had the original sales receipt. Well in June of '84 our reg came due and we got a notification...
  9. Craig 85

    tire fitment??

    With the old Rancho lift it would have never rubbed. You mainly got frame flex... The Tuff County EZ Ride flexing would have caused rubbing.
  10. Craig 85

    Seat Belts

    Seat Beat Planet charges $235 ea. for the dual retractible style. That includes the web color change, but I doubt the housing re-color.
  11. Craig 85

    California Square Body fans - Proposal to extend smog exemption model years

    California has always been "unique" with regards to smog. I've had 8 Squares, 6 with 454's, but the oldest 1 ton is my '85. I had a '77 K5 with an SBC 400/HD emissions and an '80 C20 3+3 with a 454/ HD emissions. Both ran on Regular fuel, but had smog pumps and assorted ported vacuum...
  12. Craig 85

    I need to find a frame diagram for 85 k20

    Here's a thread on 2Wd to 4WD. There's someone doing one right now with a round eye K30. https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/2wd-to-4wd-conversion.31453/
  13. Craig 85

    Front sway bar install troubles

    Get the ORD sway bar disconnect kit. I've used it on my last two trucks. It resolves this problem and let the spring and sway bar run in different arcs without binding. https://www.offroaddesign.com/swaybar-correction-and-disconnect-system-for-73-91-gm-trucks.html
  14. Craig 85

    Ever see this kind of grease fitting?

    Oreillys - Performance Tool #W54213 https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/performance-tool/performance-tool-grease-injector-needle/pfm0/w54213/v/a/3723/automotive-suv-2001-chevrolet-suburban-2500?q=W54213&pos=0 John Deer - #TY26629...
  15. Craig 85

    Ever see this kind of grease fitting?

    Had them on my 2016 Ram 2500. Mine was a small needle style fitting.
  16. Craig 85

    Front Spindles

    Good link here: https://torqueking.com/product/sku/xv1060-1977-5-1987-gm-10-bolt-3-4-ton-front-axle-exploded-view/ From LMC.
  17. Craig 85

    New member from South Africa

    :welcome:
  18. Craig 85

    Axle Identification

    I know when I did the axle swap in my '79 I used an '82 Suburban rear and it had the numbers on the tube, but I didn't research it. I always pull the cover and look at the numbers on the ring gear.
  19. Craig 85

    tire fitment??

    I actually like the Rally rims better. If I did the 8 spokes, I would be going with a look similar to the CHiP's truck. Trim rings, chrome center caps and some type of painted center. They are actual GM Dessert Fox package wheels, but the look could be easily copied. Photo #3.
  20. Craig 85

    lift spindles for 2 wheel drive square bodies

    Here's a link to someone using 88-98 spindles on a '76 C/10. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=447061
  21. Craig 85

    Advice on Muffler Replacement

    I don't like the rap sound of straight through mufflers. I'm debating about going with a pair of 50 series stacked vertical to replace the dual in/out in my 8.1L Suburban 2500.
  22. Craig 85

    Master Cylinder Size

    Your truck is a little newer than the trucks I did 3/4 ton axle swaps on. I had a '77 K5 and a '79 K15. I used my existing 1/2 ton power brake booster on both trucks. For the M/C I used the 3/4 ton version for the corresponding year. The 1/2 and 3/4 M/C were both metal and had the ports...
  23. Craig 85

    tire fitment??

    Here's a picture of my old truck and no I didn't put the Pete emblem on it (Lol). This lift and tire/wheel combo was probably done in the early 80's. 4" lift with 33x12.50's and 15x10 wheels. If the front fenders weren't trimmed they would have rubbed under flex. I'd be worried you may rub...
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