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  1. Rumbledawg

    What locker shall I go for?

    Detroit for the win... in a fullsize truck that weighs a couple or more tons and twenty feet long there not as knarly as people believe them to be, in a jeep, toyota or s-10, yes they can be a handful in the snow. been running my Detroit for over twenty yrs and ya, every year where i live we get...
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    Time for new shocks. Look at these!

    depends on what kind of ride you want. if your looking for a shock to help handling, go with a nitrogen shock, if your looking for a smooth ride, go a hydraulic shock. just yesterday we put 4 new Skyjacker hydro's on my sons truck, very good ride and reasonable cost. i run Skyjacker nitrogens...
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    Aftermarket EFI and dual internal pump tanks

    ya well seen gm and other manufacturers do and engineer some real stupid stuff in my 60 yrs... 50 000 miles and 20 yrs...i'll take that any day over having to drop the tank to replace a pump. in fact when i changed the in tank pump on my stepper, was a whole day job , removing the box and what...
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    Show your daily driver

    thanks, they are getting scarce, but i'm looking in the 10-15K range as this will prob be the last daily i buy till i'm gone, so there is a slightly better selection. so far i have come across 5 or 6 yukon/tahoes that interest me. these 2 i'm looking at hard... how about a '97 Z-71 'hoe with...
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    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

    try here https://engineeredvintage.com/products/1981-87-gm-truck-1981-1991-blazer-crew-suburban-behind-bumper-winch-mount-bbwm
  6. Rumbledawg

    Aftermarket EFI and dual internal pump tanks

    haft to disagree. i run a pro-flo system for 20 yrs with an external pump in front of the selector valve wit ZERO probs. although approx 2 yrs ago i did kill my pump by getting too far in the bush and running my tanks almost dry. not the pumps fault, my stupidity going further than my tanks...
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    Show your daily driver

    been dicking around with my new daily i bought earlier this yr. just when i get it almost done, i ended up giving it to my son...his firebird sucks in the snow...2" of white stuff and his air dam is all of a sudden a snow plow.. looking at a couple of 2 dr tahoe/yukons now for my daily
  8. Rumbledawg

    Extended cab square

    well my neighbor is semi-retired, not a trucker, and not the first owner. it was built in the '80's by a retired chinese dentist and his wife. it is/was a custom made rv before the camper got crushed by a tree. ya, if you can get past every cheesy piece from the JC Whitney catalog on it, the rig...
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    Extended cab square

    that right hand drive is interesting... my neighbor down the street has a super-super extended cab square-all metal, no fiberglass makes my 21 ft long crew look positively short...
  10. Rumbledawg

    My wife is small and is pregnant

    no probs with saddle tanks. they clear the tanks. on my crewcab i was able to use the braces on the front doors, the tanks were in the way to use the braces on the back doors, but even without the braces, they are plenty strong. i don't currently have them on the truck (wife is back to a step...
  11. Rumbledawg

    Tail gate strength

    ya, you will have no probs. 330 magnum is only around 500lbs
  12. Rumbledawg

    What new tools have you got lately?

    been using my new impact so much the wifey bought me a smaller one for my birthday yesterday. 3/8's with 600 lbs of nut busting torque. handy for getting into spots my 1200 lb one can't
  13. Rumbledawg

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

    not the fastest thing i ever done, but lifted the wife's tacoma last weekend in a little over 3 hrs. mind ya, the new 1200 ft lb impact i just bought sure made things go faster and life a lot easier...
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    My wife is small and is pregnant

    i know where your coming from. want to see hilarious? try watching your preggo wife climb up 35 inches into yer truck. she was using the door for a handle which kept blowing out door pin bushings, so i did like you and mounted a handle, but i put it on the windshield pillar-plenty strong. also...
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    Show your daily driver

    my wife's new daily that she inherited when her dad passed couple weeks ago. replaced a few trim pieces, buffed out the scratches and lifted it today and put her new rims/tires on. got some more growing up to do before it's crewcab size..
  16. Rumbledawg

    What new tools have you got lately?

    bunch of suspension work coming up, got tired of yanking wrenches and breaker bars. impact and batteries were on sale, charger was reg price. a little over $500 for 1200 lbs of nut busting power. should turn the 3" lift on wifeys tacoma from an all day project down to about 4-5 hrs
  17. Rumbledawg

    Steering box frame reinforcement weld in plates

    a cheaper alternative to them expensive plates and braces. gm also made a factory brace that was usually installed on 1 ton 4 by's. i have 38's, 39's and 42" tires for my crew. in over 20 yrs have never cracked the frame, even with the big rubber. i also have a chunk of 1/4" angle bolted to the...
  18. Rumbledawg

    What lift kit did i just buy

    small looking bolts on them flips. surprised the flips don't wrap under the frame. i have ORD 4" flips on my crew and they have 6 bolts. four on the side of the frame like yours and two underneath where it wraps under the frame, and their all 9/16. they look fairly stout, but i would weld a...
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    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

  20. Rumbledawg

    What brake lines to get for lifted c10

    have you tried Skyjacker? i got a set of their 8" lift stainless brake lines on my crewcab, and their DOT https://skyjacker.com/shop/category/brake-line/
  21. Rumbledawg

    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

  22. Rumbledawg

    Riding mower takes a dump

    did you say a JD 120? i just inherited a 2012 120. looks minty and runs perfect. me and the boy used to fight over who was going to cut the grass, now we fight over who gets to cut the grass....i let him win... came with this little trailer too. i don't garden so it will most likely end up...
  23. Rumbledawg

    What have you done to your square lately??

    i hear ya. nuthin' but probs with chineseum parts spent a few days surfing the web last yr looking for a map sensor and a fuel pump relay . came across some old, old stock, but despite the yrs, they work perfectly. this must have been in the parts dept a long time. Ed Morse chev is Jim Ellis...
  24. Rumbledawg

    What have you done to your square lately??

    nothin major, some door locks and map pockets. interior of my crew used to be saddle and green, then i turned it into black and green few yrs ago. didn't want to put the saddle map pockets back in so i threw a piece of diamond plate over the holes. digging thru the garage the other day i found...
  25. Rumbledawg

    Show your daily driver

    couple issues with my new truck addressed. put 4 new blaupunkt speakers and a new pioneer stereo in it, got my frikkin hand squished when the door swung in on it. turns out the detent spring fell out cause the pin was bent. finally got around to fixing the saggy headliner as well. perforated...

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