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    How to make a 5.3 less ugly?

    If I could find one that cheap, I'd jump all over it. lol. On a side note, speaking of cleaning up ugly, has anyone deleted the EVAP solenoid when running 5.3's in these trucks?
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    How to make a 5.3 less ugly?

    It is but the cost vs gains generally aren't worth it unless one is going purely for the aesthetics. I'm fairly certain it's been documented that the truck intakes flow equally compared to the LS6's. The LS6 intake will set one back about $400 or so whereas the truck intakes can be had for about...
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    5.3 exhaust

    For those who have done the swap, what exhaust systems are you running? I have an '85 K-10 short bed reg cab. I have Speed Engineering headers with the 3" collector that isn't flanged. I want to run duals with either an H or X pipe in a 2.5". What collectors are guys using and what exhausts...
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    How to make a 5.3 less ugly?

    This guy did a pretty sweet job modifying his factory truck intake. The problem is, you spend the money for the car intake and the gains are minimal based on the cost. Check this video out before you drop a lot of coin on a different intake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg9bc2vJL9A This...
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    1-ton swap

    Perfect. When the time arrives, I will refer back to here and ask again juts in case I forget. lol Thanks!
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    1-ton swap

    I'm hoping the wheel tire combo will help cover that up as well.
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    1-ton swap

    I did some recon tonight using the BillaVista website and the 14-bolt bible. Turns out, my wheel mounting surface measures less than 1/2" from what the bible says a SRW 14-bolt would be, it just doesn't classify it as 3/4 ton. The only one listed as being wider is a van. I think I'm going to...
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    1-ton swap

    I guess my next question is will this even be worth my time or should I just find another donor axle? I don't want the end product to be like it is now, with the rear axle narrower than the front being extremely noticeable.
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    1-ton swap

    I realize that's a relative term but I "read" that the yoke so should as close to level in regards to position to the ground. Don't know that is true or not. I've never fooled with drive angles before.
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    1-ton swap

    I figured that as well but was doing some reading and found with the 14-bolt, the best bet was close to level as possible. Is this true? The lift I'm looking at is a 12" from ORD so it's 8" springs and then shackles.
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    1-ton swap

    This is what mine looks like. Seem like careful cutting across that fillet weld may be the way to go? Anything I should do to verify I weld them back in the same orientation in regards to axle angle?
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    1-ton swap

    When I bought it, the guy never specified what it came out from under nor did I think to ask. I did think the drums were awfully large. Could I not simply cut these springs perches off and weld new ones on where I need them? My plan is disc brake conversion on the 14-bolt, if that's an option...
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    1-ton swap

    Just curious for those of you who have done the 1-ton axle swaps, did you end up having to relocate the spring perches on the axles? Just curious because my 14-bolt FF has narrower perches than the factory setup so it's not a tough one to figure out, just curious about both the front and rear...
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