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  1. TX87R10

    1987 3500 HD on FB (not mine)

    It's pretty close in DFW so within an hour or so. If someone is for real interested I can reach out to the owner and go check it out but I'm just a shade trew mechanic so no promises I can see everything
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    1987 3500 HD on FB (not mine)

    If you want the link I can try to figure out how to share my ass got banned from marketplace for no reason so I can't share that I don't think
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    1987 3500 HD on FB (not mine)

    Seems like a decent deal. Figured I would share here not my truck
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    That is how I held it in place while jacking it up lol Its hard to believe how strong zip ties are sometimes. I bet that actually worked too.
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    I am a big sissy I guess. I saw a couple spring compressor videos where the springs shot out like a helicopter or like a bullet. I can't imagine losing a finger or hand of even worse to a mistake anyone could make easily.
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    By the way I got the spring to seat top and bottom pretty easily without a helper by zip tying the bottom of the spring in place and the top really close and then as soon as it started to pinch I gave it a couple soft hits with a rubber mallet and it seated. I watched a guy trying to use a...
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    I said it wrong the first time by the way I was hitting the bumper on the bottom of the UCA and thought the bushings were what was holding it back. You were 100% right they were not tightened to spec yet.
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    Desperate times call for desperate measures... Thanks everyone for help and ideas!!!! Got it
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    It's a brand new one and I was not able to by hand with the bushings being so fresh I guess... About a 5" gap
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    Yeah good call... The only chain I have is not rated for more than 1200lbs I don't think and hardware store is gonna be $90 for a chain rated to do it... Probably better to put the old spring back on and pay someone to change it with the right tools
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    Nice let me try that. We will see what this husky Jack is made of
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    New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

    I finally got my spring seated in the top pocket and the bottom on the LCA. I was so happy I started jacking my truck up, put the spindle back on, jacked it up more to connect the upper...... And then I realized the spring is so strong right now it's picking the truck up off of the...
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    Not gonna lie there is a midget on my shoulder telling me to shave the shims to fit because it's far cheaper and possibly more reliable than the 40 years old bolt in about to pay $100 for
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    The saga has entered hour 14 of rebuilding my front suspension on a whim...... Squarebody graveyard guy called me back late at night looks like I might be getting the right part in the morning if I play my cards right... Only problem is I have no way to get there to buy the part :rofl: let's...
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    Well fugg the replacement bolt has a slightly larger diameter than the stock one on the shoulder and the shims don't fit anyway.
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    I like the idea but the only bolts the local part stores have found are not 1/2" 20. I'm not sure how to get them to find the parts as OEM is discontinued they all say. The bolt is 1/2" 20 (fine thread) and 3" long, splined and then shouldered.. I have doing the shocks and all the bushings...
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    Yeah I don't have a business acct so I can only order thru Fastenal website and local pickup and their website has nothing similar I can find. Tried going to AutoZone, O'Reilly's, and advanced auto and checked summit website. Nothing. Called Chevy dealership, called a Chevy old school part...
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    LMC = 10 days :grimace: Can't find a pick n pull that has a squarebody either. Called the local junkyards and they aren't pick n pull and won't sell me the damn stud. Thinking about going up and finding a grade 8 bolt of same diameter to hold me over for 10 days, convince me not to...
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    Thanks, yeah they didn't budge at all until they did and then it shot out of the back lol. I got frustrated after I posted and started smacking the **** out of it, always a good way to fix things. I keep reading online from others they got the wrong size stud from LMC and the shipping is more...
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    BFH - 1 Control arm stud - 0 Now to find another stud to replace this one...
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    Sheered upper control arm bolt

    I pulled in the driveway this morning heard a loud pop and the truck shifted so I knew I was in for a fun day. Got everything pulled off and found the stud that the upper control arm mounts to was completely sheered. Was able to rescue the shims and everything. I'm about to start hammering...
  22. TX87R10

    '87 TBI lurching and surging

    One if the problems was it would only happen in gear. I couldn't get it in gear and test or observe anything at the same time. Running a solo operation lol
  23. TX87R10

    '87 TBI lurching and surging

    It was ac ripple. Changed the alt and we are back in business. Thanks again!
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    '87 TBI lurching and surging

    I still haven't found the cause, checked all tubes all connections everything looks good. In my annoyance I decided to drive it further to see if it would stall out. When I got home I realized the lights were dimming at the same time the lurching and surging was happening. I parked and turned...
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    '87 TBI lurching and surging

    Haven't seen any but I will check the codes again. I was thinking misfire but then after it happens I put it in park and sit there and the idle just climbs and climbs then drops and does it again. Just noticed that

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