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  1. geocrasher

    Need Recommendations for 6 lug 16 or 17x8" Steel Wheel

    I see some, but most have a lot of backspacing, in the 4-4.5" range. Stock 15x8's are about 3.6". So I'm thinking 3.75 for a 16 or 17x8 wheel would be good, even if I have to run a 1/4" spacer on a 4" BS wheel. Can anybody recommend such a wheel that they can confirm fits properly? The tire...
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    Window felts and tracks- 1986 gmc suburban k2500

    I got mine on Rockauto.
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    4.1 mpg?

    At that kind of mileage, FiTech EFI would pay for itself rather quickly too. 4mpg seems way low to me as well.
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    TBI I need help

    Make sure the reluctor ring and pickup in the distritubor is good, and also make sure timing is correct.
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    New wheels/tires - 73 K10 w/2” lift

    FWIW, I'm planning on 33x10.50x15's on stock rally wheels with no lift on my Suburban.
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    What size tires for 4 inch lift?

    I had a K20, years ago, with 4" and 33's. It looked good, I thought. I am fairly certain 35's would have looked better, and with some trimming, 37's. Wouldn't run those on a 44 or 10 bolt though.
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    ‘86 C10 Cargo light confusion. Help!

    You'll always have 12v. This is normal. The interior lights are switched at the ground. The switches themselves are in the door jambs by the hinges. When you open the door, they pop open and ground the bulb. Simple. One of them is probably damaged. Or both of them.
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    Questions about turning a Burb into a 4 door pickup

    Thanks for all the input everyone! The deal breaker here may be the inability to use a truck tailgate without having to graft on a whole truck bed, and... I genuinely don't want to have to do that. Plus, when looking closer, I saw that the ribs in the roof start behind the drivers seat, but on a...
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    Questions about turning a Burb into a 4 door pickup

    Pretty sure it was here, actually. Let me see if I can find the thread. https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/suburban-to-avalanche-conversion.6366/ I'm mostly concerned about having the equipment and skills, and figuring out how to cap the bed rails.
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    Questions about turning a Burb into a 4 door pickup

    Ah that would explain why one guy actually grafted on about a foot of pickup bed, with tailgate. It looked good. As much cutting as I'll be doing, that might not be a horrible route to take.
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    Questions about turning a Burb into a 4 door pickup

    The goal would be something like one of these: The reason? I need a pickup bed for carrying fuel and supplies. Don't want to carry them inside, and don't want to carry them externally or on the roof. The questions I have are related to the body work involved. Cutting, alignment, and what not...
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    88 Burb: Increasing Fuel Capacity

    Yep, have barn doors. I'll look for those brackets, might be a good compromise.
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    88 Burb: Increasing Fuel Capacity

    Really in the end I think it'll be simpler just to carry gas cans. I was hoping somebody knew of a relatively straightforward way to build, but it's not to be.
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    88 Burb: Increasing Fuel Capacity

    So, two 5g gas cans it is :D
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    88 Burb: Increasing Fuel Capacity

    So, this big burb needs more range. 40 gallons is good, but I'd like to have another 10 gallons somewhere. Yes, I could carry gas cans, but if I could stuff it somewhere underneath and then pump into the 40 gallon tank as needed, that would be pretty neat. Any thoughts as to using a tank from...
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    Locking Hub Body Won't Seal To Hub

    Ok here's the thing: with very little grease in the hub body, it wouldn't push in. It's not grease. Yes I may have overloaded it with grease, but that's not the mechanical issue that's keeping it from seating when there's hardly any grease at all. Everything is bone stock.
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    Locking Hub Body Won't Seal To Hub

    I checked, and it's there.
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    Locking Hub Body Won't Seal To Hub

    When I put this back together today, I actually squeezed grease out. And when I removed it, there wasn't much in there (which is why I was in there to begin with). So I really don't think that's the case. I wish it was that easy.
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    Locking Hub Body Won't Seal To Hub

    Thanks for the replies guys. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who's had this problem. I'm strongly considering a pair of new Warn hubs for it. About $160 for the premium ones is not too bad. I figure the hubs are just worn out but I don't really know. And now with one of the bolts broken...
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    Locking Hub Body Won't Seal To Hub

    Hey everyone, for as long as I can remember, this hub has been leaking a little. Recently it's been leaking a lot. I thought the bolts were loose, so I tightened them. One of them snapped. Well, that wasn't it. So today I pulled the hub out and repacked more grease in there, and then...
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    Second time squarebody owner, looking for some help I’m only 35 one year younger than my truck

    If I remember right, that goes to the brake light switch, right above the brake pedal. I could be wrong, and probably am.
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    I want to drive an '89 suburban 700 miles home, what should I know?

    I drove my 88 Burb from near Olympia WA to Fernley NV, fully loaded with all of my personal belongings in the rig and in a 8x12 UHaul trailer. I've been tracking mileage since the move last year: It's my daily driver. If I were to buy a Burb sight unseen and drive it 700 miles, I'd...
  23. geocrasher

    I bought a 1984 and don’t know what to do???

    I like the old saying "Run what ya brung!" in other words just keep what you have, work on one thing at a time. If you can, spend some time going around the truck and make a list of things it needs, and then prioritize that list. Then, one thing at a time. New carb is great and all, but what...
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    1991 gmc suburban stock shock question

    I came here to ask the exact same question. It's time for shocks. One of the drivers front shocks let go. Can't really tell, as the other still works. Got a weird oily substance on the driveway one day, then it stopped! They're old yellow shocks that have probably been on there 20 years. I'm...
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    New Guy with the wife's Burban

    Sounds like you've got a couple of keepers: The wife and the rig! Welcome.

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