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    8.5" front axle ball joints installation

    I am currently doing the same thing and have been looking for the correct torque and sequence. I found this, which pertains to original GM factory specs. I would use this if buying OEM style ball joints. http://chuckschevytruckpages.com/chevy_truck_4wd_front_axle_ball_joint_replacement.html...
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    Greetings from New England

    :welcome: from northern IL! Being a previous New Englander myself (Worcester, MA) I miss Kittery :(
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    K30 w/hydroboost clutch pedal solution

    Part of the reason I like my Suburban. The seats sit back further. I'm 6'2" and wear a 34-36" inseam but I feel like there is so much more room in the Suburban. I just need a tilt column and I'm set.
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    What new tools have you got lately?

    My new tool for doing the upper balljoints on my D44
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    New from Michigan

    :welcome: from northern IL!
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    Noob from LA

    :welcome: from northern IL! Nice truck. We need more pics
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    1987 V30 Rear Brake drum to disk conversion

    Glad I read this. I will be installing my rear next weekend and jus had that thought. Luckily I do have an adjustable prop valve already but I will be using the stock disc/drum master for now. I need to look into using a master from an early 2000's truck that had disc/disc
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    Places to offroad in Upper Midwest

    I prefer the hills, trees, and rocks, and I'm already in northern IL which is why I am looking elsewhere! lol I've read that almost everything around here is private land. I miss my New England trails where you drive down the road and see a trail and take it and no one says anything.
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    Places to offroad in Upper Midwest

    I'm looking for some! We have one in Marseilles, IL called The Cliffs but they are closing to trucks sometime around the end of the year, they will be ATV, Dirt bike, and side by side only. Then there is The Badlands in Attica, Indiana. Anything anyone knows about in Wisconsin? Michigan? Iowa is...
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    how hard is it to rebuild a 205 - what might be needed from a shop

    one of those rubber ones that sounds like it has sand inside
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    how hard is it to rebuild a 205 - what might be needed from a shop

    I rebuilt mine. No special tools needed, no presses, no special snap ring pliers (just a basic set). You just need a deadblow and some punches and a larger diameter bar and a screwdriver. If you're careful you can seat seals and bearings with a hammer and a plastic rod. (I'm ready for the...
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    Front and Rear Axle Install

    Check wheel bearings, ball joints, u-joints, brakes, steering linkage, and as said, same gear ratio, water in pumpkin which will rust out the bearings fast. I'm installing mine soon also and to save myself the hassle I rebuild both front and rear. That way I don't have to deal with it for a long...
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    15" rims on a k20 suburban

    Running a 15" wheel gives you more sidewall and better tire deflection over terrain when aired down. There are companies that make 15" 8 lug wheels, Bart being one of them. Grinding down the caliper on a D60 you need to remove 1/2" of material from the front half of the top of the caliper. This...
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    NEW GUY OUT OF NORTH EASTERN UNITED STATES

    :welcome: from northern IL! Nice truck. I'm originally from Mass.
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    Black bolt in valve stems

    Anybody have a source for good ones? I'm getting ready to get some tires and I want to put some of the black metal stems in my wheels but can't find anything decent. Everything on Amazon is Chinajunk and all the reviews say they strip out easy when you torque them down. Plus they are only good...
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    Roof rack install pictures. Half DIY basket and Factory OEM roof rails

    That's a pic I found online. I can't find those ladders anywhere. I know Smittybuilt used to make them but they are pretty much Jeepers now.
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    Someone is selling my sister

    I scrolled their page before. They do have quite a few squarebodies
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    Thoughts on running 10 year old tires?

    ^^This. 6 luggers are all the same bolt pattern so you're set there (truck rims anyway). Take the tires you took off the truck and put them up on Marketplace for $400 and take what someone will give you to recoup some of the tire cost. Hunt Marketplace for a cheap 33x12.5 for a spare
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    Roof rack install pictures. Half DIY basket and Factory OEM roof rails

    Looks really good! Now you just need the ladder that goes on the back door.
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    Rescued another one!

    Nice looking truck! on a side note. Where do you get these bench seat covers with the front pockets? I remember them from back in the day but I just tried to google some and came up empty.
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    Does my 1990 Suburban 1500 4x4 have open or locking Rear Differential?

    Jack up the rear from the pumpkin so both tires are off the ground. Spin one tire, if the other spins the same direction you have a posi, if it spins in the opposite direction it's open.
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    Ticking on the driver side of my 84 K 20

    To be sure it's not the hubs just take them out and take the truck for a spin. You don't need the hubs to drive it, just for 4wd. Just make sure not to go down any dirt roads or through any mud puddles lol
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    Fuel Filler Hoses

    Yup, I got all mine from Rock also. Switching to the '87 tank I had to use fillernecksupply.com to get adapters. Click the "Notify Me" on Rock and if they get enough orders they will order some. Make sure you order right away though because they will go quick!
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    Ticking on the driver side of my 84 K 20

    I know you said you checked the u-joints but I just want to ask if you checked the axle u-joints? Maybe a cap backed out out and is making contact with the axle? Or the grease fitting if there is one? There might even be a rock in the axle tube that is being flung around by the axle.
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    Suburban Barn Door MOLLE Panel

    All I'm finding them for is a Jeep tailgate. Any chance you could post up the part# you ordered?

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