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    Hello from Vancouver, WA / Portland, OR

    welcome from Prosser
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Q. What have you done to your square lately?? A. Ignored it
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    Just got back into a square body

    I remember seeing that truck, it was either for sale or over on CK5
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    SOLD

    been so busy I have not bothered posting them on FB for the flakes lol but they are still available.
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    Alternatives to anti-sway bar?

    rock jock, sky jacker, and im sure there are more, sell aftermarket sway bars that can be modified to fit a squarebody
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    Looking for new tailgate. 85 K5 Blazer.

    They will interchange, you just need the matching hinges and stuff from the truck. The blazer tubs are already pre drilled/tapped to bolt the hinges up
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    Looking for new tailgate. 85 K5 Blazer.

    Go with a soft top and you can use a pickup tailgate
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    Reinforcing Door Striker

    Unbolt the striker, use a small drill bit to drill out the end of the cracks, weld them up, grind them down, I remove one of the washers they have stacked and replace it with a fender washer that I then tack weld in several spots to the door jam. For the rattling, get some pex tubing like...
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    Tire suggestions for lifted 86 suburban

    Ya I found a name brand shop that will do all 4 for $100 no matter what size, but if you call them on the phone they will tell you no lol
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    Tire suggestions for lifted 86 suburban

    ya it used to be like $12.50 a tire around here but not anymore. I took the 33's to wal-mart and they told me their machine cant handle tires that big which I know is BS. The mom and pop shop started quoting me $80 until they asked what size and when i said 33's they go, " oh its a truck tire? $400"
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    Tire suggestions for lifted 86 suburban

    Tires for 15" wheels are becoming harder and harder find. Interco has a blem list of discounted tires but you have to purchase what's available, when available. If you can find a tire shop that wont charge an arm and a leg you can buy tires cheaper on ebay or amazon than your tire shops. I...
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    Planning my Suburban build - Advice wanted

    Ya it is but so are the ORD custom springs when just the springs are $1,000 +/- per axle plus steering, bushings, and etc. Doing anything suspension wise "correctly" is spendy lol
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    Planning my Suburban build - Advice wanted

    While there is nothing wrong with ORD springs (I have many of their parts) there is a new option when putting a super duty 60 in a square body https://hogbackfab.com/products/squarebody-super-60-swap-bracket-kit
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    Squarebody meetup in Central WA this summer? Interest?

    I would be interested but cant agree to anything at this time.
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    88 Suburban Hidden Hitch

    I know you said you dont want to build a hitch, but what about modifying a class 3?
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    New to GMSB from Oregon

    Engineered Vintage is making kits to adapt AMP steps to squarebodies, they dont offer them for standard cabs yet but they are working on crew cabs and other options. https://engineeredvintage.com/products/1981-87-gm-suburban-amp-retractable-electric-step-mounting-kit another half way pre-built...
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    New to GMSB from Oregon

    Welcome from an Oregonian in Washington
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    Backfiring through carb. Wont start

    I dont have any experience with a Holley sniper but, could your distributor be loose? I would think backfiring would be timing.
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    SOLD

    It was brought to my attention that while Milemarker sells it for $2K, Jegs sells it for about $1300 so dropping the price
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    SOLD

    no its a piece of hog fencing i had cut down for a feeder
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    8 lug slots...?

    what about something like this? 16x7 (iirc) I have a set out in storage that i used to run on my 78
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    SOLD

    BigT ask what years these fit. after doing some research it looks like 82-86 with the only difference pre 82 was filler neck size which I have the filler necks for these that I will throw in.
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    SOLD

    New Mile Marker 12,000 hydraulic winch, never installed, no hook or fairlead. Location Prosser, WA
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    Winch Mount

    Ford frame rails are a different spread than GM rails. however its not impossible to adapt it, one of my old friends ran a Ford Warn bumper on his K5
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    Winch Mount

    I always liked this one from ORD but it is spendy. There is a story on their page where a guy ran his suburban through a heard of elk at 55MPH, it was damaged but saved the suburban.

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