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    Best tires

    7.00-15LT Deestone 503s. Remember the Grip Spurs we all “had to have” way back when? Or the BFG Silvertown Mudder? Still have viable 7.00-15 tube type Silvertowns on a 1949 Dodge 1/2t sporting 1978 Ramcharger tubeless factory wheels. Those tires are over 50 years old and still suitable for...
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    8 lug slots...?

    Les Schwab was one of the very few things I miss from the PNW. Big O Tire, Federated Auto Parts that actually sell parts, Grange Co-ops, Clem’s Kawasaki (Enumclaw WA), Fred Meyer super stores… WA born and raised, left for good in 2011, thought I had in 1994. Hate to hear that another once good...
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    Dually Rims

    As long as it is an 8 on 6.5” with an appropriately sized center/register hole… You can run whatever you think looks good. I have Eagle bullet holes on my 99 (gmt400) K3500 cab & chassis dually. Honestly, they look fine, but have a maximum 60psi rating. Fine for an old C20 or K20, or for a...
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    Adding a swaybar? 85 Silverado swb

    Truck did not come with a swaybar. I have a 92 K1500 that is getting a lift and a swaybar delete. Can the 92 bar be retrofit to the 85? Note, the 85 has -0- factory provisions for mounting a swaybar… Could buy an aftermarket, probably “should” just buy an aftermarket kit, but on a leo salary...
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    Early 4.3 upgrade?

    Has to have a front mount dizzy to justify the swap. Had a 72 Cutlass sourced 455 in a 30’ wooden hulled cabin cruiser. Even seen that heavy (12,00#) up on plane? She’d do it at 1/3 throttle. Got Katrinad in Bay St Louis MS.
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    Good ball joint brands

    Hate to say it, but they are pretty much all Chinesium now. The higher end line at O’reilly seems decent, have not killed them on a K3500 that gets beat on. My 85 C10 is still rolling straight on the oem installed at the factory. The bushings are completely assed out, but the balljoints are perfect.
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    Early 4.3 upgrade?

    It’s a hard to find idea in sw Tennessee. As soon as a complete with transmission one pops up, it sells. Ditto 455s, can get Oldsmobile or Pontiac fairly easily, Buick? Nope. RWD Cadillac here I’d have to buy a complete car.
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    Tire/wheel recommendations

    Made the mistake, once, of buying their Indian script motorcycle tires. Look great, did not last 100 miles. I’ll use them on a memorial bike that will be permanently mounted in an old truck bed.
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    Tire/wheel recommendations

    For my money, since Corky bought out STA, onky for static display use.
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    Tire/wheel recommendations

    You going for classic bias ply tires or a more modern style radial tire? Bias ply only has 2 answers left, Gateway Bias Buckshots at 34ish inches tall, or sky is the limit Interco offerings. You could get 9.00-16LT Power Kings until a couple years ago, great tire, but, gone now. Modern? I like...
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    Early 4.3 upgrade?

    Original plan was 350-455 (Buick), 425/472/500 Cadillac, a matching Th400, and slip an Auburn or mini spol in with the 2.73s. Bad back, knees, hips and shoulders.
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    Early 4.3 upgrade?

    Dang… Gonna have to steam clean my engine/bay and see what it turns out to be. Engine was always smooth as glass, until the distributor, ESC, and carb decided they did not want to play anymore. Then it broke both motor mounts, started dumping fuel, and pouring oil out of the rear main seal...
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    Early 4.3 upgrade?

    No idea. Engine is 1979 with a midrise tbi intake. Will not accept a stock cable for a 92, have to use the “universal fit” junk. That truck is going Qjet/Th350, currently classified as a “farm special”, not even remotely street legal. But will be… For the 85 C10, stick with 87+ as a transmission...
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    Qjet to 2bbl swap?

    Just put a Qjet back on, throttle everything is incompatible. Holley is going on the 318/727 combo it was initially purchased for. I do have a GM 2bbl I could try, but it is governed.
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    Early 4.3 upgrade?

    As long as it stays 4.3 and carbed. Not a mpg issue, the truck is mainly cruise nights toy and back up vehicle. I love the WTF factor when I pop the hood… ;) 700r4? I have been turned against them by a 92 K1500 that eats them like a toddler eats cookies. But maybe would survive in a 2wd...
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    Early 4.3 upgrade?

    And please don’t say LS swap it. I’d rather scrap it than run a computer controlled engine in it.
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    Early 4.3 upgrade?

    The original issue 4.3 in my 85 swb is tired. Smokes like a 2 stroke tired. IF there is enough wall thickness left, going to rebuild it. RV cam? Retrofit roller cam? Thermostat temperature? Exhaust w/o egr or smog pump provisions? Already installed a non-ESC distributor (Jegs with 4 pin icm)...
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    Qjet to 2bbl swap?

    The factory installed Qjet on my truck is at paperweight status. It basically sweats gas. Ordered the adapter to run a 2bbl on the stock high rise iron intake. Pulled the original issue 40 years old distributor yesterday. New distributor, plugs and wires going in today. Truck has a Th400...
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    Rally wheel colors?

    Back when “Ralph” was still red over white, I ran red 15x6 rallies with caps and rings. When I redid the truck in Seafoam Green, painted the wheels black. And yes, with open 2.73 gears, the truck got stuuck in that dip.
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    Old man constantly asked to drop his truck.Any stock height C10s left in the world??

    Only deviations from stock suspension are 4 corner load assist coil overs, and P235/75r15s instead of factory P205/75r15s. 2 -very- tired 6 cylinder 2wd swb 1/2 tons, 1949 Dodge and 1985 Chevy. I hate 2wd, but…
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    Carb Adapter

    I’d honestly rather run a 500cfm Holley 2bbl on the 4.3 anyway.
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    Carb Adapter

    So rebuild the core I have or get an adaptor plate for a modern carb, or order a Chinesium repop… Got it.
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    Recommend Me a Reliable/Budget Serpentine Kit

    My 92 runs the block/heads from a 70s 250hp crate engine, with the stock 1992 serpentine system. Doing the same to the stock 4.3 in my 85, plus newer heads/intake.
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    1987 Fresh Air Intake

    I need the same hose. 1992 aircleaner on a Qjet (direct fit) in an 85 C10 vith a factory 4.3L V6. The 92 aircleaner hose went to the inner fender.
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    Carb Adapter

    So the AVS2 or 9895 would be a direct swap onto both the alloy oem spreadbore intake on my 70s 350 -AND- the high rise oem iron intake for my 85’s 4.3L V6? Asking because the Qjet I have needs to be rebuild and will not come apart. Could only get the lower plate off for a gasket replacement. Top...

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