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Shawn a friend of mine has a 72 with a 3:73 posi rear and he used straight Lucas gear oil in both of his differentials and he has no problems with his
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As far as the oil goes that should be fine for the rear end to run hopefully thatll get rid of the popping Posted via Mobile Device |
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Shawno -
Does the popping happen all the time, when under load, at cruising speed or only when you turn corners? The reason I ask is that all the cars (and trucks) that I have owned with positraction clicked when turning. It wasn't really a pop, but more of a metallic click. Positractions are set up to "free wheel" when cornering to allow the opposite wheel to catch up. If both axles were "locked" it would bind the tires, causing excessive tire wear and put a lot of stress on the internals. Are you sure it's not a click... only when cornering? POP |
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Did you use a matching ring and pinion set, or did you mix them? Did you dial in the clearance on the gears? Just thinking out loud.
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subscribed!!!
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Shawno, I bet changing the oil wil help. The fact that it only misbehaves when you've been at high speeds for a while makes me think something isn't doing right at higher temps. Posted via Mobile Device |
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Nice truck. What color are you planning on painting it?
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One more thing to consider is it got more noticable when I installed the stock steelies. I put new tires on the front but the rear is mis-matched tires with different tread and one is more worn than the other. Same size but one is an LT235/75r15 and the other is
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Could be tires play such a huge role in classic and new vehicles riding in worn tires can certainly effect the ride quality Posted via Mobile Device |
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Been thinking about the white wall. Not really feeling them so I used Microsoft paint to give me an idea of what it would look like. I'm glad I did cause I like the white walls better.......with the wheels painted black :metal:
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I kinda like the white wheels but the black would look good too!
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Hey Shawn, I really like it both ways, it's a hard decision! I feel like with the black walls out is more of a "Hot Rod" look in my opinion, and the whites is kind of a old school look. I love them both and think your truck will look good regardless.
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(never liked wide whitewalls, because they weren't period correct for these trucks) But no hot rodder, back in the day, would have been caught dead with a set of whtewalls. Maybe some Firestone wide ovals or Goodyear polyglas gt tires,... even redlines,... but never whitewalls. The "retro look" correctness of dogdish hubcaps confuses me most of the time,... but I do like them. But if I ran them,... it would be with blackwall tires. Just my opinion. |
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Black with thin whites
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Ok I find myself asking the question who am I and what's my style? I have never been a whitewall kind of guy and while I appreciate the look I just don't know if it's what I want to see on my daily. Now having said that I really like the look of the black wheel with the whitewall. So I am really back and forth on this. Post some more of you guys opinions and why you would do ittht way. Thanks in advance.
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You can do some raised Goodyear letters like Mike Bradbury did on his shop truck those are probably the most badass looking tires I've seen on the board :metal:
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I prefer the color/patina matched wheels nixing the white wall vs the black with whitewalls just suits the truck more
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I would go white steelies with red-line sidewalls. Period correct, ties in with your patina, and most importantly, adds another option to make the decision tougher.
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Raised White Letter. BFG Radial TA 255/70r15. If you get tired of the letters, you can turn the black out. I really like the way these tires ride, and they're durable, and that's a good size for filling the wheel wells. I like the skinny whites, but they are all fairly narrow, and a truck with altered suspension does better on a wider tire IMHO.
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I'll post some pics with the new rear tires tomorrow afternoon after I get them installed.
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Fact is oil be driving the truck so it's whatever you can live with cant wait to see the new look they give the truck
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Ok onto another update, getting rid of the flex fan and installing a fan with a fan clutch. Out with the old and in with the new.
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Good update!
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Blackwalls
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good work.....nice pic's.....
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Thanks guys. I have decided on going with the white wheels and blackwalls.
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Well I switched the fronts around to blackwall. What do you think?
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Love the look. I think the truck would look really benefit from some 15x8s or wider in the rear.
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