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Re: 1968 C10 Suburban
Thanks! I still think it needs a little "altitude" adjustment. Maybe a couple three inches lower ?
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Re: 1968 C10 Suburban
I used a 71-72 TH400 kickdown switch by making a bracket for the firewall side of my accelerator pedal assy.
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Re: 1968 C10 Suburban
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Re: 1968 C10 Suburban
I replaced the heater core and blower motor with wheel this week.
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Re: 1968 C10 Suburban
I just replaced the water pump , thermostat and hoses three weeks ago.
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Re: 1968 C10 Suburban
I bought a set of rear springs to lower a pickup two inches, I think with the added weight of a suburban it may lower it more. Anyone have any experience or opinions ?
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Re: 1968 C10 Suburban
A C10 Suburban is 800 to 1200 lbs more than a comparable pickup depending on options. So my guess is that it should sit about 1 inch lower than a pickup with the same springs would.
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Re: 1968 C10 Suburban
Thanks , That's what I was hoping for . My 67 Step side had 4" drop springs and it would bottom out sometimes. I would like to avoid that if I can.
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Re: 1968 C10 Suburban
I installed some Jeep JK headlights I found at a yard sale . Now I can replace the bulb instead of the whole headlamp.
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I used those in my '67 Panel Truck with the relay upgrade. They work good. LockDoc
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Do those have glass lenses? They look really nice.
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They are Lexan.
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Re: 1968 C10 Suburban
Those look really nice. Do you know what year they are for?
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I used Jeep Wrangler headlights in my '67 Panel Truck. Jeep JK Wrangler headlights ('07-up) are a direct bolt in swap for the old sealed beam headlights in our trucks. They even have the 3 lugs on the back for alignment and use the stock '67-'72 trim rings. I went ahead and bought the headlight conversion pigtails for the swap too. I bought both on e-Bay. Here are the actual pigtails I bought and the headlights I bought were from a private seller that changed his over to something different. They are in excellent condition. You have to be careful because there are a lot of look alikes. They do make exact replacements too but you have to watch, some of them come with bulbs and some don't. The easy way to tell the OEM's are by the back. I think the lights are the same from 2007-2015. https://www.ebay.com/itm/13094045132...78.m1438.l2649 Sorry about the hijack..... LockDoc
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Thanks. I bought mine at a yard sale from a guy that said they came out of his 2010 Jeep JK.
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Dont take it apart.
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Re: 1968 C10 Suburban
I had truck lowering springs at first and it drove terrible, rear of truck was very soft. Switched to cpp 4.5" hd springs meant for the suburban and it drives awesome now
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I had a backup light acting up. I figured out it was the socket connector. What I was sent from LMC would not work so I modified my light with a sleeve to hold it and it works well . I did not change anything that can't be fixed correctly if I do find the correct part(in picture 2 ,which is part of a harness).
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My oldest Granddaughter helped sand and prep the brackets for the new mirrors I will be installing.
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Thanks, I will let her know. I put them on , they look like they belong there.
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Now I need to get the holes from all the other mirrors patched up.
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I need to get a lot of things done this spring . I'm running out of storage for the parts I have to install .
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