85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett"

[RodsGreen10]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Thanks for sharing. I had a set on the 84 Sierra I just sold and they seemed to do much better than stock.

Its sad, but I tried working with Jegs in the past and failed. I spent an hour on the phone arguing with them over a price match that they said didnt exist. Even though I sent them the link to the page, they refused to honor it. No more Jegs for me.

Yes they do perform a little better. But the looks is worth the price of admission. I just use the Jegs online price match they have so I don't have to deal with idiots.

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by RodsGreen10

Yes they do perform a little better. But the looks is worth the price of admission. .....

They do look good peaking through an open wheel. The color is a close match to the GMC logo, so they get bonus points for that.

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by GAc10boy

Nice progress on the truck and the backyard! Looks like a fun place to be with family on the 4th.

Originally Posted by Chaplain

Looks like we've all either been taking a hiatus from the trucks or we're trying to catch up from the holiday. Somehow Scarlett has been pushed to the side of the road.

Chris and I took a couple weekends to get caught up on other projects. We found a new home for his old car and finally located a truck for him. We picked up a 2001 GMC Sierra. It was a one owner truck that had been passed through several family members and was up for sale. The good news was it had a fresh paint job on it. The bad news was it had not been cleaned up for a long time.

We split our time between cleaning his truck and repaint, replace, and repair all the little things that had been neglected. With a few purchases from Amazon, Craigslist, and the local pick and pull we have his truck looking much better and functioning like it should be.

[LDO]

May I ask for the PN of the line kit that you finally received that worked? Also, did you have to drill any additional holes in the A-Arm for the nylon clamps?

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by Chaplain

Well stated sir.

Thank you sir.

Originally Posted by LDO

May I ask for the PN of the line kit that you finally received that worked? Also, did you have to drill any additional holes in the A-Arm for the nylon clamps?

As mentioned I called Wilwood Tech support first to resolve the issue. Summit can only give me the info in their database and we knew it wasn't correct.
The tech at Wilwood gave me part #220-11719 and it was a direct fit.

I did discover a couple of things. First off the U clip that's supposed to hold the bulkhead fitting won't work. It was to tight to be able to install with all the obstacles in the way..I plan to try the stock C clips instead.
Another point to be aware of is install sequence when tightening the fittings. You need to tighten the banjo first followed by the line at the caliper end and the stainless line to hard line last. If not, the line will twist up and not stay straight.

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by LDO

.... Also, did you have to drill any additional holes in the A-Arm for the nylon clamps?

I missed this earlier. As I mentioned earlier, I first tried using the line mounting hardware that was on the rubber line as there is a place to mount it already on the A-Arm. Unfortunately I couldn't remove it from the line with destroying it.
With that said, yes I had to drill holes in the A-Arm.
I did so reluctantly as I know it could be a weak point but I chamfered the holes as a precaution.

[ultrahd4me]

Yep.... the freight train just left the tracks.