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Looks like I'm a 1010110 kind of guy. Edit: parts ordered from eBay. I can pay 3.25 and do a little soldering to have a correct speedometer/odometer to go with these tall tires. Thank you for the continued help Devin.
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06-05-2014, 03:10 PM | #2 |
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Those are the best wearing tires I've owned and not bad, noise wise. Let us know when you decide on wheel color/letters. I'm leaning white letters out with chrome ...a classic!
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Diggin' the BFG AT's...can't wait to see them on.
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06-05-2014, 07:37 PM | #4 |
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Perfect tire choice!
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06-05-2014, 07:57 PM | #5 |
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Kevin.......sent you a PM a few days ago. Haven't heard anything back and thought I might catch up with you here.
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06-05-2014, 10:45 PM | #6 |
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Randy, I don't see any PM from you. Maybe check your sent messages folder to see if it went through ?
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06-06-2014, 12:34 AM | #7 |
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Check your stepside thread. I must not have sent it then.
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06-06-2014, 09:12 AM | #8 |
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I fully admit, all of y'all were right about the polished wheels and I was wrong about the black idea.
But you got to admit, I wasn't kidding when I said these tires were bad ass. That's 33.3 inches of 10 ply goodness right there. That last picture just drives home to me that the ugly grille has got to get changed to a better configuration. I'm leaning heavily toward the factory Silverado 88-93 Chevy grille with the quad sealed beam headlights from an 88-89 truck. Randy, message received over on the other thread. Thank you for looking. Devin, as you warned me, to use the GMT400 center caps on the later model wheels I had to rob the plastic lugnuts out of the later caps. They reach deeper than the early ones do.
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06-06-2014, 09:17 AM | #10 |
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Those scream badassedness!
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06-06-2014, 09:22 AM | #11 |
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Looks great Kevin. Safe to assume you're going blackwall out?
On a side note, I was torn between 235/85's or 255/85's for the new project, but after seeing the 255 installed, I know which way I'm going now.
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That looks good right there Kevin! Those centers look better on those wheels.
This was in the parking lot at work when I left for the day yesterday...Looks familar... Your tire choice looks more bad ass....
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06-06-2014, 09:43 AM | #13 | |
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Thanks Jeff
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Karl has posted a perfect example of the typical Texas parking lot right there. I won't dog on the guy because his truck is better than mine is currently, but there's a zillion trucks just like that out there. I agree though, the picture helps me see that the early caps do look better on these wheels. Losing that deer catcher bumper and a grille swap would wake that truck right up.
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06-06-2014, 09:47 AM | #14 |
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Wheel/tire combo turned out nice! I'd say you made the right choice for sure. I agree with you about the grille needing some attention.
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06-06-2014, 10:08 AM | #15 |
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Kevin, I am quite jealous of the nice rust free trucks you have available got there. Here in New England, rust is a constant battle. I just had to shell out an extra $60 I didn't budget in my front end rebuild for a new upper control arm to replace a rotted out on my C10.
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Very nice and clean. The center caps do look better.
How about the mirrors? Leaving them black or going to chrome?
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06-06-2014, 10:45 AM | #17 |
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Those look great on your truck! Did you mount those by hand with a pair of spoons? It's funny, my least favorite center cap for PY0s are the ones that come on them, I like GMT-400 & GMT-900 caps on them best.
Yep, I need tires for my flatbed soon, will have to figure out how much spacer to get for mounting 255s as duals. You are most welcome for the DRAC link, I am happy to have helped you.
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I'm definitely grateful from the DRAC link. Its important to me to have accurate speedo/odo numbers since I'm a freak about figuring true fuel mileage and don't like to stress over what speed I'm "actually" going when John Law is around. I'm afraid my pictures of the tires have failed to really show how tall and skinny they are. I pulled the truck out into the driveway and snapped this shot. Keep in mind, that's a 285/75-16 on the back, which is a very large tire. The originals were 245/75-16, so the backs are already very much oversized. The new front tire is significantly larger even still. But still skinny... Then I dug off into the rearend. Apparently the previous owner liked to keep his chocolate milk stored in the rear differential. I'm confident in saying that this is definitely going to get much worse before it starts getting better. That oil in there is a sign of ugliness just waiting to be found when I get deeper in there.
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Kevin,... I hope you have better luck with the chrome 88-89 grilles than I did.
A few years ago I had a '88 K1500 truck and spent the big bucks and purchased a new GM chrome grille, because mine had the chrome wrinkling off of it. I admit,... this truck sat outside all year and was my winter driving truck,... but the grille only lasted a couple of years before the chrome started doing the same thing as the original grille. Maybe the repop grilles are better. Either way,... your making your truck better and better with every project. Love the tires and wheels also!
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Oh wow, that...fluid, looks awful. I'm sure it smells rank as well.
I love the look of those 255/85s, they fill out the wheel opening very well, fit on OEM wheels better than the wider 285/75, and with the narrower profile I'm sure they're easier on fuel and wear.
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Kevin, I love your stories, adventures and the help you provide to us less adventurous types :-)
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06-06-2014, 03:59 PM | #22 |
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Well I said the milky fluid was a sign of things to come.
Axles.... Devin, I know you said I should craigslist a full floater and chunk this one. But I just don't want to do that. Assuming its up for the task, I much prefer semi float axles. Since this isn't much more than a fire station commuter, the S.F. Is well up to it. The ease of maintenance and lighter weight is a plus for me.
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06-06-2014, 04:37 PM | #23 |
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Here comes a raft of pictures from teardown. I'll try to caption each as needed.
First, I knew I had leaking axle seals. The axles are pictured above. They should have a perfectly polished surface upon which the bearing rides. As you can see, they are horribly pitted from having water mixed in with the gear oil. The seals having leaked got my brakes and drums gunky. Above I was talking to Devin about how I prefer a semi floating axle over a full floater (within reason, depending on application). This illustrates the ease of maintenance I was talking about. You just remove the wheels and yank the drums off by hand, and the axles stay in place. A little tech here, with pictures.... To remove the axles, we first have to spin the carrier around so we can access this little bolt. Unscrew it and you find its actually a threaded pin. Then, reach up on top of the carrier and push the big center pin down and out. Notice the hole in it where the pin we just removed goes through. Big pin and little pin removed... Now roll the carrier around so you can see in one of the windows. We are looking for the C clips on the axle ends. Look closely at this picture and you can see it. Now reach out to the end of the axle where the wheel goes and push it inwards. This exposes the C clip better. With your finger, push the C clip out of its groove. Now you can climb out from under the truck and pull the axle out of the housing. Repeat same procedure for the other axle. I cleaned off my ring gear enough to see the stamped numbers. It is indeed a 4:10 ratio since you can see the 10 41 numbers. 41/10=4.10 About that time I heard the Diesel engine on Brown Santa's truck. Then I unbolted the center carrier and removed it. Clean thoroughly. The next task was to remove the carrier bearings. I don't really have the right tools to do this so I have to work around a bit. First I take a screwdriver and bust the outer cage and rollers off of them. This leaves us with the inner race left in place, which is the challenge to remove since it's pressed into place and my puller selection is weak. I do have a little puller that's about 50 years old. My dad used it back when he was alive. Using the puller, a brass fitting, and a big socket, I was able to get a good grip on the race. Then tighten the puller plenty snug but not enough to hurt the heirloom puller. Now, hit the race with some heat. They usually squeak when they release their grip and start to come off. One was more stubborn than the other, and rather than risk hurting my puller I just cut a notch into the race with a Dremel. This way when I pulled against it with the puller the race fractured along the notch and released its grip. The pinion and its bearings are still in place because I can't find my 1 1/4 socket. I'll stop by Harbor Freight and pick another one up Sunday on my way home from work. Everything else all cleaned and ready to being assembly. So, the final casualty total is.... -all bearings in the ring and pinion -axle bearings and seals -a pair of axles -the large center pin (it's galled pretty bad) -a new pair of c clips Parts total wasn't as bad as it could have been. I have everything but the axle bearings and seals on order. Will find them tonight and get them ordered also. The axles were kind of painful, but more of a bruiser than a bone breaker. I shopped Randy's Ring and Pinion and Summit. Summit won out due to their free shipping. So, I ordered Yukon brand axles, center pin, and C clips. The Timken bearing kit that Valerie ordered me from Amazon is due delivery tomorrow.
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:/ I understand the choice to keep the 9.5" rear. I have one in my '83, it has 450,000+ miles on it...to my knowledge all it has received is regular maintenance: oil & seals. Slide-off drums are super nice to work on, very true. When I last put seals in my 9.5 I noticed that my axle splines have worn almost to points. What did you use to degrease/clean that carrier? I've never seen a used one cleaned up that well!
Side note: There are ('93 & newer) 10.5" rears that have slide off drums as well, they're harder to find and they still leave a big hub in place, but they exist. I think they're mostly a Suburban thing, and I've seen them in C3500 SRW trucks and Express Vans. Ohhh, pretty tires! Now the truck can sit level
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I've got a non working parts washer that I keep five gallons of Naptha in. As long as you keep the lid closed to keep evaporation down, its last a long time. The stuff in there now is at least two years old. Its grimy but still cuts slime real well.
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