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andyh1956 · 02-11-2011, 12:59 AM

ok guys with crew cabs- is the factory a/c up to the job in your crew cab trucks? i have a chance to trade one of my jeeps for a '89 crew cab one ton 2wd. i have all the stuff to 4wd drive it from a m1008 chevy 5/4 army truck. it just looks like a lot of cab to cool with the factory a/c. i was thinking buckets & console in the front & maybe an aux evap unit under the console for the rear. thanks!
andy

**N2TRUX** · 02-11-2011, 11:49 AM

Anyone?

Big Port Jimmy 6 · 02-11-2011, 01:08 PM

Mine is cold, I sit in the front, so I can't speak for the back. Jay

**N2TRUX** · 02-11-2011, 01:12 PM

If you are doing buckets, etc I would suggest spend a few bucks on sound deadner and insulation while your there. That will make a big difference in interior noise and heat.

RandyP · 02-11-2011, 03:19 PM

I tried to talk Joe in to taking all the rear A/C stuff from my parts suburban and put it in his crew, but he didn't want to.

I'd think it could be done somehow someway.

TheApocalyptican · 02-11-2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

If you are doing buckets, etc I would suggest spend a few bucks on sound deadner and insulation while your there. That will make a big difference in interior noise and heat.

Definitely have to agree with this. I used a little vibration dampening on the roof, then did a bunch of thermal insulation to cover the entire roof. On the floor I did a little vibration dampening, and a bunch of mass loaded vinyl to cover the entire floor. Sound reduction part of it is nice, but it already keeps the sun from heating up the vehicle as much as it did before all the deadener and insulation.

Hulk Will Smash · 02-11-2011, 08:23 PM

My AC doesn't work in my crew. I drive around with the windows down. Not too bad, but probably not as humid in SoCal as in Miss.

I'll throw another vote in for sound deadener. When the time comes I'm going to lizardskin everything.

02-11-2011, 12:59 AM	#1
andyh1956 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: thomastown mississippi Posts: 1,261	a/c in crew cabs ok guys with crew cabs- is the factory a/c up to the job in your crew cab trucks? i have a chance to trade one of my jeeps for a '89 crew cab one ton 2wd. i have all the stuff to 4wd drive it from a m1008 chevy 5/4 army truck. it just looks like a lot of cab to cool with the factory a/c. i was thinking buckets & console in the front & maybe an aux evap unit under the console for the rear. thanks! andy

02-11-2011, 11:49 AM	#2
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Re: a/c in crew cabs Anyone? __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

02-11-2011, 01:08 PM	#3
Big Port Jimmy 6 Addicted to Rust Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Abbeville SC Posts: 1,030	Re: a/c in crew cabs Mine is cold, I sit in the front, so I can't speak for the back. Jay __________________ Current trucks: (48 GMC100 320 inliner) Gone (48 Suburban in pieces) Sold 87 GMC CCSB 5.3 4l60E Daily Driver ECTA National record holder XO/PP We never really grow up, we just learn how to act in public.

02-11-2011, 01:12 PM	#4
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Re: a/c in crew cabs If you are doing buckets, etc I would suggest spend a few bucks on sound deadner and insulation while your there. That will make a big difference in interior noise and heat. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

02-11-2011, 03:19 PM	#5
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: a/c in crew cabs I tried to talk Joe in to taking all the rear A/C stuff from my parts suburban and put it in his crew, but he didn't want to. I'd think it could be done somehow someway. __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

02-11-2011, 08:23 PM	#7
Hulk Will Smash Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 492	Re: a/c in crew cabs My AC doesn't work in my crew. I drive around with the windows down. Not too bad, but probably not as humid in SoCal as in Miss. I'll throw another vote in for sound deadener. When the time comes I'm going to lizardskin everything. __________________ '87 R30 Crew Cab Dually It's 11 PM, do you know where your IAC pintle is?



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