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Awesome!
Looks cool as heck, like the box was ment to be on it!
Looks cool as heck, like the box was ment to be on it!
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thanks! it matched up a lot better than I thought it would
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The alternator died on this last week so I replaced it. I also replaced the leaky power steering lines.
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Today I dug the Dana 60 and 14bff out of the trees. I then moved the perches to the correct location.
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This truck sags pretty bad to the drivers side (always has the service body makes it worse), so I ordered all new oem ride height leaf springs from rock auto. I selected K30 to help beef it up a bit. I plan to run the new springs with a zero rated on all 4 corners. I grabbed some “cheap” Monroe shocks while I was at it.
For that price you could get the bilstein shocks. 4600 series. Much better in my opinion
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Where do you buy them? I can’t find any cheaper than $350-$400 a set. Seems shocks in general have gone up a ton.
I need to double check where I got mine, I was comparing Amazon and ebay, I think it ended up being Amazon .
Ok here it is, now even cheaper
Amazon.com: Bilstein 24-020435 & 24-104050 Front and Rear B6 4600 Suspension Shock Absorbers Fits 1996 2000 K1500 incl. Z71 Standard and Extended - Consistent Fade Free Performance : Automotive
Buy Bilstein 24-020435 & 24-104050 Front and Rear B6 4600 Suspension Shock Absorbers Fits 1996 2000 K1500 incl. Z71 Standard and Extended - Consistent Fade Free Performance: Shocks - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases
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Sorry, my bad, these were for my 98.
I will check for a square
Here you go, for an 84 k2500 suburban
It says in the description Ford but it is confirmed for chevrolet in the verification
Amazon.com: Bilstein Shock Absorber Set Front & Rear Shocks For 86-98 Ford F-250 F-350 4WD Truck : Automotive
Buy Bilstein Shock Absorber Set Front & Rear Shocks For 86-98 Ford F-250 F-350 4WD Truck: Shocks - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases
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It says in the description Ford but it is confirmed for chevrolet in the verification
I run those Monroe gas magnum shocks on all my trucks at work. The ones for a '99-04 Super duty are a 12" travel shock.
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I run monroe’s on my semi and they suit me fine. A service body loaded with tools and tires will only ride so good anyway; plus they are half the price.
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Got the old axle and springs removed, and the new rear springs installed tonight.
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My favorite helper came with to supervise while I measured some bolt lengths this morning.
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The axle is installed and new shock mounts are burned in. I ran out of time for today. I only have to fill the diff with oil and tighten down the spring bolts. Hopefully that gets done tomorrow.
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While filling the gear oil I noticed the vent was completely plugged and sheared off flush with the housing. I drilled it out and pounded in a chunk of 1/4” brake line. Hopefully that will be sufficient venting. I finally took this on a test drive, and I should have swapped in 4.10s a long time ago. It drives exactly how I want it to. The leafs seem to ride pretty good too. I never did add in my 1” block to them. I may end up doing that after I get the front springs installed depending on how much higher (if any) the front sits up.
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I turned my old bed and the service body donor frame into a box trailer today.
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Hauled 3 tons of tires to the landfill today.
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Getting rid of the single plane intake on this tonight.
