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new ride - how to protect underbody

Westside K5

Westside K5

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So I joined a month ago when I bought a lifted, 35'ed, slightly modded K5 that had healthy amounts of rust, so I sold it and made a couple bucks (wife hated it, it was too tall).
With that I bought a bone stock '89 Blazer that was previously owned by the US Forest Service in New Mexico, so there is barely any rust. There are 3 spots, 2 quarter sized spots on the driver's side and a small through hole behind the rear tire. However, the underside is insanely clean. Looking on the underside, it looks like it rolled off the line a month ago. The body is plain and has been repainted, white, many times. I think the Forest Service repainted it every few years.
I love it, bone stock, unmolested for the most part. The motor and tranny have been replaced and only issue I have is a weird vibration, which I think is driveshaft related and maybe tire too, it feels like it has a few sources.

Anyways, why I posted, besides not driving it, here in MI, has anyone had luck clear coating the underside, to protect it? I really don't want to cover that great underbody and frame with thick undercoating.

Once I feel like driving it in the snow, I'll toss on a small lift and some 33's. Ok, a Flowmaster too.
thanks for the help, Jeff
 
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Ohhh dats perdy. Look at that frame!!!! :eek1:


GET IT OUT DA SNOW!!!! lol


And if you get rid of the wheels with hub caps.... I call first dibs :D



I Know you dont wanna gunk it up with undercoating. But if your gonna drive it on our roads, id get the thickest nastiest coat of whatever you can find put on. Undercoating on that clean stuff will be soooo much better than rust and rot. It doesnt take long. A couple winters and it will be full of rust.


I would just not drive it in the winter, thats what I do. SALT BAD!!!
 
I know, but she had to get snowy, my daughter needs a nice warm car to get into, in the morning, so the grocery getter, gets the garage.
I am getting new tires, but not rims, so I'll hang on to the hubcaps for a bit, but your first in line.

So about the tires, I have had BFG A/T and loved them, but I wanted something a bit more aggressive, so I am looking at Dick Cepek Mud Countries or Cooper STT, and thoughts on which ones?
Primary uses; drive around town, pick up supplies from Home Depot & take it to the dunes.
 
Man, I'm going to have to start watching the forrest service around here.

Nice truck, and like Deuling said "keep it out of the snow."
 
I did dust the snow off of her...

Dueling, thanks for the link, that was helpful.
I do like the look of the STT, but may go another way altogether, the Goodyear DuraTrac is a nice looking tire for those, like me, that tour the streets more that dirt, still want to keep the family safe in all weather conditions, but still play in the sand and (yes) snow.
 
No problem. I saw it in a magazine a while back.

I need to come check this thing out sometime, but I fear I will spite you out of jealousy lol. :whistle:


Hey whats your username on GL4X4?

I just signed up there last night to see if I can find any more local deals on stuff.
 
shortbus

When I first signed up I didn't know that, that was how people on that site would always refer to me as.... At that time I had a lifted, bright yellow Cherokee that everyone called the shortbus. Lesson learned!

I'll be around Saturday afternoon, heading off in the morning to see the dog sled pulls in Grand Haven. By "dog sled pulls", they mean the family dog, pulling a kid on a sled for 100 feet. Usually a fun time, with the rest of the GH Winterfest.
 
Here's a fun fact, a front driveshaft from a '99 Chevy truck, is very close match to the rear driveshaft of a late '80's Blazer; same u-joints, same tune diameter but about 3/8" longer. Which shouldn't be a problem, much more than that and I would worry.

My driveshaft has an issue, the cap of the u-joint, spins in the yoke, which is the likely cause of my vibration under load/acceleration.
The rest of my vibration is probably tires.
 
Spins on the pinion yoke...?


Or spins in the driveshaft yoke??

And yah thats no good.
 
The cap spins in the driveshaft yoke. There is a place in Jenison, D&R, that can replace the yoke, but it would cost $75, which is not bad, but i wanted one now, so i spent $40 on a junk yard shaft and already had new joiunts.

The guy at Spragues junk yard said he'd never seen that before (the spinning cap), I thought guys at junk yards have seen everything!! :-P
 
I work right around the corner from spragues!! lol.

Just so you know there is a driveshaft shop behind Bonikis on Apple Ave.
 
OK, since no one had a good idea for undercoating, I will just layer it with clearcoat, so I can see the B E A UTIFUL underside in all its glory!
Tires, since I want it to do well in sand and on road, (33x12.5r15) BFG AT's it is and Belle Tire has them mounted and balanced for $850.

Come spring, 2 - 3" lift and a decent exhaust.

First however, I must keep my promise to my wife, who wants to buy a '97 Jeep Cherokee??????
 
Not I lol.

Post it on GL4x4, everybody's got gawdamn jeeps over there lol
 
yea, but they have no money!! They always want to trade R/C crap or amps.
I'll post it on a California craigslist, where everything is new and trendy and say it has a rare trendy option (for Cali), rust!
 
I haven't used the Blazer since I replaced the rear drive shaft, but earlier, I took her out and... the vibration is gone! There was a constant vibe and one under load, so i assume I got them both, when I did the tune-up and drive shaft.
Now, on to the next couple small things:
- Sticky throttle, the cable feels free
- replace the heater core that steams up my windshield
- replace the lock-outs
and...... oh yea, paint the mismatched tailgate.
That should be good for now, until I feel like splurging for the tires, then lift...:D
 
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