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Nice work, that turned out great 
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Man this is a big answer I have had to a few questions on my K5. Thanks for the great write up! Keep up the good work!
Another slow as snails update.............................................. but a good one.
Finally got new tires installed on the Blackrock 937 rims and mounted up! They are about perfect for what I was wanting (that was still in my budget). I went with Cooper Discoverer ATP in 265/70R17, nice all terrain tire with enough open area to clear mud nicely.
In the next two shots you can see just how well the back spacing works with the rims and the axles. The rear 2004 axle sits the tires/rims perfectly! Definitely would recommend the swap for any square body 1/2 ton.
This is with no spacers or adaptors of any type. The deep mounting flange clears the upgraded brakes with plenty of reserve.
So, last week my input seal to the transfer case gave out. Which, as you know, allows a BUNCH of tranny fluid to fill the case and go everywhere. Not to mention tranny shifts hella bad when low on fluid. So while I had it out putting in a seal, I decided to do a t/c clocking. Standard clocking ring and rotated it one space up. Looks to be about 2 to 2.5 inches rotated up at the front output. I made and used some cork gasket material on both sides of the ring to seal it up and added some small set screws with loc-tite to fill the unused holes. I have 2.5 lift front springs, and the output went up the 2ish amount. Zero issues with the front shaft and great engagement on the rear slip joint. Nothing was too close to the bottom of the floor, simple adjustment to the shift link and I was good to go. I really like the extra space it gives me, and I will be doing a new cross member to maximize the gains from the clocking. Exhaust will be rerouted when I redo the system, but time and money always interfere. This pic is just before I replaced the skid plate.
So, IF you have to pull the t/c to replace the front seal, I do STRONGLY recommend a clocking ring at the same time. If you have more than 2.5 lift expect to need a new (or modified stock) front shaft. But on a burb with stock or 2.5 lift the clocking really will help with the vehicle off road ability and ground clearance.
Finally got new tires installed on the Blackrock 937 rims and mounted up! They are about perfect for what I was wanting (that was still in my budget). I went with Cooper Discoverer ATP in 265/70R17, nice all terrain tire with enough open area to clear mud nicely.
In the next two shots you can see just how well the back spacing works with the rims and the axles. The rear 2004 axle sits the tires/rims perfectly! Definitely would recommend the swap for any square body 1/2 ton.
This is with no spacers or adaptors of any type. The deep mounting flange clears the upgraded brakes with plenty of reserve.
So, last week my input seal to the transfer case gave out. Which, as you know, allows a BUNCH of tranny fluid to fill the case and go everywhere. Not to mention tranny shifts hella bad when low on fluid. So while I had it out putting in a seal, I decided to do a t/c clocking. Standard clocking ring and rotated it one space up. Looks to be about 2 to 2.5 inches rotated up at the front output. I made and used some cork gasket material on both sides of the ring to seal it up and added some small set screws with loc-tite to fill the unused holes. I have 2.5 lift front springs, and the output went up the 2ish amount. Zero issues with the front shaft and great engagement on the rear slip joint. Nothing was too close to the bottom of the floor, simple adjustment to the shift link and I was good to go. I really like the extra space it gives me, and I will be doing a new cross member to maximize the gains from the clocking. Exhaust will be rerouted when I redo the system, but time and money always interfere. This pic is just before I replaced the skid plate.
So, IF you have to pull the t/c to replace the front seal, I do STRONGLY recommend a clocking ring at the same time. If you have more than 2.5 lift expect to need a new (or modified stock) front shaft. But on a burb with stock or 2.5 lift the clocking really will help with the vehicle off road ability and ground clearance.
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Nice choice on the rims and tires, the stance looks prefect. You'll like the tires too I've had the same ones in 285/70R17 on my Nismo Frontier for a few years now and have been real happy with them so far.
Just bringing it up again. The H3 brakes is a great upgrade. I have all the parts & adapter brackets for when I do mine. This should be a sticky.
Still haven't done this yet, still collecting parts. Finally bought a transmission (nv4500), got the h3 upgrade, still need a stronger rear axle, a cam upgrade for the crate motor, clutch, and a thorough inspection of the tranny. Time start the dissy and getting prepped. I have a spare front axle to build up. I'll start a build thread fo sho!
This looks like an awesome upgrade, but I went to thorparts.com to look into it and their site is... not great. I didn't see any listings for any parts available. Anybody looked into this recently?
Ya I think Thor Parts is a side thing for this guy. Send him an email, that's how I communicated with him.
Any of you that are actually driving on H3 calipers, did you have to modify the hydraulics in any way? IE the master cylinder or the proportioning valve?
Did absolutely nothing with just the front swap. Once I added the 2004 Silverado disk brake rear axle, I still did no changes. Brakes cleanly and stops very well. Eventually I will swap in a newer master cylinder, but to this point I'm not in a hurry as it works amazingly well with the current factory master and vacuum booster.
ETA: somehow misplaced the brake line info...........................................................
Here you go...................... brake lines (uses the same 10mmx1.5 banjo bolt as my stock burb), as I have a 2.5 lift, at Advance Auto parts, getting Dorman H38620 and H38621 @ $15 each. Correct for both ends and right at 4 inches longer. From a 99 Tahoe I believe.
ETA: somehow misplaced the brake line info...........................................................
Here you go...................... brake lines (uses the same 10mmx1.5 banjo bolt as my stock burb), as I have a 2.5 lift, at Advance Auto parts, getting Dorman H38620 and H38621 @ $15 each. Correct for both ends and right at 4 inches longer. From a 99 Tahoe I believe.
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Bumping a zombie thread!
Came across my kit in the garage. Wish I had found it before I ordered my tires Friday. I would have upsized!
Came across my kit in the garage. Wish I had found it before I ordered my tires Friday. I would have upsized!
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can you not cancel your order?
Want to offload it to fund the tires?
If so, shoot me a pm. I’ll be ordering 17’s this summer so this will help my argument for new wheels lol
They're already in route. No biggie
No, I'll keep it for future use...Want to offload it to fund the tires?
