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Re: 88 silverado suburban
Nice work. Can you remove the carrier bearing and keep the crossmember?
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i was able to keep some of the crossmember. I did have to do some trimming on it though. The ford shaft bolted in like it was factory. And it eliminated all of the vibrations I was noticeing and some that I didnt realize were coming from the driveshaft. The whole vehicle feels tighter and smoother on take off and cruising.
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Dropped the burb off for some work. Having a local shop replace the Front axle U-joints, Ball joints, and bearings and seals if needed. The U joints on the ends of the front axle shafts were shot. I dont know how they have stayed together this long.
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They installed 4 new ball joints with grease fittings, 2 new greasable axle joints, bearing seals, and drag link. I still feel some wandering in the steering. Wandering if the gear box is just worn out.
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Re: 88 silverado suburban
You have a very cool rig here! I don't recall seeing a granny gear trans in a Burb before. Good job.
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Thanks. I havent seen another one either. Getting ready to go pick up some brake parts at o'reilly's. I replaced the master cylinder with a brand new Duralast unit because my pedal was always hard and sometimes didnt want to return, but now I have a broken bleeder on my left caliper. Then while trying to get it out i broke a screw extractor. So I did some calling and decided to spend the $22 and just replace the caliper. Might even grab a set of pads while I am at it, these ones still have some life but look like they are going to crumble.
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Re: 88 silverado suburban
Looks real good. Been driving it much?
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not as much as i should. We take the kids to the drive in movie in it and i have done a few car shows but it mostly sits. the spot that i have to park it in my yard isnt convienient to drive it daily
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Great job and nice work.
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You did an AWESOME job!
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thank you. The family and I took it out on Sunday drive last week and tried to get lost on some back country roads. We had a blast and that old 4 speed is alot of fun
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Re: 88 silverado suburban
Great looking Suburban. You did a good job of the lift: not too much but just right. I'm not a huge fan of all the modern rigs out there that people jack to the sky - you did a good job to respectfully stay out of that crowd. Well done!
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Thank you. I was trying to keep a stock-ish appearance but with a little of my own style. I like to look at huge trucks but with a wife and kids they just aren't practical.
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Great find on that 1 pc driveshaft. I really wish I could find a 1 pc for my crew cab short bed build. I really hate 2 piece drive shafts. I am converting my 88 crew cab to 4x4 as well. I had to use the same slot deal for the engine xmember. If you have the time you should check out my build thread and see if I made any visible mistakes.
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#121 |
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I will check it out
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Re: 88 silverado suburban
Well, I sold my original 14 bolt out of this thing so its time for paint!!!
Spent this evening stripping everything off of the roof so I can start prepping it. ![]() The plan is to start with the roof and paint and reassemble it before doing any other tear down. I just want to get the roof out of the way. Then couple small patches it needs on the quarters and tear the rest of it down to prep for paint. |
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Re: 88 silverado suburban
Nice. Keeping the same color?
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