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Love the ideas, those are exactly the thoughts I was having for my recently acquired M1031!!!:-D

Yeah, that was my intention, and I think its working. I am wondering if 36' tires would be too much wih a stock lift and how they would affect it? Mark

I found a set of used BFG 255/85/16 and put them on the truck, haven't got mpg figures yet but it seems a little better. Even allowing for the speedo error due to the bigger tires. Mark

I noticed the other night at walmart they had an install kit for 73-87 chevy p/u for a din style stereo. Just a thought.

Not trying to jack the thread, but what are these? I would like to put a big whip antenna on my contact truck, is this what I would need to do this? Pics would be great!!!:-D

blzrgb, it seems to help if you do an advanced search and click the cucv forum. I did this and pulled up a couple of pages worth of threads. HTH, Mark

How difficult was the install? Were the exhaust manifold bolts hard to get out?? Thanks, Mark

Hey wartburg, Just had the SO do that very thing, everything looked tight, going to try again tomorrow in the daylight just to be sure.

`Hey, truck is not lifted, still had 235/85/16 on it when I bought it. Changed the tires thinking it might have been the old tires. Still have the problem, jacked up the frt and checked the kingpins with a large pry bar under each tire. Could not see any movement to speak of, did notice the...

Are you saying the bushing may be all thats bad? I have a fairly bad "death wobble" coming to a quick stop from 55 or so mph, could that be the cause? Thanks, Mark

Was the added power worth the money? Do you have any mileage figures yet? Thanks

Thats an awesome story!

Try a truckpro or fleetpride truck parts store. They sell the 31 series batteries for around $95. If they are good enough for a semi they'll crank one of our MVs.

Yeah, it might be worth a trip down to check out a few. I know of a ford dealer in Blue Ridge that has several MVs for sale. They must have bought out an entire auction.

I bought a '86 M1028, 25K miles showing, no rust, no body damage, no apparent electrical issues for $2200 here in georgia from a used car lot. I drove another that needed tires and rust on the hood, ran good dealer wanted $2600 for it. I would keep looking if I were you. just my $.02. Mark

Hey, guys. I live in Cohutta Ga just south of Cleveland Tn and Chattanooga. Just bought an '86 M1028. Great truck! Was going to buy it for the axles but it runs so well I am going to drive it for a while and see how it works out! Mark

Thats the kind of truck I just picked up for $2K!! Mine runs great, need new tires do they rub??? I like your tailights, where did they come from? I work at a truck parts place so I have an in for led lights:-D Mark

I am new to the cucv world, just bought a '86 contact truck, service body vs. pickup bed. What can you realistically expect for mileage with stock tires? Also, what would be the downside if any to say 305/65/16's or 255/85/16s?? Thanks in advance, Mark