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You are gonna need something like this if you plan on keeping that truck on the road...
It's been 10+ years since I did the conversion, But if memory serves me right it had the 4 square headlights. This would make it somewhere around an '80 - '85.
I went with 16" rims off a 3/4 ton dodge van, with 16" Firestone directional snow tires ( winter force ) P265/75-r16. They work great but I wish I would of went with a slightly shorter tire, That way I could of got my truck in the garage with out taking off my plow light.
Many Thanks for the replies, I will have to give it some more thought because I did not consider new bearings and shims.
Bob, Are you running an open diff. in the front of your W400 ?
Anybody ever put a Detroit Locker in the rear of their M880. I am wondering how well it would work with the full time set-up and what the cost of instillation was .
WOW, That's a lot of tire . I would of never guessed that they barley rubbed. Looks like you did well.
What is that plate for behind the front lisc. plate ?
Rustoleum Camo "Ultra Flat" forest green in the rattle can that can be had at any wal-mart, is so close to the original forest green that came on the truck that I use it for touch up.
I have never ( personally ) seen anybody use CARC 383 green with the MERDEC 4 color pattern, But I have seen them use different shades of brown than what the MERDEC pattern calls for, and it looked good to me. Got to remember, Most of these M880s were camoed at the unit level with a 4" paint...
Not all gauges are the same. However, any gauge that is of the same type, size and design of the one being replaced should work. You should have decent automotive electrical abilities before diving into the problems these trucks can throw at you.
Putting on the power steering is pretty straight forward, just make sure you get the correct steering box ( reverse rotation if I remember right ) and the pit man arm for the power box ( manual gear box pit man arm will not work )
Also, there are two different sizes of input shafts to the power...
These trucks have known electrical issues even without the blackout system, so removing it may not fix your problems. The first thing to check is ALL grounds and the firewall connector. The engine side of the connector is where you normally find most of the corosion, ( but you will want to...