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I sure hope that you mean two replacement batteries. And they should be identical, from the same batch. Hooking two different, or one old and one new battery together, will result in ending up with two batteries that need replacement. What fits? Obviously the stock size, which is available at...

Yeah, but don't worry if it's one quart, one and a half, or two. Start with one and see if you notice any difference. You'll definitely know when you've added too much for the motor's liking. Not likely to happen until you exceed 25% or so.

So, marker lights in the rear, too...in case the missile backfires?

I'd buy a quart of diesel additive of your choice, to use while you make a filtration setup for your used oil. One I made was gravity fed from a 5-gallon bucket, through a toilet paper filter (yes, you can still buy those). It took several hours on a warm day for it to go through with the...

I think almost any tire will. It's not the norm that bias tires do better on pavement, but both the Super Swampers and Pitbull Rockers I tried are much better on the road, too.

Yep, there's a perpendicular hole in the pin, meant to channel fresh grease to the bushing surface. It was that hole I had to drill the gunk out of. No Zerk tool would've ever made that passage passable again. Maybe a small detonation would've done the job, but at the expense of the tolerances...

Good point, peakbagger. The trailer brake may very well have contributed to some head scratching when dealing with FLU air leaks. If the cover is properly installed over the gladhand it won't leak (much), but everything in that part of the system being needlessly pressurized can add a few extra...

It is kinda funny how those who argue with the laws of physics (and other assorted facts) rarely win.

Glad to hear that it's working out for you, and that Unity still has good customer service.

It almost sounds as if you're insinuating that GM's engineers knew what they were doing. Not only that, but better than whoever first thought of the shackle flip (likely encouraged by beer and/or moonshine, and a complete lack of money). Unfortunately, replacing the CV-joint with a single...

Have you considered those bushings into the springs you have? Stock suspension should be adequate for putting around town, and then some. And if you want to run 35s, they should fit, with minimal fender trimming if using wide wheels.

Well, that explains it. A she can't be expected to run right.

That's tempting. If you can arrange to turn the temperature down a few notches. Remember, I don't do well in much over 70 degrees. Being able to dig up your wife's flower beds, using your SEE...yeah, that is tempting. Except, yours doesn't run now, does it?

Hmm. If so I might be able to finish about 2/3 of my projects. If I don't come up with any new ones, which I have a bad habit of doing.

Not quite. It's a truck bed I'm busily cutting more and more off of, and changing in other ways. Really should've started from scratch instead of modifying a factory made bed. And I wouldn't call the (formerly) a runner quite yet. Would be nice if that turns out to be the case, and one thing is...

You may want to not drive it in the meantime. For now it's probably bushings and seals, but it the tail housing breaks... Then again, you said that you want a slip yoke eliminator kit.

Speaking of 60 minutes, today the care package from Bel-Metric arrived (that was quick!), and I couldn't resist installing the transparent hose to find out if there would be any bubbles in the fuel. By the way, I had misunderstood Matt. The hose goes between the filters and injector pump, so any...

Are you saying that they shortened the splined part? If so, that's not good. It would make thing wobblier and wear faster. That a pro shop did something unfortunately doesn't mean much. I can give a few examples of truly scary things I've seen shops do. You mention the weight of the CV-joint...

Rick, keep in mind that not only does the axle move back when the suspension deflects (because of the shackles), but with that goofy shackle flip, the spring will also move back as it moves up. Even if you had a correct lift, I'd say that the driveshaft is too short. Or more accurately, the...

Okay, okay. My plan was to talk alpine44 out of the whole thing, buy that SEE for cheap, drive west until it craps out, then sell it to General Hood for a profit and let him worry about having it shipped the rest of the way.