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fellas, i have a m1009 with a 4 inch lift (leaf in front and shackle flip rear), and stock rims and tires. I'd like to up my tire size to 35 inch. if I have a 8 inch wide rim (stock size is 8 inch, right?) can i put on a set of 35-12.5-15? will that screw up the bead? is that too much witdh for...

Hey fellas, I have a 84 M1009 with a 4 inch rancho lift (leaf in front, shackle flip in rear) and the exhaust is shot. I've been riding around in it for a while and it's starting to get on my nerves.. the pipes, and mufflers are all needing to be replaced. my question is: I am running a stock...

hey guys, i have been reading posts and checking for solutions, but haven't come across on yet. problem: i left my lights on in my 1009 and drained the battery completely. rear battery still has good voltage. i tried to jump my truck and put the cables to the front battery as i have done may...

hi guys, here's the problem. on my 1009, my alt 1 was shot ( i suspect) so i replaced it with one a buddy of mine that laying around that came off his working truck a while back. my voltmeter is playing tricks on me. sometimes it reads in the green. sometimes, in the yellow, and then sometimes...

guys, i was wondering if the m1009 starter has a jackshaft that pops out to engage the starter gears. the reason I am asking is that when i turn the truck over when cold, I can hear what i can only describe as the starter spinning, but not turning over the truck. i hear it spooling up, but not...

hi guys, i have a question about a relay or solenoid of some sort that is attached to the firewall of my 1009. it sits to the left of the brake reservoir assembly. the reason i ask, is that I was having some work done on my truck....the radio and a cb....and when turning the key on, the truck...

guys, I have encountered my first real mechanical problem. I hope you guys can help me diagnose the issue. first, i have a stock m1009 that I put a 4 inch rancho lift on back in the summer and had no issues. ok, I was driving down the road about 10 MPH in 4WD and WHAM!!! it felt like I hit a...

hey guys, i was installing my new cheapie china dash speakers in my m1009 and I noticed that with the mounting brackets and the install height of the speaker (the tweeter sticks up), the dash pad looks and feels like it is going to rub and rest right on top of the tweeter. has anyone had this...

i tried to find these wire in the -20 book and couldn't find them. 1. right under the dash, driver side, near the elec panel, there is a 12ish guage white wire bundled with a black wire. the black wire goes to a little ground bus under the dash driver side. my white wire is cut and i have no...

hi guys, i spent the better part of an hour on here trying to find out what is the largest tire and rim size combo I can go with on my 1009 with a 4 inch rancho lift...new leafs in front and block rear...all new shocks. stock axles, and i would rather not get into a trim job on the fenders. i...

hi guys, new problem here. I am going down the road with my lights on and go to make a turn and my blinkers are going suuuuuuper slow. so i turn my lights off and try again and they run at full or almost full speed. I also noticed that the batt guage was going back and forth as the blinkers go...

hey guys, i picked up a 6707 tunable whip base and whip and I wanted to know what wire will i need to connect it to my civy cb radio. it's a standard cobra classic model. also, when hooking up that base, do i need to ground it? and what other wires will i need to connect to the base? sorry, but...

hey guys, a couple of quick questions that I have searched for and came up with nothing: 1. I would like to make the rear power bar that is behind the pass seat on the wall 12 volt so i can run a few electronic devices from it. what is the easiest way. right now, it is disconnected from the 24...

guys, do the rear brake drums crack on these? I have never had a drum brake vehicle before so I have no idea. When changing my rear brakes out, i notices these very little lines in the stopping surface of the drum that look like spots where the pads stopped and sat for a while. they hardly look...

hi guys, i just replaced my front and rear brakes on my m1009. first problem i found was my right rear brake shoes were soaked with grease. the wheel cylinder was not leaking and i am pretty sure it's the axle seal leaking. I was wondering if someone has a part number for that bad boy. i looked...

hi guys, i have read dozens of threads and I am trying to figure out what you guys recommend for shocks. i dont want to spend 100 a shock but I'd like to get a good set. I only do some off roading and no rock crawling. i'd like to have a nice ride on the street as well..something that will help...

guys, can you tell me what you guys use for supply and return lines for m1009? if you only use oem...where can I get them? I have looked around and didn't see anything. my return lines and leaking and allowing fuel to return back...so i guess is loses prime and starts hard in the morning...

Hi guys, I looked around in the forum and couldn't find a thread on this although I am sure there is one somewhere. Hopefully you guys can help. I park my truck on an incline at night, sloping down to the rear of the truck. when starting the truck this morning, it started, and then run for a few...

guys, i am wondering what you guys order when you get off the shelf wiper blades. i tried to find some at advance auto, and they sold me some civy part number blades and they didn't fit and work. they were a 16-2. and the wipers i pulled off my m1009 were 15 inches. can you guys help? thanks...

guys, i am sure this is an easy one for you guys that know this stuff inside and out, but for a noob....i looked around and couldn't find a thread. i bought a replacement air filter off the shelf for my 1009. of course the filter was for a 6.2 diesel k5. anyway, my question is, the new filter...