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    37x 12.50R 17 tire upgrade on CUCV

    The ORD customs are made by Alcan.
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    37x 12.50R 17 tire upgrade on CUCV

    My ORD springs have the front centering pins forward 1”
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    37x 12.50R 17 tire upgrade on CUCV

    Or buy springs with the centering pin 1” forward.
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    NV4500 pains

    Yep, the 14ff is right up there with an ARB. I looked at them. It’s still in the back of my mind as an option...
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    NV4500 pains

    Most of the time, no. But I already have OBA, so for about $120 more I’d prefer it for the times I’d actually need a full locker. ...I think. I’d be worried if I was on a snowy or grease mud trail that the true trac wouldn’t work as well...but I’m not sure if that’s a reasonable fear.
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    NV4500 pains

    You can usually find 10% off somewhere which puts it under $1000. A price I’m willing to pay to get rid of the Detroit’s street mannerisms.
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    NV4500 pains

    I want to conduct a test with the rear driveshaft disconnected. My driveway has a slight incline in one area. My plan was to have my nose pointed down and back up in 4wd, front axle only. See if it still has the same issue when unloaded. If it doesn’t and I suspect it won’t, then I’ll have...
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    NV4500 pains

    Hey everyone. I wrapped up my nv4500 swap recently. It has a noticeable clunk when I let off the gas suddenly or push in the clutch. Everything is new in the drivetrain. I’m wondering if you guys noticed that the nv4500 greatly amplified the Detroit clunk? Also, I’m curious if maybe my spacer...
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    Engine swap poll

    For the record, my 8.1 truck back in the day got about 11mpg. My 2019 Silverado 5.3 gets about 16.5 on 34” tires and 3.54 gears, but I rarely see a freeway—almost all rolling backroads. My CUCV with a vortec 5.7 and sniper EFI/timing control with a th400/3.73s got almost 15mpg. When complete...
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    37x 12.50R 17 tire upgrade on CUCV

    ORD springs are actually Alcans. Mine shipped directly from Alcan after ordering from ORD. Just a heads up with a super soft spring, even with a 4” ORD (Alcan) lift—a 33-34” tire is all you can clear without trimming. A 35” tire will require you to cut the fender on a 4” lift according to Jesse...
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    Engine swap poll

    I’m kind of a hillbilly. I took the concepts of insulation and applied them in my own way after priming and painting with rattle cans. Lizard skin is a product that is latex based with micro beads in it. The micro beads have been used in the aircraft industry for years, so I bought a few pounds...
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    Engine swap poll

    Putting a 12v in front of a th400 or even a 4l80 is going to kill the tranny. If you aren’t towing a ton, or driving 30k a year. I’d do a gm gas engine. If you choose to keep the th400, you’ll need to adjust or swap your vacuum regulator and put the correct governor springs in it. Without...
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    My NV4500 swap

    I have my trans /tcase installed (96+ nv4500 w/ AA b/h and hydro clutch bracket—all clutch components are direct fitment for 85-87 per their verbal instructions). What a pita by yourself on a poor surface, lol. Everything slid together without forcing, but I feel like the throwout lever doesn’t...
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    NV4500 swap clutch fun!

    I think this should work.
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    NV4500 swap clutch fun!

    Mine came with the wedge and a pass through acorn nut. The acorn nut would work in place of the wedge if need be. Someone I’m doing this swap at the same time as on GMSB has a totally different looking bracket from AA. That’s the third different design I’ve seen under the same part number...
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    NV4500 swap clutch fun!

    I have an SBC now, but I used a McLeod clutch kit and a center force billet flywheel. I can get p/n next time I go out to the shop. Hopefully everything else fits as expected.
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    NV4500 swap clutch fun!

    I just went through the clutch bracket fiasco from AA today. I’m doing an nv4500 swap with their bell housing and bracket. The clutch was fully depressed with the rod bottomed out in my LUK slave cyl. Like you, I cut 9/16” off and rounded the tip up again, but the two jamb nuts and house looking...
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    NP208 Input seal Replacement

    Thanks! Upon closer inspection of the removed seal, I was able to make out a part number that Napa had in stock. I’ll update this post in the AM when I look at the seal again.
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    NP208 Input seal Replacement

    I found the input seal on the TMs but couldn’t find a part number. Anyone have the the part number handy for the 208 input seal?
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    NV4500 to NP208?

    I’m waiting on my nv4500 to get here to do this swap. I was under the impression that you unbolt the th400 from the oem adapter/mount and bolt the nv4500 to the oem adapter/mount in place of the th400. Is this correct? I’m asking due to the comment earlier in this thread that said to remove the...
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