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I came across a vast conspiracy today! It seems that the Novita folks who make an electromagnetic flasher module for these trucks got together with Chevy back in 1984 and conspired to make adding LED lights to the trucks difficult. I put in an EL12 flasher module for the flashers. They work...

It will be!

I wire brushed the seating surface first and I was planning on the re-torque in about a week.

Replaced tie-rod, recentered the center link, and installed 1.5" spacers. Steering is tight and right and the death-wobble is cured! Now for an alignment.

I have the inner tie rod on the way, so once I replace that (it's joint is loos as well) and check the damper I'll worry about shimming it up. But that is an awesome idea!

I figure that she's only got 35k on her in 40 years. Might as well replace the parts that are worn. But with the thicker tires on her, the driver's side tire already ate my BRAND NEW boot! So spacers are on the way now too...damnit!

Set about curing my death wobble today. New centering-link ends and new upper kingpin bushings and springs. Found out that the lower kingpins are most likely shot too. Got those kits and an inner tie-rod on the way. Progression on the springs/bushings pics are new/driver/passenger.

That is an older mount, but that's the concept.

SF side-by-side maybe? One of their gun-mounted ATVs?

C2 is Command and Control. It would have had a BUNCH of radios and whatnots in it. The tower mounts like others have mentioned would be on it for that reason.

looks like the leftovers from an antenna mount...old c2 truck maybe?

That toggle is the glow plug switch for mine. Nice Ride!

As of now, replacing the steering gearbox took MOST of the slop out of the steering. The tie-rod ends are next. After learning that the upper kingpin needs 550 ft/lbs of torque, I'm praying that it's just the bushings that are shot. The truck is almost 40 years old, but only has 35k on her.

King Pins, but I misused the name for the ball joints on the ends of the tie-rods and drag link.

Already downloaded and studying them!

**UPDATE** So, a friend of mine happened to watch me bouncing down the road like a rubber ball the other day and tonight casually said 'That was a hell of a death wobble you had there'. I told him it was all in the ass-end and he goes 'Nope. I watched the front tires go crazy.' After slapping...

I thought that too, but it is purely in the rear. Front tracks fine, but the bed is vigorously trying to dance off the truck. Drive shaft is tight, U-joints look and feel okay. When the rear wheels are up in the air, there seems to be a LOT of play in the drive line. Like, around 45 degrees of...

This is on all pavement driving as of now. Tires came off a newer Chevy and were fine on that truck. I added about #400 to the bed already. Haven't checked the shocks!

So, I am somewhat at a loss. My 1984 M1008 will suddenly start a MASSIVE rear-end bounce at speeds below 40mph. I have to pull off and slow down to around 5mph and it settles out, then I'm back on the road again. It usually starts due to a small bump or something and once it starts, it doesn't...

Yup! Found that here too. Like I said, it LOOKS simple, I just want to make sure it IS that simple from someone who's done it!