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I am not restoring these vehicles at this point in time. I am keeping it fit, functional. useable and reliable. I use new fasteners at every chance I get. I do not like cranking rusty bolts. I toss the old bolts. These old bolts could have been cleaned up and reused. I tossed them in the scrap...

I wanted to post more pictures of the Quad shock installation. It is easy.And while I was under there I thought why not change the motor mounts. That is easy also. I did not use the old bolts over. I replaced them with new grade 8 bolts 3/8" a 1" with grade 8 nylock nuts and flat washers. Easier...

I was at the upullit on Saturday. I scored another set of Quad Shock mounts for the M1009 and decided today was a good day to install them.The rear battery and battery tray were removed to access the inner fender apron. I know my aprons are patched but they are still strong and support the...

The 1 ton pick up trucks I am not aware of having the quad shock option from the factory back in the day. Only the 1/2 ton models. I could be wrong but I never seen one with them on. They do make kits to put quad shock on the 1 ton trucks but not factory that I am aware of.

Helps when off road. And also when on rough roads. Helps support the heavy engine up front and deter and damper the bouncing effects that can occur on rough terrain areas. I can tell the differnce. It was a GM factory installed option on these vehicles when they were built.

I have been installing quad shocks on the front axle of every M1009 that I have and had in the past. I have been slowed from the installation the last few years because of lack of parts. I think LMC makes one side but not the other. I think it makes a difference with the front end bounce off...