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Sad to see it go.

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The tires measure 31.6" x 10.8" (on 8" rim) per manufacturer's specs. The rims are 17" x 8" with 4.5" back spacing. The clearances are a little better than with the 33" x 10.5" BFGs that I just took off. On level ground, there is approximately 1-1/2 turns of the steering wheel in either direction wi...

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I like it!

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dropped off the truck today. 265/70/17 Nitto Terra Grapplers on 17"x8" Black Rock 909 Type-D wheels... pics to come

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Nice! another lifted green crew. job well done.

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which Nittos did you go with? the Terra Grapplers? I was looking at those... about the same price.

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The picture was taken right after the Marvelous Mystery Lift, before adding the leaf spring kit to the rear and black chevy center caps on the wheels.

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I am thinking about buying a set of 17x8 Black Rock 909 Type-D Wheels. http://www.4wheelparts.com/Wheels/Series-909-Type-D-Black-Wheel.aspx?t_c=11&t_s=210&t_pt=101016&t_pl=101639&t_pn=BRW909B780545 and putting some 265/70/17 shoes on the crew (appoximately a 32x10.5 tire if i did the math right). I'...

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Awesome. Thanks!

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Looking good! on the BSW kit... mine had a bit of a rake when i first installed it, but i have since hauled several loads of wood, random gear, and furniture over the past year. My truck sits almost level now. The picture with the cuts to the flare reminds me of when i first put my skidz on. I had b...

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July 2009 Rig of the Month on s10extremist.org is a 2001 SFA Crew Cab.

http://www.s10extremist.org/rabbit.htm

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nice ride! don't listen to them... yellow?
the dark side is much better! muhahaha

my Boise Spring kit settled to be about 1" or so of lift after hauling several loads of wood.

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the flare was damaged prior to the accident (don't tell my insurance company haha) and was already on order from another member who just happened to be selling the one i needed.

the collision buckled the frame where the hitch/bumper mounts. the hitch/bumper were angled 30 to 40 degrees down

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got the truck back about a week ago. everything from the behind the cab is new!

...bed, bumper, hitch, a flare and fresh paint!

$ 5,000 on someone else's bill

transmission and front suspension were rebuilt last thanksgiving... new tires a month ago... I almost have a new truck!

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im not paying for any of it! heck no! but while its in the shop I might add some things to the list to be done. ...for now im crusin in the '96 buick regal custom! there was a work truck that had a blown left front tire in the left lane. the jeep either swerved to miss it, or was cut off by someone ...

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the guy that flipped the jeep broke his clavicle. thats all that i know of. my driver side rear flare was already cracked in half and the passenger side rear flare was ripped from the screws towards the rear during the collision. I'm not sure yet if I am going to try to salvage the flares or just ta...

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driving to work yesterday morning and i see smoke in front of me and a jeep wrangler cut 3 flips across 3 lanes of traffic landed upside down. i slammed on brakes to keep from hitting the car in front of me and then got tagged by a celica that got slammed by a jeep. I got knocked 2 car lengths up fr...

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ah, I was like you once... my dad passed my truck down to me and I spent about $1500 on wheels, tires, the Boise Spring Works kit, and a body lift. We did all the work ourselves over the course of a couple of weeks during my senior year of high school. He had always thought of lifting it, I just had...

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before i took it apart i unplugged it and tested it with a new motor and it only worked on 3 and 4 as well, which made me question whether or not it was the right motor. The one i tested didn't have a male connection for the hose that comes out of the bottom of the motor . I am going to check anothe...

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Finally got under the hood over the weekend and took out the blower motor... sure enough it was stuck. I pulled out the resistor and it didn't have any visible signs of going bad. Once i had the motor loosened up i turned the a/c on, but the fan only worked on 3 and 4. Since the resistor didn't look...

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funny that you say that... i found a carpenter's pencil wedged under the fuse box. where is the motor located? is it easy to get to?

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even before the fuse went out, there was no air coming out of the vents. would a bad resistor still explain that?

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after a closer look. I got it to blow again, but not until I turned the fan on 4. If I am looking at this right, the belt is running, but the pulley isn't turning. It comes and goes... bad relay somewhere?

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haha... I know its a vague question. I turned off the truck before I replaced the fuse. I didn't know if there were any common problems with the HVAC that I might need to check.

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I got in the truck the other day and went to turn on the heat, but the switch was already on high and no air was coming out of any of the vents. I checked the fuse and sure enough it was blown. The replacement fuse immediately went out as well. I know its an extremely broad question, but any ideas o...

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i have 10.50s and they are just fine. they rub at full lock but i've been through some thick sh!t with em and i'm still getting along just fine

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I have 3.42 gears and I am running 33x10.5 ATs with a 2" body lift, tbar crank, BSW spring kit, and skidz cut out flares. The only performance mod I have is a drop in K&N air filter and cut out air box. I would have to agree with bwenny247 on the performance. The truck will go anywhere in 4wd. backr...

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ha ha ha

the dog is lucky to still be alive. she chews on everything! and i swear she knows what she is doing is bad.

seriously though... is the brake line hard to replace?

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I was driving just like I do every other day... but when I presseddown the brake pedal, it went half way like normal and then straight to the floor. When I got home I got under the truck only to see that my dog had chewed through the center hose in the rear brake line.... anyone know how difficult t...

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sick nasty!
by the time i wear mine out, these will be a must

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ace wrote:AWESOME JOB . All the mods you do yourself really make you appreciate your truck even more too.

... that along with the money you sink into it...
nice job on the lift! i like where you're headed

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2003 Dark Green S-10 CREW CAB LS 4x4 fully loaded, leather, heated power seats... the works MODS > 2" Performance Accessories Body Lift > 1" Torsion Bar Crank > 2" Boise Spring Works rear leaf spring kit > Skidz Custom Cut-Out Fender Flares > 33" x 10.5" BFGoodrich All-Terrain Tires > 15" x 7" US Wh...

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http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10134/normal_IMG_0142.JPG I'm not sure how much weight this is... but as you can see, the truck looks like its ready to launch into outer space. This is before the BSW kit and all the wood was hauled offroad, uphill, over stumps and roots from t...

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WOW! that is amazing! ... maybe I'll get there one day...

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^that pic is of the truck right after the new tires, but before the BSW install... BEFORE http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10134/normal_IMG_0128.JPG AFTER http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10134/normal_IMG_0448.JPG alrighty.. it worked that time! :lol: once a...

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so... i haven't posted anything in a while... been tryin to live up my senior year, girlfriend come and gone, keepin up with school... all that fun stuff anywho, i've tried at least half a dozen times to upload photos of before and after the BSW springs and i can't get the thing to work... but it li...

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f9k9 wrote:The photos of the Blazer look sweet for asphalt

what he said...

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The S-10 is perfect for my needs... Agile and manuverable off road. Better fule mileage on average. A backseat that is just as big if not bigger than a fullsize truck. Weighs less which makes a trememdous difference off road in mud and/or snow. On the other hand, if you don't need the manuverability...

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YIKES! Glad know you're alright. So, what happens to it now, scrapped? stripped? rebuilt?

That's still some good looking rubber.

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$150 for the hardware + tax = $159, but freight was $55! I think I'll be pleased with it. There's a huge tree blocking the road behind my house to the river bottoms. Me and Dad are planning on cutting that bad boy up Saturday. The springs ought to go on the truck before any of that happens, so I'll ...

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My kit arrived today! Everything appears to be well crafted, heavy duty stuff. $214 shipped to SC. Hopefully pics by the weekend.

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A truck needs a little bit of a rake so that when a load is applied, it doesn't look like a rocket ship getting ready to launch for the moon. I'm waiting on a BSW spring kit and right now the front of my truck is higher than the rear and it looks really funny.

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neat stuff

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WVHogRider wrote:I know someone, Bwenny or Steve2003 , already has another brand on their rockers, etc...,but couldn't tell you exactly who or what brand.

Bwenny used Herculiner. I think I remember him saying that he had to re-aply every so often??? maybe not???

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I was considering doing a gear swap from my stock 342's to 410's... mostly because my truck does not pull my boat worth a darn. I was quoted $1200 here in So Cal. to do the swap. I have since gotten another vehicle that I use only for pulling my boat and I don't see the need now to swap gears. Did ...

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Welcome aboard

I hope you've got your wallet ready!

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There is also the tendency to add weight to one's foot once more power is available, which could easily negate the mileage gain. :) I didn't have that heavy of a foot to begin with, but now it seems that I have to in order to keep my normal driving habits. It seems however that I may just need to a...

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I lost over a second with my truck on the quarter mile after i installed 30s. I have the 3.42 gears. It really doesn't feel like I have lost too much power or acceleration tho in the first two gears. It will still reach 98mph with out any trouble. I have 3.42s with 33s! I am also planning on an HPP...

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3.73's are "adequate" for me... I use that word liberally. I'd love to go with 4.10's if $$ allowed. It probably has something to do with the sweltering climate down here. In winter, my truck has loads of power/torque, but for the rest of the year, it's like driving a 2wd S-10 with a four banger. I...

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Using the calculator link from the home page, my calculated new gear ratio should be 3.89 which is right in between 3.73 and 4.10 ... would there be a big difference between the two? I need to have this done sometime soon. The truck is sluggish to accellerate at highway speeds.

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Always nice when you can fly by the seat of your pants

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I just checked my mileage with the 33s, and if my math is correct, I am getting about 15 mpg mixed driving ... everything from a little offroading in 4Lo while hunting to highway miles, but mostly backroads. And I still have 3.42 gears. With my old 30" tires I would consistently get 18 mpg. Would it...

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yeah, I think the black wheels look better on a darker truck. The N90s don't compare to the PA3s or even the new steel wheels I just got. They're too bland.

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I like it! Now we just need to see about getting you some BIG tires!

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i just want something that is like "oh looks like some deep drifts across the road ahead, better put it in four hi..." You just described pretty much what your truck is right now. Stock s10's will do a lot, I know that for sure b/c that's how I started out too. for most people a small lift, some 31...

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How big of a factor is the gear ratio?

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Santa Claus just brought me a Canon PowerShot A540 6.0 mp with a 1G memory card.

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I just switched wheels to 4.5" bs with 33x10.5 tires and cut out flares. When I went in to have the new tires mounted on my new wheels I was informed that my pass. side ball joint and idler arm are in need of replacing but that wear and tear was with stock wheels and 30x9.5 tires.

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sweet ride

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Thats pretty BA. Street Queen?

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f9k9 wrote:You don't need much for the rear. Depends on what you intend to do before choosing the Boise spring packs or shackles.

I don't have any lift for the rear yet... its actually sitting lower than the front. Looks like a rocket ship getting ready to launch for the moon when its loaded down.

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Ok... so its been a while since I got my tires and I'm still working on my center caps, but I decided to take some pics and post em anyway since I know y'all are dying to see what the cc looks like now. Sorry, no before pics. The mods are not done, I still need spacers and some sort of lift in the r...

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Thanks for the advice

Did yours come with the lug nut caps? I stopped by the dealer today and they wanted $3.40 a piece!!!

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It is what you make of it. Like we say when we're butchering deer... "Put sh*t in get sh*t out."

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The caps I ordered off ebay have have studs about 1/2" long between the holes. I'm guessing they were designed for a specific rim and I just need to hack them off?

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I'm still waiting on my center caps, but I'll try to snap a pic tomorrow during daylight hours... The loss in power is not as bad as I thought it would be, though I am definately interested in boosting performance. There is about 400 degrees to turn the wheel in either direction before any tire rub ...

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Sorry to hear about you and the crew. I'm glad you're alright and hope you find another at a reasonable cost. These little trucks are awesome for the money.

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The overall difference in section width is only about a 1/2" when mounted on a 7" rim. The difference in weight comes into play in the tread widtth. Man do these things look AWESOME!!! My right front tire took about 6oz to balance. My buddy said they tried mounting the tire on the rim at different p...

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yep... I figure while I'm adding to the stops, I may as well stuff the 10.5s under the truck. The 9.5s look like pizza cutters after seeing the 10.5s. I'll try and get some pics as soon as I can.

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What a friendly bunch! That definately helps.

I'm still going to see how the 9.5s look tomorrow and how much (if) they rub and go from there. Thanks again! I'll be sure and let y'all know what I find out.

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ok... i think a picture would help immensely

*I think I found them, about 1" long hex pieces on the lower control arms? How much needs to be added to them? How much does it take away from the turning radius?

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You're getting close to being the most modded...

WATCH OUT HJ!!!

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The local shop is getting me 2 33x9.5s for a test fit on the front on Monday... That's probably the direction I'll go. Maybe that 1/2" is all I need?

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... so just stick with the 10.5s?

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