Recent content by rhc404

Agree they don't matter much but adjustable lowers also make it so you can adjust the rear alignment.

I would install the Delta bracket with your stock one and see how centered the rear tires look relative to the body. If it looks good just get another stock one. If adjustment is needed I have the Ironman one and it's been durable. I assume most brands are fine.

Get a Delta bracket or similar to level the rear panhard rod and use a stock panhard rod. The ideal setup is: -front and rear swaybar drop brackets -rear panhard bracket -adjustable panhard rods front and rear -Custom front arms or brackets to the fix caster. Even if someone made an...

Have you tried the compression and leak down tests?

My next steps would be to borescope cylinders, check head bolt torque, then remove the head. Seems like maybe the head wasn't decked during the previous job.

Usually some other component. On the 80 it's the EGR pipe but for engines in general it's usually a failure somewhere in the cooling system that causes the engine to overheat and the cylinder head to warp. There can be other causes like loose head bolts but generally it's overheating.

Have you tried a more aggressive brake pad?

Most likely. I don't know much about the 5.7 engine but variable cam timing is commonly used by OEMs for emissions/exhaust gas recirculation by increasing overlap. Tuning removes the EGR effect, so a greater percentage of the intake charge is fresh air. The engine wants more overlap at higher...

It's also a 15-20% reduction in aero drag vs sea level and 80's have a lot of frontal area.

I'll take you up on that. My Slee has the updated ladder.

You can use math/geometry to set the new length. I set mine to what seemed right then took it to an alignment shop to dial it in. Any side-to-side variance will tweak the rear alignment.

I've read that the seals inside the ABS module deteriorate resulting in it being unable to effectively pump air out when the ABS is cycled during a fluid swap.

I have the same 2" lift and started with the offset bushings and now have Delta arms w/ OEM bushings. The thing with offset bushings is that they don't get you that much caster correction and they reduce radius arm articulation since the hole in the bushing is offset. You can get by with them...

Yes it ended up being the nut on the adj front panhard rod.

I've also been thinking about this and my first plan is to buy a cot in the right size that will hopefully just do the trick and not require a project. Plan B is a platform with the rear part resting on the factory 3rd row seat rails.