Recent content by SpikeDogg

She should buy a used 80 for about 10K and put 20K into it. It would still cost less than a 35K Hummer. Likely unrealistic for her situation but I keep thinking of myself puting 20K into mine all at once! All in the pipe dreams!

Probably not, but I wanted to give you my humble opinion!

One way to check the bearings is to jack it up and yank on the wheel back and forth, not round and round. If the whole wheel wobbles a little as if it's loose and the lugs are tight, you probably have a bearing issue.

I pay about $60/mo for full coverage on my 80 and $1/mo liability for my GMC sonoma. Check out Geiko or Progressive. For just one vehicle, you could probably get away with $40 - $50 monthly. I think if you call any insurance agency and give them your vin, they can give you a ballpark figure...

I'll take sides with agomez on this one. I'd just change the ATF and be done with it. I might consiter putting that stuff in my engine, but when it comes to a tranny with 400 little parts that no one wants to mess with, it'd be kind risky. They probably have tested it successfuly but there...

If you don't have masking tape or don't want to take time putting it on, you can always use a towel to cover certain areas. May not work on body panels obviously but does help on your wipers. I always put towels over my wipers which eliminates the polish from spraying on them. While we're on...

Doesn't sound like bearings to me but it couldn't hurt to inspect them anyway.

I'm just glad he posted this info for everyone to address. All of you knowledgable people may have saved lives. I think I will be checking on mine to make sure everything looks sound. Not that I have tampered with them because I haven't. I don't want to have my fronts lock up. Scary visual!

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I ordered mine through Griots so it probably is the same thing. Comes in a gray case. Compared to the pictures, mine is all black except for the middle part.

I've been wanting to take my runner boards off. They are almost completely rusted out and make the rig look stupid, especially with nice, shiny paint. My wife says we need them for the kids to get in but I've just had about all I can take with them on there. Ive seen others with them off but...

Never thought about the xounter weights. I'll have to check on that. I only use it a couple times each year and I honestly feel as if I was using a jackhammer! Maybe we have different models. Not sure what mine is though.

I use one of theose porter cable buffers and they work extremely well. The only downside is that when you're done, you body feels really shaky for about an hour since the buffer has crazy vibrations. You can also use sand paper with it which is a nice bonus. Buffers can get you in trouble if...

Awesome write-up, Doug. Good way to spend quality time with your son - truly priceless. You've got me itching to take my boys on a trip like that, but less extreme as my 80 is as stock as they come!

Top heavy?? A bit too extreme for me.