I feel wrong doing this but... MY K1500!!!

[85_Ranger4x4]

If I ever had to own a full size, you can bet I'd get one of these.

I would have gotten one, but I was 5-10 years too late on the market to get one that hadden't almost been beat to death.

My dad got his '92 GMC 1500 in '94, I hope my F-150 will be as good of a truck when it gets to that age as that thing has.

 

[compleckz]

man, if you lived closer, i would have hit you up for recovery of my ranger about 10 times by now, lol..

 

[valleyvinyl84]

I would have gotten one, but I was 5-10 years too late on the market to get one that hadden't almost been beat to death.

I passed up on the truck a few years back and a buddy of mine bought it with a cracked windshield and wrinkled fenders (rough landing?). He fixed all of that then sold it, and I bought it and dove into fixing everything else. So mine was far from "nice" a few years ago.

man, if you lived closer, i would have hit you up for recovery of my ranger about 10 times by now, lol..

And I'd sell you those damn leafs.

Well, probably not because I wouldn't have my current job if I didn't live here.

 

[TheTopher]

I too am not a very big chevy fan, and when I saw the thread title I was expecting a spray painted piece of crap...then I saw the first couple pictures and my jaw hit the keyboard. Nice truck mate.

 

[valleyvinyl84]

Thanks yo! I have to admit I see more POS Chevys and Jeeps around me than anything else, but when they're nice, they're NICE!

 

[Iron Ranger]

It seems to sag in between the cab and the box. Hopefully you don't have one of those frames where Chevy put a bunch of holes and notches in it for some reason.

But, yeah, that's a perfect play truck. Common, easy to work on, LOTS of available upgrades, fun offroad. Nice

 

[valleyvinyl84]

Thanks! And as for that sag, I forgot when I was sayin how messed up the truck was a few years back, the one rear body mount was rotted/blown through the cab. It's fixed but not perfect... as you can tell.

 

[Danger-Ranger96]

i like it! i had a 91 GMC Sierra Z-71, agreed about protecting the tranny, i blew 3 in mine (no coolers)

has your vacuum hubs ****ed up yet? i remember that was famous in my GMC, had the same floor shifter and everything, and most times it wouldnt go into 4wd lol

350 rebuilt?

im one to say i'm apart of the "anti-tail gating device" club too...check out the pintle on my 250, heh thing weighs close to 70 lbs!

i had gotten rear ended once before when i had it in my 07 ranger, put a huge hole in some chicks bumper in a drive-thru. She was cursing and yelling saying i shouldnt have had it on there, when i moved forward to pull it out of her bumper, it just about took her whole bumper off lmao

 

[Iron Ranger]

Thanks! And as for that sag, I forgot when I was sayin how messed up the truck was a few years back, the one rear body mount was rotted/blown through the cab. It's fixed but not perfect... as you can tell.

I hate rust. Makes me wish the sheet metal was made of stainless steel. It weighs more, but it would last a lot longer.

 

[valleyvinyl84]

has your vacuum hubs ****ed up yet? i remember that was famous in my GMC, had the same floor shifter and everything, and most times it wouldnt go into 4wd lol

350 rebuilt?

im one to say i'm apart of the "anti-tail gating device" club too...check out the pintle on my 250, heh thing weighs close to 70 lbs!

Those "auto hubs" have yet to act up, I guess I'm lucky.

The 350 is rebuilt. Valley Auto Parts.

I would call that more of a "Rear End Collision Entertainment Device"

I hate rust. Makes me wish the sheet metal was made of stainless steel. It weighs more, but it would last a lot longer.

Buy a Delorean!

Also thanks guys!

 

[97BlackBetty]

That is one of my favorite trucks. It is really the only Half-Ton truck that I like, just like yours is, regular cab, step side, heck I even like the racer back and visor. I used to work with a guy that had one identical except red. Very nice truck.

 

[Danger-Ranger96]

Those auto hubs have yet to act up, I guess I'm lucky.

The 350 is rebuilt. Valley Auto Parts.

I would call that more of a "Rear End Collision Entertainment Device"



Buy a Delorean!

Also thanks guys!

yup lucky is right, unless they changed them from '91, that was a major pita.

any how, for a chevy i really like it!

 

[PaleBlue90]

its a pertty truck

 

[JohnnyU]

There are no "auto" hubs, the half shaft is splined directly into the wheel hub, just the same as the Late model Dodge or Jeeps. There is a Thermo-electric actuator on the front axle (Similar to the Early Dodge/Jeep CAD) that engages the front axle. They are notorious for failing, but only on the S-10 platform were they vacuum controlled. Later models use an upgraded electric actuator.

 

[valleyvinyl84]

There are no "auto" hubs, the half shaft is splined directly into the wheel hub, just the same as the Late model Dodge or Jeeps. There is a Thermo-electric actuator on the front axle (Similar to the Early Dodge/Jeep CAD) that engages the front axle. They are notorious for failing, but only on the S-10 platform were they vacuum controlled. Later models use an upgraded electric actuator.

Hence why I said "auto hubs" (quotation marks), a few hours later I had a flash back to changing the driver side CV axle.