They are well built, and I like the relative simplicity. It's the perfect compromise between the old carbureted 80s trucks and the rolling smart phones sold today.
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Got rid of the Cj and picked up something with a little more room and power. Just needs a little TLC and a few odds and ends to be in top shape. 1988 4x4 Silverado. (With a tree-fiddy)
Well done. Please tell me it has gray interior. GM red is awful.
Red on red! I like it because its just like my first new truck I ever purchased back in '88. Except it was burgundy. This pic is from around late 1993 or 1994, 6" lift and 35" BFG's and a GM crate ZZ3 engine. It would run out pretty well.
You can't fight nostalgia.
My truck's blue interior is only marginally better.
I just finished rebuilding the front end on mine - new ball joints and steering gear. Does yours have loose steering?
You can't fight nostalgia.
My truck's blue interior is only marginally better.
I just finished rebuilding the front end on mine - new ball joints and steering gear. Does yours have loose steering?
It tracks and drives great. But there is a little play at dead center. I'm thinking steering box?
If it has the sensor on the steering Collumn just above the BL rake pedal that adjusts the power steering boost , just unplug it
I had a burb with that and when the sensor goes bad the pump boost goes up and down randomly which will drive you crazy
The on center play could be any component in the system
The pitman arm usually wears out on that model
Get a helper to rock the steering wheel back and forth while you use a strong flash light to carefully look at each part of the steering t see where the slop is
1986 CUCV, M1009, still all mil 24 volt diesel, only just turned 30K, from FT Benning so no rust, one of the most pristine I've seen, Floor board coated with Rhino coating and new undercoating underneath. Great rubber, belts, and will climb a tree. Thinking about selling, had it 7 years and only out 4K miles on it, needs to be an every driver, but retired now and only drive it to the range once a week, did replace pintle hitch with ball type but still have all pintle parts. been kept garaged since purchase from Deputy in Hiwassee Ga., Added CB and AM AFM radios, mud flaps & steps to help my half cripple but get i, has night driving lights intact so drive in darkness with your NV goggles. Best Bug Out you could get, I've decided to bug in so may put non market so someone would use it. Pic is from year before I retired I was the on to one to show up at work only to learn it was closed so fun times were ahead pulling folks out of ditches. Never use for mud bogging, stump jumping etc, I've outgrown all that.
The steering box is a contributing factor. The pitman arm, the idler arm, and the inner/outer tie rods all have ball joints that wear over time. In addition the steering shaft has a soft cv joint that also wears and allows play. As
roundhouse
mentioned you have to look at the components while someone moves the wheel in order to see the excess movement. Each item gets an 1/8" of play and the compounded effect is what you feel in the wheel. On my truck I have replaced every piece except the steering shaft. I plan to replace it once I find the correct parts.
