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by rider
Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:15 pm
Forum: Lifting & Lowering
Topic: lift options?
Replies: 23
Views: 14999

Re: lift options?

Okay, I did a search and didn't see that anyone else had mentioned them, but I'm wondering if anyone has looked into the Chevy "lowering shackles" at Autozone, part #13-4100 to use in place of the OLV 2" lift shackles. I've seen these same shackles used to lift Dodge trucks and Ford ...
by rider
Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:12 pm
Forum: DRIVETRAIN
Topic: 2000 AWD doesn't work
Replies: 25
Views: 14655

Re: 2000 AWD doesn't work

timelessbeing wrote: Here's how I tested my AWD:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/T2 ... j25GtBQIaQ

I appears that you don't have a G80 locking rear diff...

(My point being, don't necessarily try this at home, folks :-)
by rider
Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:33 pm
Forum: SUSPENSION
Topic: Rancho shocks won't fit AWD
Replies: 8
Views: 3648

Re: Rancho shocks won't fit AWD

I have RS5152's on mine, but the body is lifted 2" and my torsion bars are cranked up. The weird thing is that Rancho recommends the RS5150s for a stock AWD vehicle. The 5152s simply have a different extension, but when installed in a stock (or 2" lifted) van, they will sit in exactly the...
by rider
Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:32 pm
Forum: SUSPENSION
Topic: Rancho shocks won't fit AWD
Replies: 8
Views: 3648

Rancho shocks won't fit AWD

I've got a 2002 AWD Safari that I would like to install new shocks on. The problem is that they simply won't fit. There's so little room between the upper control arm and the shock body on the existing (narrow) shocks that the recommended Rancho 5150 or 5152 shocks, which are larger in diameter simp...