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I hate to be a buzzkill but that is way too many miles, and I like Chevys. It isn't about how it runs now, it is about how long do you think it will keep running before you have to start replacing it piece by piece. Been there, done that. The problem is the whole thing doesn't just die at once...

I am no expert with the 8.1L paired with the 4l80E or on the standalone ECM you are using (on my 8.1L/Allison 1000 2500HD there are separate ECM and TCM chips). I am assuming your ECM is running the transmission too. The engine doesn’t need to know it is in 4wd, but the transmission does. Thus...

Well, I got my set of 255/85R16 Cooper Discovers mounted up on the steel wheels that were on the truck when I bought it. I took the truck out for a light off-roading shakedown test on the family farm. Overall, the truck performed well, went wherever I pointed it. Only one really trucks spot I...

I wouldn’t install a new torsion key until I had first just cranked the torsion bars. Despite what anyone will tell you, there is no difference between cranking the torsion bars versus leaving them un-cranked and replacing the keys. One is free, one isn’t. Either way you will probably need an...

If you are referring to the “torsion key” type lifts, they don't do anything that you couldn't do just by cranking up the bolts on your torsion bars yourself, unless you have already cranked your stock keys to the max. Cranking up or replacing your keys does raise the front end up...

Had a few more pictures I wanted to add of the transmission swap.

Well I figured I would write up a post on my project truck. It is a Chevrolet 1991 4x4 2500 Light Duty, aka a 1500 frame and front suspension with a 9.5” Semi Float 14 Bolt rear end. Also known as or equivalent to a GMT400, K1500, K2500LD, light three quarter, heavy half, OBS Silverado...

Nice truck! I have a 2001 2500HD with the 8.1L/Allison. I love everything about it but the gas mileage. As far as wheels go, I took off my factory alcoa 16s and got the factory 17s off the 2007-2010 NNBS style trucks, so if you are going for stock-ish like me you might consider those. Even...

When I was truck shopping a year and a half ago, I was looking for a 8.1 2500HD with a manual. I could not find one that wasn't either beat to death or drastically priced higher than an automatic. I very actively looked for 3 months within a 500 mile radius of East Tennessee. I got a LOT of...