which parts specifically are you looking for? Control arms, bushings, ball joints, shocks? Each type of part has better company recommendations than Dorman.
I would not trust Dorman for anything safety related and i put all front end parts in that category.
When I was painting my frame, I still had a lot of the original rubberized undercoating that I was trying to scrape off. It was a pain. Scraping alone got a lot of it but what really sealed the deal was 'Goo Gone'. I sprayed that on and left it for maybe 15 minutes and I could wipe the rubber...
This is precisely what I did with my 92. I had the bed off and dropped the tank in order to do a bunch of work. It was frayed and holding on for dear life so I bought some grounding straps from AutoZone and greased and bolted it on.
Not me, but my son. I've always shown him how to do general maintenance on our cars. When he's done it, I've always been there to supervise.
He has a 2018 Subaru Impreza and he did an oil change for the first time while I wasn't there. I was at work and he called me to let me know he didn't...
In order to prevent the aluminum contacts from corroding, what about covering them in dielectric grease. Would that interfere with the conductivity too much?
92 C1500 RCLB
0/4" drop
Belltech hangers and shackles
Stock wheels 235/75/15
KYB gas adjust rear shocks.
Belltech lower mount extensions and upper mount relocation
I've never seen anything sold as one kit from header to tailpipe.
There aren't really that many pieces though really, depending on how complicated you want your exhaust to be. You can buy all the componants you want individually from Summit.
I really like my US general box from Harbor freight. This is right after I got it before I put my tools in it. I'm a truck driver and I was asking the guys in our repair shop what they use and they all had snap on's except one guy didn't believe in spending so much for a box and recommended US...
Those are not stock shackles. However, if you just remove the bolt and position the leaf spring eye three holes down, it should be about the stock right height.
Long tubes will require a little bit of custom work, whereas shorties should bolt right into the place of the factory manifolds with no other modification required.
If you are going to be upgrading the rest of the exhaust, might as well do the headers while you're in there.
I see you redid your front brakes, maybe take a look at the rear brakes, pull the drum off, check how much shoe material is left.
You mentioned you replaced the driveline. Not sure if that included the rear end, but may be a fluid change.
Air filter and fuel filter, PCV valve
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Yep, that's a standard configuration for the 10 inch drums. You're right you are missing a spring on the bottom that hooks into the two holes on the shoes and goes underneath the double riveted centerpiece.