'66 Budget friendly driver

[olrosa]

Originally Posted by Styler1968

Are those the stock steel wheels that came on the truck or are you running something different? Which spindle did they use on the front, the modular or just the regular 2.5” drop? Looks like there was no issue with the brakes clearing those wheels are you running a wheels spacer also?

You need stock 4x4 Blazer wheels to clear the calipers, then no type of spacer is needed. We just used the regular 2.5" drop spindle

[350TacoZilla]

The plain steel ones remind me of the military blazer wheels (m1009). Good looking truck man and I bet its a fun drive with suspension dialed in.

[olrosa]

Originally Posted by 350TacoZilla

The plain steel ones remind me of the military blazer wheels (m1009). Good looking truck man and I bet its a fun drive with suspension dialed in.

Thank you. It's a blast!

[namloc]

Very cool. Been in the back of the crowd watching. Did ya get the vibration issue doused out ?

[olrosa]

Originally Posted by namloc

Very cool. Been in the back of the crowd watching. Did ya get the vibration issue doused out ?

ya, it was the bearing in the back of the tranny

[olrosa]

Who here has replaced the bearing in the back tail section of the 3 on the tree tranny? Where the drive shaft slides in.

I need some advice. Can I just pull it out or does the transmission have to be dropped? Thank you.

[cwcarpenter98]

You have a sweet truck!
I just got done swapping in a 3 speed overdrive trans, and I replaced the tail shaft seal while it was out. When I looked inside the trans, I saw the bearing/bushing thing that the driveshaft slips in to. It looked like you could remove it without pulling the tailshaft housing off the transmission. I think you should be able to replace it without dropping the transmission, but I'm not 100% sure because I haven't replaced mine.
I had a 3 speed, long tail shaft trans in mine before swapping to the overdrive version, and I must say that it is stupid easy to get in and out of the truck. It was light enough for me to pull it out and put it back in without using a jack.
If you are talking about the mainshaft bearing, than I would go ahead and pull the transmission.

The QA1 system looks great, but this college student can't afford that lol. I was wondering how your old system rode in comparison to stock. I am considering a 2/3 drop for mine since I need to replace the original coil springs anyways

[olrosa]

Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98

You have a sweet truck!
I just got done swapping in a 3 speed overdrive trans, and I replaced the tail shaft seal while it was out. When I looked inside the trans, I saw the bearing/bushing thing that the driveshaft slips in to. It looked like you could remove it without pulling the tailshaft housing off the transmission. I think you should be able to replace it without dropping the transmission, but I'm not 100% sure because I haven't replaced mine.
I had a 3 speed, long tail shaft trans in mine before swapping to the overdrive version, and I must say that it is stupid easy to get in and out of the truck. It was light enough for me to pull it out and put it back in without using a jack.
If you are talking about the mainshaft bearing, than I would go ahead and pull the transmission.

The QA1 system looks great, but this college student can't afford that lol. I was wondering how your old system rode in comparison to stock. I am considering a 2/3 drop for mine since I need to replace the original coil springs anyways

Thank you. You will be happy with a 2/3 drop. It will ride fine. The QA1 stuff makes the cornering 100 times better that stock

[cwcarpenter98]

Originally Posted by olrosa

Thank you. You will be happy with a 2/3 drop. It will ride fine. The QA1 stuff makes the cornering 100 times better that stock

Thanks! Maybe once I graduate from college, I'll be able to get some goodies. For now though, I need to replace the original springs anyways

[olrosa]

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[olrosa]

Well it sounds like it's sold to a great guy out in MD. Kinda bummed

[PowerdbyChevy79]

Any updates?

[olrosa]

Originally Posted by PowerdbyChevy79

Any updates?

I sold it a couple of years ago. Miss it like crazy. I still talk to the guy. He just finished putting a LS in it.