Haven't decided yet. Prolly a 31x9.5 depends on how it looks once it's up a bit more though.
I'm also mulling about a few ideas for a body lift. But as mentioned, no one makes a body lift for an automatic with column shift, so I'm gonna get stuck fabricating a few things. And it's gonna get a bump in rear gears too.

 

well mines about 2-3" higher than that so... who knows. it's actually about the same as my 4runner before the 4runner's lift kit went on.

 

Yeah, that wouldn't be half bad looking. Hmm, I could also do a 3" body lift along with a 3" suspension lift

I think 2" would look better...I'm not a big fan of the frame sticking out...lol

There shouldn't be that much of a difference between an auto/manual. It probably won't be too hard

What gears are you going to do? And are you going to put a locker in?

 

i know you can't tell from the pics, but it's about the basic bare-bones minimum x-cab you can get, well with the auto trans and factory radio (which is now a Kenwood head unit, but I digress). the trans shifter is not on the floor like many of them- it's on the steering column. my problem is that since it's a column shift auto, the linkage to the trans goes through the same place that the steering goes through so the part that deals with the steering shaft doesn't work for me.

as for the gears, it'll probably go 4.88 if not 5.29 simply 'cause it's an auto and needs more cajones.

 

I might add my '72 Firebird has been in deeper water than that.

 

Hmm, that is kind of an odd truck. Especially being "bare bones" and an auto tranny.

Yeah, it will probably need for cajones since its an auto. I'll probably have to regear too. Maybe, maybe not. My brother didn't...and we have the same gears (in the rear end!)

LOL...thats true. My old Chevy pickup was in water and the fan started hitting the water...LOL

I didn't want to go deeper since I didn't want to get the computer wet...that would suck

 

I was recovering my tigershark (jet ski) from the lake here and my passenger side rear wheel fell into a hole- a hole the launch owner knew about and had a cone up to warn about, but the cone was at the top of the launch and they didn't realize the hole extended 10 feet inside of the launch area. So my 'bird floated (literally) 10 feet farther down the launch and was taking on water. When I finally got someone to help me recover the car (a nice person with a CJ-7), the water level was 3" higher than the door sill and the water was actually higher than the pedals.
The recovery strap was actually hooked to my front sway bar and about 1.5" underwater. This was a Firebird, sunk that far... and it runs perfectly well... well after I drained and flushed the rear end out. I just laughed cause it kept running and enjoyed the carpet wash.

 

LOL...thats a great story. Always nice to have a carpet wash

 

So, are we back to diagnosing the head? Thought that was concluded?

 

Sure, what do you want to discuss? The head? <- You mean the head on my engine right...if I thought it was that I would have replaced it already. I still think its rings...although I don't know

 

i'm just curious about the temps on each cylinder.

 

Oh crap, I forgot to do that. Maybe in a little bit I will take the temps on the head...and see what I come up with. Thanks for the advice.

 

Alright. The temps on the head/spark plug area seem to be fine. They weren't that far off. It was hard to get "good" readings though. They all were about 256. The front and the third cylinder area are 256 for sure...sitting in my driveway idling at 1krpm. It is an RC car infrared thermometer though. It said error a bunch of times...so who knows. I took some pics.

SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 5 MINUTES


DOWN THE STREET APPROXIMATELY 1000FT FROM HOUSE


WHILE I WAS DRIVING

 

Anymore suggestions? This is also kind of a bump

 

256 on the head? must be picking up some heat from the exhaust manifold.
did you by chance take a temp reading of the thermostat housing?

 

Yeah, the dang thing kept saying error and that was the best reading I got. It was hard and I probably got the exhaust manifold.

No, I didn't. That is a great idea. I'll have to try that

 

Also, say I do dump some oil into that cylinder and my compression does not jump up. Does that mean it isn't my rings? Or is it not that good of a test?

Also, I forgot to mention a HUGE factor.

I took compression readings of that ONE (#3) cylinder BEFORE taking it apart. It clearly read 60psi. When I put everything back together that piston read 40psi. It is somewhere in the 50's now. It is NOT 62psi now.

 

if it does not jump, it means it may not be the rings. the cylinder could be scored, a valve could be sticking open, the rings may be broken so nothing there to hold the oil up... on the other hand, if the compression does go up... the rings are the most likely problem.

 

Alright, temp of thermostat housing is 185 degrees Fahrenheit. Hmm, seems kind of cool. Although, it takes probably 15 minutes of driving for my engine to get warmed all the way up

 

185 is about correct. maybe go for one of your flogging runs and see how hot it gets.