1994 Chevrolet Silverado (C1500) regular cab short bed with 350 cubic inch engine, TBI and 4L60E transmission. I purchased the truck with 149,700 miles on it from previous owner. He owned it for 5 years and only put on roughly 2,000 miles. While he owned it he only did the oil and filter change, replaced the water pump and a new battery. When I purchased it, until now at 151,000 miles, I have done the following items mostly by myself with the exception of a few fixes. The rear differential fluid changed. The transmission completely flushed, new fluid and filter. The engine oil and filter changed. The front rotors/pads and rear drums/shoes replaced. The brakes were bled and new brake fluid added. The power steering gear box/power steering pump/both power steering lines/fluid changed. Both the pitman arm and steering idler arm replaced. The engine oil cooler lines were replaced. The air conditioning system was purged and filled with new R134a refrigerant and compressor oil. It has 2 new coolant temperature sensors (1 to talk to the computer and 1 to send signal to temperature gauge in truck). The thermostat was stuck open, so it's got a new failsafe 195 degree thermostat,thermostat housing neck and 50/50 mix of antifreeze and distilled water. A new fuel pump was installed, even though it looked relatively new from when the c-notched frame was done and they had the bed off the truck. It has a new fuel filter, spark plugs, spark plug wires and distributor cap/rotor. Installed a new fuel pump relay, ignition control module, throttle position sensor, idle air control valve and MAP sensor. Cleaned the throttle body and injectors. Removed/inspected/cleaned EGR to make sure it was not clogged and the diaphragm was not damaged and still holding vacuum. I had the windows tinted with Suntek 25% Carbon film. I had the new Sony stereo (internally amplified), 4 Sony X-Plod speakers, 10 inch Kicker Comp S subwoofer and MTX Class D mono amplifier installed at Fry's Electronics. It has new DJM shocks on all 4 corners along with new Belltech bump stops that are 1 1/4 inches tall that are made of EVS progressive foam (replacing the old hard hitting polyurethane 1/2 inch tall bump stops). It softens the ride so much more now than with the old ones, it's like a new truck. The drop kit I believe to be from DJM (maybe McGaughys) and it's 4 inch in front and 6 inch in back. The front has drop spindles, shorter springs and new shocks. The rear has been c-notched, axle/leaf spring flipped, new shackles and new shocks. There are absolutely no issues with tires rubbing or bottoming out in the wheel wells or hitting the fenders. All 4 rims are from American Racing Wheels and are the Nova series. They are all 20 X 8.5 inch wheels. The front tires are Nitto NT555 Extreme ZR in size 255/35-20. The rear tires are Hankook Ventus ST in size 275/40-20. The rear tires are a little taller to more closely resemble the circumference of the factory 15 inch wheel/tire combo. They are only about 1.9 inches less round than stock size and it keeps the speedometer/odometer almost perfectly correct. When the speedometer says 60 MPH your really going 58.5 - 59 MPH. Very close in my opinion. It also is nice because then the truck is level as far as the 26.5 inches measured from the wheel well openings to the ground at all 4 corners. There is a new oxygen sensor installed pre-catalytic converter. It's the only one on the truck, being the old OBD 1 computer system. It also has a Flowmaster dual chambered single muffler that dumps before the rear axle. The drivers side power window motor is new. All the electrical and mechanical systems of the truck work properly. Nothing that I know of doesn't work. I think that pretty much covers it and if not I'm sure if you ask me any questions about it that I have an answer for it.
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