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Title: New member from NC
Post by: Boone83K10 on January 30, 2013, 12:58:06 am: Hello all!

I recently bought a 1983 K10 on New Years Day. Originally a 305 it now has a 1970 350 that has been mildly built. I needed a little something to play around in during the snowy winters here in Boone NC. I look forward to seeing all the great trucks on here.

OD Green!
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Title: Re: New member from NC
Post by: bd on January 30, 2013, 01:16:45 am: Welcome to the site from Central California.
Title: Re: New member from NC
Post by: bake74 on January 30, 2013, 05:35:50 am: Welcome from California.
Title: Re: New member from NC
Post by: zieg85 on January 30, 2013, 06:31:50 am: Welcome from NW Indiana
Title: Re: New member from NC
Post by: Boone83K10 on January 30, 2013, 09:59:41 am: Thanks everyone.

I have got the GQ1 RPO for standard axle. It is open diff in 2wd because it struggles to turn into/come up my 22 degree incline driveway. If it is peg leg in 2wd, what makes it engage both rear wheels when I flip it over to 4HI? Or does it even do that? I have not popped the cover off so I don't know the ratio yet.
Title: Re: New member from NC
Post by: bigchevyc30 on January 30, 2013, 11:26:53 am: welcome from statesville, nc
Title: Re: New member from NC
Post by: 1982 Daily Driver on January 30, 2013, 12:01:46 pm: Welcome from South Carolina.
Title: Re: New member from NC
Post by: Captkaos on January 30, 2013, 12:51:57 pm: The axle and the transfercase are unrelated. If the rearend is open, nothing will change it short of putting a different differential in it.
Title: Re: New member from NC
Post by: Boone83K10 on January 30, 2013, 01:35:19 pm: Quote from: Captkaos on January 30, 2013, 12:51:57 pm
The axle and the transfercase are unrelated. If the rearend is open, nothing will change it short of putting a different differential in it.

so I technically have a 4x3 (2 front wheels and one rear putting the power down)... that's stupid
Title: Re: New member from NC
Post by: pholliday1 on January 30, 2013, 01:52:40 pm: Nope. If stock you have 1 wheel up front and 1 wheel in back. Kinda false advertisment is it.
Title: Re: New member from NC
Post by: Boone83K10 on January 30, 2013, 03:28:23 pm: Quote from: pholliday1 on January 30, 2013, 01:52:40 pm
Nope. If stock you have 1 wheel up front and 1 wheel in back. Kinda false advertisment is it.

even worse!
Title: Re: New member from NC
Post by: pholliday1 on January 30, 2013, 03:44:22 pm: Differentials are designed to take the path of least resistance...Simply put if one wheel is on ice and one wheel is on dry ground the tire on the ice will spin. If traction is the same "dirt road heavy gas pedal then the diff will put power to both wheels" This describes the action of an open diff not to be confused with limited slip and not to be confused with a locker or different yet a spool.