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Title: New member with '84 K30
Post by: Turbostang7 on June 11, 2014, 07:05:15 pm

Hey guys,
First off thanks for approving lol. I have always had a soft spot for these trucks as it was the only vehicle I remember my dad ever driving lol. So when he passed a few years ago I wanted to get me one.
Recently found an '84 K30 dana 60/14 bolt (4:10 ratio) truck came with a 454/th400 combo with the 205 transfer case. Silverado with everything but AC on it. Black.
I was working in North Dakota when I found it in Utah, the guy said it was all good to go (I know better than to buy vehicles sight unseen but wanted this one lol) so my wife had him deliver it up to Idaho and paid $3400 for it (I know it's high)
I got home and the truck didn't even want to start. I rebuilt the quadrajet, tuned it up, changed all fluids front to back but the engine still missed and had low power, compression ended up being around 90 in two cylinders.
So I sourced a 1997 vortec 454 swapped the carb on it and threw that in and it runs much better now but steering was horrible at best, swapped everything out from steering box to tires. Now it drives much better.

Looking forward to learning from this forum in the certain things that work well on these old trucks.

Title: Re: New member with '84 K30
Post by: bake74 on June 11, 2014, 09:00:01 pm

     Welcome to the site from California.  Nice truck to start with.

Title: Re: New member with '84 K30
Post by: Irish_Alley on June 11, 2014, 10:56:13 pm

welcome from maryland

Title: Re: New member with '84 K30
Post by: zieg85 on June 12, 2014, 11:00:37 am

Welcome from NW Indiana

Title: Re: New member with '84 K30
Post by: DustyRusty on June 12, 2014, 04:08:36 pm

Welcome from Alaska.  Sounds like a great truck.  Post up some pics when you have time.  We all like pics!

Title: Re: New member with '84 K30
Post by: dvdswan on June 20, 2014, 08:11:57 pm

welcome from the PNW.

Title: Re: New member with '84 K30
Post by: Turbostang7 on June 22, 2014, 06:44:49 pm

Thanks for all the welcomes! When I get back home I will post up some pics of her

Title: Re: New member with '84 K30
Post by: blazing816 on June 23, 2014, 09:16:59 am

welcome from Michigan

Title: Re: New member with '84 K30
Post by: pholliday1 on June 23, 2014, 11:47:42 am

Welcome from upstate NY.. A good upgrade for your font dana 60 is to replace the upper king pin springs they often can become weak and lead to tire shimmy. I would make sure that you by springs from spicer and you can pick them up right on ebay.

Title: Re: New member with '84 K30
Post by: Turbostang7 on June 24, 2014, 06:45:48 pm

Thanks! Already did the kingpins, she had death wobble something fierce when I first got it, now it's just a slight shimmy (tires I believe) (http://[URL=http://s571.photobucket.com/user/turbostang7/media/cummins/CFD3B48E-7A83-489D-877E-ADA7D39C596B_zpskkein55j.jpg.html][IMG]http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss158/turbostang7/cummins/CFD3B48E-7A83-489D-877E-ADA7D39C596B_zpskkein55j.jpg)[/URL][/img]