joined the club with an '89 JImmy

[Low87]

Drove over to Arkansas last night to pick up an '89 Jimmy.  Nice overall truck with some easy cosmetic issues.
First things I'll be resolving are;
1) - fix the exhaust to exit the vehicle.  right now it dumps before the rear axle, therefore I get fumes in the cabin
2) - clean out the cowl and source the leak into the pass. side of the cabin
3) - get new tires, especially on the front.  those mudders drove me crazy with noise and wandering all over the highway

The pinstriping was an original dealer option.  The $159 receipt for it is still in the glove box.  Still have the window sticker too.  All in all not a bad truck, I've been wanting a K5 for a while now.

[Canadian 4X4]

Looks good Welcome!

[zieg85]

Welcome from NW Indiana

[beastie_3]

good looking truck! what tires are those?

[Irish_Alley]

welcome from maryland

[69byrd]

Welcome from Tennessee

[Low87]

Thanks all.  I've had an '87 for about 18 years that's been a never-ending project.  Went from a long time DD to its current state as driveway art.  I've known Chris for about 14 years (geez) from an old site called RRT.  I was just reminded that he had a message board, so here I is.


I bought the Jimmy to replace my current DD ('98 GMC Sierra).

Beastie, not sure offhand, I'll look at lunch.  Fronts & backs are different.  All I know is that I hate the fronts for daily street use.  So dang knobby they grib every uneven bit of road and pull me that direction.  They'll be gone very soon.

[beastie_3]

It looks like mud terrains in the back and boggers in the front.

[silverj]

Im going to say Super Swamper Thornbirds in the front.

Nice Jimmy!

[beastie_3]

perhaps

[Low87]

Yes, they are Thornbirds on the front.  Even at only about 5% tread left I'm amazed at how many people ask if they can have them once I take them off.

[84chevysilverado]

Nice looking machine welcome from ontario