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Welcome to the site, Owen. What year is your KB? What engine? It sounds like a much later model truck than the US P'up.

Jack

LUVFishin wrote:Dang, the tire size calculator says a 205/70/R15 is only .2 inches taller than a 205/75/R15.

You either have a typo or a miscalculation. The 205/70 should be slightly shorter than the 205/75.

Jack

I have a sister who lives near E. Lansing.

Jack

Jack - - I had to search my memory but have decided that, yes, it does have the hood liner. We were concerned about the clearance when installing the engine and examined the clearance by inserting some thin material above the air cleaner and closing the hood over it. Found that there is about 1/4 t...

Aaron,

Welcome to the site! What part of MI are you in?

Those donor trucks make yours look pretty nice.

Jack

Sorry Jack. Maybe I'm just having bad luck. I've blown a head gasket on a 1.9l, a 2.3l, and a 2.6l. Then again, my first car was a Gremlin. Maybe it's still following me... I'm not discounting your advice at all. But you and clam have offered quite a bit of help, considering the lack of background ...

swvaed wrote:These engines will sometimes blow a head gasket...

Which engines? We don't have complete vehicle info. This might be a 2.3L 4zd1, 2.6L 4ze1, or even a GM-made V6 (not likely).

We really need the vehicle info updated.

Jack

I have never quite figured out how to post a picture here, alhtough I haven't tried very hard either. I'm in the Maryland suburbs of DC, heading west. Thanks all. Hit the full editor button then hit attachments then add files. You can take it from there. But NOT from photobucket -- from your comput...

Paul wrote:And the clearance issue is questionable as we have the stock turbo engine in a flat hood truck and everything clears OK.

Paul,

Does your hood have the factory insulation?

Jack

Hey thanks. I think I will give it a shot and swap them out and see how it feels, I can always swap back. The Pup on 14s feels like a little old race car but the selection in 15" tires is so much better. Search online for a "tire size calculator". With that, you can see what size 15&...

Mike,

Some questions really depend on tire diameter, not rim diameter. I've been running 15" Trooper (?) rims for years, but I've kept my tire diameter the same as factory. No noticeable difference in performance or economy.

Jack

Clearance.

Jack

What a great find! Hope to see pics of the new prize.

BTW, if there's THAT much difference, it's possible your '81 wasn't quite up to specs.

Jack

Hope we see this again, with its own truck.

Jack

Welcome to the site. That's a beautiful specimen. What do you know about the truck's history?

Jack