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No recent suspension work by me anyway. I have never had a fat chick sitting in the passenger seat but this truck does seem to attract them. Got enough troubles. I will try to take some pics now that I have an iphone but still not using it well enough to post pics. Give me a few days. I...

I noticed ever since I got my deuce several months ago that there is a defined list to the right every time I look at it. I am wondering if there is a known condition with the deuce that causes this or is it normal for this truck to lean one way or the other. There is nothing underneath that...

Mine usually hauls hay. I can easily fit 100 square bales in the bed and I am certain that I could get alot more in there if I needed. the other times it get driven is if I am feeling social I will take it into town. It never fails to start a conversion with someone. I recently sold my...

When I bought my truck I envisioned myself being the rescuer of in my town of Leesburg, where I roamed the 2 foot snow covered roads pulling hapless Ford Focuses from the ditches with my winch and 10 wheel drive M35 in perfect Ted Nugent style. Well, near zero snowfall so far this year but...

I need to do this also. Thanks for the info. FWIW The frame rails on the deuce are the standard 34" width so almost all hitches will bolt directly up provided the hitch mounts are parallel to the ground. Also a hitch with a drop of 7 or 8" work best so the ball is 17 - 19" inches from the...

UPDATE Got really lucky today. I went by a local automotive shop off the beaten path and asked about getting their WEO/ATF. They are a shop where all lube oils and removed fuels go into one 500 gallon tank. The shop owner says that he does get a little bit of money from the recyclers but they...

I finally went into town today and asked Jiffy Lube if I could have access to their waste engine oil or transmission fluid. I was told that they have three 1000 gallon tanks under the floor storing all waste fluids. I was then told that they sell it to a recycler for $1.50 a gallon. My...

FWIW the front end will not sag when a shock absorber is worn as the shock absorber does not have any weight bearing mechanism. That job is left to the springs. The shock only provides resistance to movement both out and in. It is easiest to check them by removing an end or the entire shock and...

I am fairly certain I need a pair also. 32 years is a lot to ask of a shock absorber to hold pressure. They usually don't hold it for that long. I see them on ebay for as little as $63 but that is for a military unit. I am going the NAPA route. Thanks for the thread

The only thing I can add is make sure that ALL of the tires are up to pressure. I picked up mine 2 months ago and then drove around for a week before I got an air hose off ebay and then checked the pressures only to find two inner rear tires with zero pressure. They all looked so full. So that...

I left my camera in Florida with all the pics on it. I will figure out a way tomorrow when the sun is out to take some pics then post them. I understand the useless/pictureless thread and do apologize. This is not the way to start a relationship I know so will do my best to put them up.

I am taking note of this part. I can imagine the havoc rust can create in the air system. Thank you.

Yesterday I installed the two pull cord air tank valves that allow one to drain the water from the air tanks without crawling the truck. When I opened the valves to drain them or let the air out a small amount of an oily mixture came out so I am asking if this is normal. It was the inner tank...

I am going to chalk this one up in the "What did you learn at school today?" column. Thank you all. It completely makes sense. I was just out there looking at it and did not readily see where the axles attached but now I know. Go figure. Gotta love the deuce and I do more and more every day. I...

I was looking at the truck (1980 M35A2) from afar last night and noticed that the rear axles do not line up. The rear most axle is shifted about 4" to the right from the forward axle. It could be that the front rear axle is shifted to the left but it looks more that the rear is shifted right if...

Wow! Excellent responses. I myself would not be bothered by a slow moving truck but I am a very patient driver who drives my car at slightly under the speed limits and my bikes a lot over the limits. It actually sounds kind of fun but I will have to see if the dealership has a loading dock. I...

Kind of a strange thread title but this 1980 M35A2 is my only truck now. I sold my garage queen perfect condition 1978 Jeep Cherokee and then my 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty 6.0 and bought this. I must now go and pick up my motorcycle in Yorktown, VA (from Leesburg, VA). A trip of about 185 miles...

Thank you all. I will search better. Promise. It started after a bit of fiddling with the solenoid connection. Cleaning all posts now. It is simple as I suspected it was.

I used the fantastic search feature before posting this and got nothing. After putting the title in the site warned me to look at similar threads before starting a new thread and I got a nice story about a deuce pulling a mini-van from a ditch. So there is my apology for those that will say to...

4 pages and you still do not have an answer. My military mechanic says that they are there simply so a mechanic can have hand-holds to move around under the truck and also something to grab while turning a wrench. That simple really. So there you go.