This How To will basically cover the install of a Barnyard Customs upper control arm for an s10. However many of the practices in this how-to are the same with other control arms from other manufactures so this may be a good reference point for you.

To start off, there is no left and right control arms out of the box, either one can be used for either side. However one leg of the control arm is longer than the other, and that longer leg needs to be towards the rear of the vehicle.

This how to will explain how to change your plugs and wires and do a little Rand R on them. It is pretty straight forward and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask in the thread linked.

Total time you will need to accomplish this task is - Approximately one to two hours

Skills are minimal and should be pretty straight forward.

What you will need need: is as follows -

3/8ths ratchet, 5/8ths plug socket, 6in+ extension, 3/8ths wobble, plug gapper, plug grease, 4 plugs (I used stock 41-948 delco's), set of wires

This article is going to be part of a series on basic eco-driving techniques.

Clearly, reducing your speed is one of the simplest things you can do to increase fuel economy. Keep in mind I did not say it is the easiest thing to do. Speeding is easy and a simple thing to do. To reduce your speed and increase your mileage you just have to let off the pedal a little bit.

In a perfect world every weld would be made with equal size material. Sometimes this is not the case. The following will explain how to weld metals of varying sizes together, properly.

First example:

Suicidedoors.com gets several calls a week about how hard it is to assemble a super pivot joint. I agree, its a little tough. You want the pivot ball to be tight, not a sloppy loosy loose one. Here's how you can put them together with typical tools, we used to put them together like this but now we have a neat pneumatic ram to compress the bushings.

Step 1.

From Left to Right.

Contitech 2800 lbs - Contitech 2600 lbs - Slam re7 2600 lbs - Airlift Dominator 2500 lbs - Slam re6 2500 lbs - Firestone 2500 lbs

To properly evaluate the quality of Home Depot fittings versus D.O.T. approved fittings, multiple samples should be tested. The following encompasses the testing of only one set of samples.

Samples in question included six (6) Watts® 1/2" Male thread to 1/2" tube compression fittings, examples of which are shown below.

We all know you can run a 2600 bag up front on an s10, with proper clearance and install, but why?

Well there are many advantages running a 2600 up front.

1. Ride height pressure will be lower, lower pressure equals better ride.

2. You can get an average of 3 times more lifts with the 2600 with the same tank.

That means you will get a lot more play time because u need a lot less pressure to fill a 2600.

Who will this benefit the most? those of us who have a bagged, bodydropped truck with 20s or larger wheels up front.

"The ODY-19-4 Quad Air Pressure gauge can monitor and simultaneously display the front and rear pressure on front/ rear or four wheel independent air ride systems to display each air bag for proper pressure. The ODY-19-4 also displays the air tank pressure with other readings.

GM Oil Life System Reset

Press the reset stem until OIL LIFE appears (flashing) on the display. The GM Oil Life System shows an estimate of the oil remaining useful life. It will show 100% when the system is reset after an oil change. It will alert you to change your oil on a schedule consistent with your driving conditions.