hey everyone my names alex and im new :D my dd is a 01 silverado Z71 with a good bit of mods but its not an offroad machine. recently me and my dad purchased a BRIGHT orange 1990 suburban and we love it. it has roughly 10" of suspension lift, all shackles and springs no blocks, 3" body, 14ff rear, 10b front, carbed goodwrench 350, sm465, np205 and a good lookin interior.

i need some help with the future mods but heres my rough outline. feel free to give your opinion and any help is very appreciated.

d60 swap with ord crossover/ highsteer
3:1 lomax conversion w/ twin stick
frame bracing around the steering box

and somewhere down the road REGEAR! currently it has 3.73 (i know i know its gonna be changed when i get the money) but for simplicity and due to the fact i want to get the 4x4 operational and get it muddy some, im just gonna get a d60 with 3.73 then regear both axles down the road.

but like i said im new here and on all the other forums im on i hear this place is infamous for flaming and ive seen what can happen. and i have to say its hilarious but i hope it wont happen to me :( everyone have a good day

-alex

p.s. ill get pictures of both vehicles if wanted

I think it's a requirement to post pics so that the making fun of can be easier by those that do.

lol when i get off work later this evenin i will post pics. i figured a teenager with an orange suburban wouldnt get much love around here :rasta:

10 bolt
bright orange
sweet interior



atleast everything between the frame rails sounds good

10bolt- being replaced before the year is out
bright orange- meh it looks better than how i described it
sweet interior- i meant sweet as in not trashed. all original and all in good shape. it has power windows and locks too.

you have that poor 10 bolt on 44s???

well technically the dumbass owner before me did. im tryin to fix his bandaids and poor thinking to make a capable off road vehicle.

im thinking about takin off the bl and runnin 40's just to make it a little more manageable on the road. whats everyones thoughts on that?

If when and what size tires ya decide to run, this chart should help figure out what gearing to use.

http://www.4lo.com/calc/geartable.htm

yea, sounds like ya know exactly what ta do brah:smokin:

body lift out
dana 60 in
40's on

you goldin ..


gearsareoverrated:flipoff2:

haha thanks man. and thanks for postin that link. after i went to 33's on the 01 i got 4.56's for a steal and swapped those in and a tru trac in the rear and i absolutely love it. cant wait to see what this beast can do with the right gearing

40s wouldnt be bad but what about the springs? are they 10 inch lift springs? if so its not going to flex at all lol

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=820217


My build thread. Same basic suspension wise, everything you need to know about swaping in a 60 and 52s up front. Are you building this to be a crawler?

40s wouldnt be bad but what about the springs? are they 10 inch lift springs? if so its not going to flex at all lol

the look to be no more than 8" the PO didnt know shit about it so its gonna be a learning experience with plenty of surprises. ill grab some pics of the susupension when i upload pics of the whole things

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=820217


My build thread. Same basic suspension wise, everything you need to know about swaping in a 60 and 52s up front. Are you building this to be a crawler?

hey man thanks for the link. and no i doubt this will be seeing any rocks anytime soon. however that may change way down the road. mainly just mud pits and muddy trails around here minus URE but i havent been up there-yet.

pics as promised

http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo142/alexb1667/IMG_3029.jpg

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and the truck. since these pics were taked ive completely debadged and tinted the tails and 3rd brake light. but i know yall arent interested in them lol

http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo142/alexb1667/IMG_2834.jpg

http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo142/alexb1667/IMG_2837.jpg

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lemme know what ya think

That bitch is high, it's nice though.

I diggin the hawgs....I got a set in the 38.5 flavor

looks like the exhaust needs some more support.

check out this build on ck5.com, the guy has a pretty sweet burb, should give you some big tire, small lift inspiration...

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233479

That burb is sweet.A60 up front and gears and your set.sounds like you got a good plan to me. :smokin:

Looks like it has a shackle flip in the rear. I'd ditch the BL for sure. I have 4" of lift and have 39.5's but I also cut a little off the body to fit.

To give you an idea i have 8 inches of suspention, 3 inches of body with 39.5s and my tires still rub when off roading. What do you plan on building it for crawling or mudding..? perfect height for the mud...lol... one thing i noticed tho with what i have is a little much for hard flexing, it does but the 8 inch springs dont like it. Looks good, body looks pretty nice to hack tho but thats up to you. If you dont take the body lift off atleast move the bumpers up.

thanks for all the suggestions guys. right now i think the best thing to is gear more towards the mud. as thats all we have out here minus URE. but i never go out there and thats about the only place within reasonable distance. however i am going there next week to hit up some mud pits.

so do you think it'll rub bad if i take off the BL and run 40's? it looks like it would have plenty of room as it towers over the 44's currently.

depends on what size the springs really are....i rub with 8 in susp/3in body and 39.5s and i have cut out flares, if they are 10 inch springs for sure then when flexed they will rub without the bodylift...

well since the previous owner didnt know shit about it since he got it in a trade i dont really know. is there something i can measure to get a close estimate or would pics help or what?

nice burb man...it looks to be in great condition

Hell I like it good luck with it

I really saw this one going the other way till pics were posted..:evil:

I got a 3:73 60 front complete to the spindles, needs hubs, wheel brgs, and brakes for $500, I also got a drw 60 with 4:10s complete for $750. I've got possible transportation to Brunswick county also. That would hook that burb up right.

Just keep your eyes peeled for a D60 / 14 bolt combo with 4:56 gears. Shouldn't be too hard to find. Swap them in and sell your stuff. I would ditch the body lift as well. Nice clean rig.

I would go as far as to call it pimp if you got rid of the body lift. It looks dumb.

nice truck just put 01 on the side then it would be tits good job

Just keep your eyes peeled for a D60 / 14 bolt combo with 4:56 gears. Shouldn't be too hard to find. Swap them in and sell your stuff. I would ditch the body lift as well. Nice clean rig.

thats what im tryin to do but no one seems to want to check their forsale threads lol. lose body lift, get 40's, and swap in cucv axles with crossover steering is the basic plan.

I would go as far as to call it pimp if you got rid of the body lift. It looks dumb.

thanks and all in the works :D

nice
truck just put 01 on the side then it would be tits good job

haha well now that you mentioned it....

Heres what mine looks like, pretty much has everything that you plan on getting

Probably 5" in the front and 4" in the rear

My build thread

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=700682

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r31/myphotoswin/100_0329.jpg

the high school parking lot in the silverado pics is a nice touch :flipoff2:

Otherwise the sub looks good to me :D

man i love that suburban and yea the parkin lot provided the best background in the city :flipoff2:

It's cute.

well hey there mr. jealous

Thats a sweet lookin burb!

If it were me id ditch the BL and chop the fenders a little and run the 44's.. along with a D60

I like it....I really need to replace the motor in my 90'.....I miss her:(

Dont ever take lift out. . .just put bigger tires. Thats a sweet burban and you sound like your going the right direction to make it strong and lots of fun especially in the mud.

Not everyone wants a crawler and just for the record i have 12 inch lift springs and 40s on my 86 crew cab chev. clears the tires no problem but if i flex it up it stuffs the tires good. those springs move alot more than i even thought they would. just my 2c

I'm sorry but leaf springs shaped like U-bolts don't flex.

Heres what mine looks like, pretty much has everything that you plan on getting

Probably 5" in the front and 4" in the rear

My build thread

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=700682

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r31/myphotoswin/100_0329.jpg

nice 'burb, but I like that '70 chevelle on the lift over your hood.
schaaawwing!

Like everyone said, ditch the BL. I would also make sure that the shackle flip in the back is not a hole torched in the bottom of the factory mount with the shackle inverted. If it is, either reinforce it or get the ORD kit.

ditch the BL, cut the fenders and take it to your high school and pull all the pussy you can:flipoff2:

ditch the BL, cut the fenders and take it to your high school and pull all the pussy you can:flipoff2:

lol funniest thing i heard all day.

At this point, its probably the most true comment on the whole thread.

A front driveshaft is going to be you're first problem with that much lift and no doubler/devorced t-case ;)

Even worse that it has the shortest trans/tcase combo to start with.

Looks good, just not too functional yet.

well figured i would update this, started digging into this project and figured out we were in way over our heads so i sold it about 3 weeks ago for $700 more than i bout it lol