General vehicle thread

[Erni]

Ok with you now. Let me know if you want to borrow the HF trans jack I have. It should prevent the axle from dropping on your head.

[Irving]

Thanks. Axle is out already because I decided to do the diff drop and install the lunchbox locker while I'm at it. I forgot about the part where you gently Jack it down. Can't use Jack's at the junkyard anyway.

[ray1970]

Can't use Jack's at the junkyard anyway.

Well, that's a dumb rule.

[whitewalrus]

I haven't known any junkyard to allow jacks to be used. Guess they do not want people dropping things on themselves. You have to use their pickers and such.

[ray1970]

I haven't known any junkyard to allow jacks to be used. Guess they do not want people dropping things on themselves. You have to use their pickers and such.

Well, I guess that makes sense to limit liability or whatever.

Fairly certain in the 1980?s I used a jack but that was different times for sure.

Probably haven?t pulled anything other than a couple of body parts in the last thirty years or so.

[Erni]

Does anyone have a 4x4/offroad shop in the Longmontish area they can recomend?
I got some questions about leveling or slightly raising my suburban that I cant settle on.

I did figure out that I like my Suburban enough to not replace it with something smaller more offroady.

[hurley842002]

Does anyone have a 4x4/offroad shop in the Longmontish area they can recomend?
I got some questions about leveling or slightly raising my suburban that I cant settle on.

I did figure out that I like my Suburban enough to not replace it with something smaller more offroady.

There is some extensive knowledge between several of the members here, that likely goes well beyond the very basic information you are seeking in regards to suspension leveling. Ask your questions, perhaps someone has an answer that will safe you time and possibly money.

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[Erni]

There is some extensive knowledge between several of the members here, that likely goes well beyond the very basic information you are seeking in regards to suspension leveling. Ask your questions, perhaps someone has an answer that will safe you time and possibly money.

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Ok, I gave it some though and here it is.

Use case: I want to use my suburban to go off into the mountains more and just hang out and explore. For instance when it gets snowy like this go somewhere on a mountain road and get out and just chill out. And when it is warm take a few trails and let myself and doggo enjoy a night under the stars. No need to have a prerunner or rockcrawler, just something that will get me there and back. The suburban is a great truck for our family as it seems to be just the right size for road trips, and I hope to squeeze in a few more before the kids start their lives.
Modifications: The suburban has the Chevy rake and the front is about 2 inches lower. This never bothered me too much, but since I am working on the front end now is the time. Plus that looks a) bad for an off-road truck b) looks like a good way to mess up the front end off-roading.
Ideally I level out the front by raising it about 2 inches. I can do that with new keys but then I am reducing the down travel of the wheels. This seems like a bad thing, and I think having a mostly symmetric up/down travel is the way to go. Not really interested in jacking this thing up, but maybe a 4" lift kit with 2" in back to get it level is the way to go? Larger tires are not really in the mix right now - I would like to go 33"+ but to do it right it means front and rear diff gear ratio change. Plus the truck would go up by 5" in the front and probably look funny with the 31" on there right now. Also I don't want to go too high, so that it fits in the garage for service and work (HOA nazzis).

So I have no experience with this and want to make the right choice without screwing this up or having to redo the whole thing in a few years. Open to suggestions and guidance on where to look and who to talk to. Also, if the cost of this upgrade reaches the equivalent cost of buying something like an LR3 or a more off-road capable rig of similar size then maybe that is the way to go. And if I am off my rocker feel free to point me in the right direction. Thanks.

[Irving]

What are your questions?

[brutal]

Neat toy

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