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I looked at a lot of other builds trying to decide what I wanted to do with my rig and how far I wanted to take it. Suboverland was a big inspiration for the direction I took. I liked the look of their builds along with the function. Some of my future plans come straight from their designs and...

I read an post recently from another Suburban user questioning why it seemed like everyone's first impulse was to build/install a drawer system in their rigs. He was using totes (looked like the black and yellow ones from Costco) to organize his gear. He made some good points about the lose of...

Kaos and Saoirse enjoying the dry inside the truck.

Got the transfer case and u-joint replacement done and the truck back on the road. It survived it's test drive just fine. No weird noises, shimmy's or shakes. The new transfer case seems to be shifting just fine between all the modes. Now to crate up the core and get it back to The Gear Shop.

I looked at both Race Car Dynamics and BDS. I just did not want to go a high as a 6" and did not want to pay $2500+ for a 4" when I could get 3" for $600ish.

Short post today. I added AVS window vent shades. I went with the in-channel. It lets me crack the window when I am sleeping for some ventilation without rain dripping in. I also have a set of screen socks that go over the door frame to keep the bugs out. Added the Curt front receiver. I did...

I think the ride is fine. It's not luxury car but it is not too rough and truck like. Now that I have my transfer case changed and the truck back on the ground I took some measurements. Sitting on 285/75R16 AT's at 40psi with my lift the bottom of the front wheel wells are at 28.25" off the...

Next Up: Tires and Suspension This is going to take a bit to work through since I have done the suspension twice now. When I got the truck it was sitting on the factory suspension. The only change to the ride height was the 285/75R16 all season tires. When the all seasons were due to be...

Thanks for the tip. Will be sure to do that.

Darren01, thanks for fallowing. With 215k miles, on what I assume is the original drivetrain, I know that it is going to need an overhaul. My transfer case recently started making an awful grinding, racket of noise. I was going to rebuild it myself until I looked into the special jigs you need...

Up first: Lighting. I am talking about the factory lighting, not my off road lights. I will get to those later. The SARburban had the factory headlights when I got it. They were pretty yellowed out and the turn signal/DRL housing were leaking water. I picked up a set of Spyder Auto headlights...

Over the last couple of years as I have been building my truck, I keep finding myself here at Expedition Portal looking for ideas and opinions. So, I decided to sign up and share my experiences. I am a volunteer search and rescue K9 handler and have been building the truck to serve that...

The stock springs for an LS or LT will depend if you have the Premium Smooth Ride and/or the Nivomat self leveling shocks. The self leveling shocks take more load and use softer springs. I found out the hard way when my 2” lift only gave me about 3/4” with the aftermarket shocks (before the...

I have an 03 Suburban LT 4x4 with the tow package and the premium smooth ride package. I ran 285/75R16 AT tires on the stock suspension. I did a mild lift and this is what I am running now. Bilstein 24-185783 rear shocks Moog 81069 rear springs Bilstein 24-186643 front shocks Wulf Suspensions...