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I've got a 2009 2500 Suburban that I beleive was originally a border patrol vehicle. It has no roof rack but I'd like to ad one. It appears to have threaded inserts on the roof where one would attach. Maybe they all came with the inserts, maybe my rack was removed by a previous owner. I assume a...

I had Happijacs for my 4,000 pound camper on a 2007 Chevy 3500 SRW. They worked just fine. I have no experience with Torqlift.

Weigh your rig and look up the tire manufacturer's load inflation table. I highly doubt you need anywhere close to that much air in them.

I don't know where you guys live that all the roads and parking spaces are so sub-standard. I drive my crew cab long bed dually with a flatbed 5 days a week for work. It fits in a normal parking space and I take it thur drive-thrus from time to time. A lot of my work is at off-grid cabins on...

It can safely be done for sure. Most people hauling truck campers are over the truck's GVWR but stay under the axle and tire ratings. That's the way my last 3 TC combos have been. I've got thousands of trouble free miles in 20 states with those rigs. I would strongly consider a long bed truck...

That's a great Sub. I kind of wanted that body style with the 8.1 but I got a 2009 with the 6.0 because it had the 6 speed auto that downshifts with braking and the cruise control. I'm not much of a mechanic but I do know car audio. I wouldn't mess with the crappy factory stereo. You can get an...

I've found Diamond antennas to be much more rugged than Comet antennas. I've had 2 Comets, both broke at the loading coil after hitting tree branches. I've had many, many Diamond antennas, all but one had the open spring looking coil in the middle which is just steel whip so very durable. I have...

Thanks, I'm wondering mostly about the hitch. I have no problem towing over the tow rating; I do it all the time with my '05 dually. But, it has an aftermarket hitch. Do you know if there's a way to upgrade the low rated factory hitch on the GMT900 Sub? Is there a hitch that would just mount to...

I had an 8.1L in a 2001 dually; it was a great engine, smooth, quiet, powerful. I wouldn't worry about the age or the miles. My families current rides are: 2005 Chevy 3500 with 248,000 miles, 2002 Grand Cherokee with 210,000 miles, 2010 Buick with 211,000 miles, 2009 2500 Suburban with 105,000...

I keep seeing this 10,000 pound trailer thrown around. Does you sub really have that high of a tow rating? My 2009 2500 Sub is only rated 9,300 I think; it would be 9,600 if it were 2wd. I sure wish it was higher but the stupid bumper integrated factory hitch can't be upgraded.

You might as well have a CB, they are inexpensive and almost universal. I'd recommend a Cobra 25 or a 29 if you have the room and want more knobs. The antenna is as important or more so than the CB, I'd recommend K40 or Wilson. Even if the people you normally talk to don't use ham radio it...

You know your mic has switches on the side for lamp on/off and key lock, right? Did they get thrown?

What you are looking for a receptacle or outlet, the female part. A "plug" is the male prong part. What you linked too looks like cheap plastic junk to me. Real outlets from quality manufacturers like Pass & Seymour, Hubbel, Leviton, etc. are readily available at Lowes, Home Depot, and...

Forget the 1/2 ton truck. There really is no advantage, only disadvantage. It will severely limit your choice of camper. It will require lots of mods and still not handle as well as a heavier truck. There isn't really any MPG difference when you factor in the weight and wind resistance of the...

How big's your family? How much gear? Any idea what it weighs? It's entirely possible you've maxed or or when over the payload on your Sub. The 1500 series don't have that much. If you have a quarry, landfill, feedmill, or truckstop around you could weigh it loaded and ready to go.

If you want to talk on D-STAR then the Icom 5100 is really your only choice for a true dual band (both band at the same time) rig. The only non-com rig that will do D-Star is the Kenwood TH-D74A but it's a handheld and a very expensive one at that. If you want to run APRS the Kenwood will do...

I use my Chevy crew cab dually as a work truck so I do drive it just about every day. i probably average about 100 miles a day to and from work sites. I have an aluminum flatbed on the truck with under and over bed tool boxes. Loaded for work it weighs about 9,000 pounds. I also used it to haul...

I've had a Yaesu FT1XD for almost 2 years now. I bought it brand new for $230. It works great for voice communication as well as APRS. I haven't had a moment's problem out of it. It's a bit cumbersome to type in a message to send thru APRS but I think that's the case with every HT. My FTM-400XDR...

If you want a stout Avalanche keep in mind they were available in a 2500 series. Some of these even had the 8.1L big block. Good luck finding one, I'm sure they are rare as anything, but if you do it would be awesome.

If you don't move the meter at all I suspect a bad radio, then a bad coax jumper to the meter, then a bad meter in that order.