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    (Another) Forest Living Suburban Build Thread

    Sweet z71! I'm interested to hear about your power mods when you get them. I've been debating the tune, but wasn't sure if it's worth the $ If you ever wanna meet to check something out, or need someone to go 4x4ing with, hit me up. We are in the east bay. Always looking for someone to get out...
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    (Another) Forest Living Suburban Build Thread

    Your Tahoe was my inspiration to start making the suburban into what it is today. (I was going to buy a jeep or something). Quick question. What wheels are on your truck? I really like the downplayed look, and am looking to get away from having wheel adapter/spacers.
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    (Another) Forest Living Suburban Build Thread

    HA, would have killed for some that weekend. For an AT tire, these Falken Wildpeaks have been pretty impressive. How much of a mpg hit does an MT give you? Also, I tow a lot, so I am not sure if a MT tire would be the best, if I only need it for one or two trips a year... We are based in the...
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    (Another) Forest Living Suburban Build Thread

    Yes they were the Master_____(Oreilly) reman. And true about the OEM, however I cannot find new OEM anywhere.... plus the others all have lifetime warranty After this weekend, I now put on the "Precision" new manufacture CVs' from them, and they feel as good as the OEM. I figured they are 80...
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    (Another) Forest Living Suburban Build Thread

    Martin- You don't need a 6 inch to run the 33's. A leveling kit will fit the 33", however it adds some crank on the bars. Even with the crank, as long as you're not dumb with the throttle, I don't see much unreliability. Other than this last weekend, with the improper CV axle, my original CV's...
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    (Another) Forest Living Suburban Build Thread

    Hey guys, got busy with work the last few weeks and didn't have time to check up here. We went out two weekends ago, and I meant to take nice pretty pictures of the truck, out in nature, in interest of posting them here Turned out the Saturday rain/ snow storm, came in early and it was, slow...
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    A New Generator?

    I had a Honda EU2000i in my race trailer for awhile, and it worked great (I sold it, but am assuming it still works). I needed more power for an air compressor so moved up to a Yahama EF3000iSEB, which has been absolutely great and has not had a single problem. I don't think you can go wrong...
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    Micro USB gps receiver.

    My tablet has built in GPS, but sometimes in certain valleys it doesn't get signal. I use this in those times, and it has never let me down. http://www.amazon.com/Qstarz-BT-Q818XT-Channel-Bluetooth-Receiver/dp/B003YCZINA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1454000693&sr=8-6&keywords=bluetooth+gps Every...
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    Best route for wires from interior to roof for lights, antennas, etc?

    I've got solar panels and lights on my roof. Those wires go up along the front door seam/seal and are ziptied into the cargo rails to wherever they are going on the roof. The large solar panel and thule make it easy to hide the wires when going across.
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    Best place to live?!?!

    +1 to all this guy said. Always funny seeing your home city posted on the interweb and wondering if you've driven past IRL. Sweet Discovery by the way! Bay Area is hard to beat. One hour to the beach, 2 hours to the snow, and a whole lot of open space compared to some other highly populated...
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    Full size breakes what are you running

    I used to get Hawk LTS pads exclusively, which are great, don't get me wrong. I now use the Autozone Duralast Gold Severe Duty on my Suburban. We tow 6000lbs, and have not had any trouble going up and over the grapevine, even with 33's. I just make sure the fluid is fresh every 6000 miles or 6...
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    2014 Silverado Level/Lift Questions and Concerns

    On our non-offroad stock NBS suburban(don't have it anymore but had it up to 200k) and NNBS friend's Silverado (100K+ miles work truck) the ball joints are original. My current offroad/towing NBS suburban I replaced them at 100k, and even with a leveling kit for 50k miles they still looked...
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    (Another) Forest Living Suburban Build Thread

    Back when it was stock and the paint was still shiny: Slow progress: Two inch lift, lights and added winch 33's Hitch umbrella and water crossing:
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    (Another) Forest Living Suburban Build Thread

    Used to have a recap here, but impossible to keep updated.. Scroll to the end and read in reverse to see a long travel 1500 gmt800 burb with 2500 running gear and 13+ inches of travel.... I'm not great at photos/documentation if I don't have to be, so just ask for pictures or details. Some...
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    A few questions of longtime Chevy/GMC IFS 4wd owners.

    I have had two 1500 Suburbans(2003 and 2004) both with over 200k One, my parents, was mostly a soccer mom vehicle, just sold it, and it probably has a long life ahead of it at 200k. No problems with the IFS at all. 4wd was used at least 1000 miles a year in Tahoe ski trips. The one I still...
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    Brake shields

    Those WRC pictures are interesting.... Now... having them off this past week in snow a mud/rain/snow infested trip, I didn't notice any appreciable reduction in response time of the brakes when cold and wet. Also, now looking at the front brakes with the stock shields, they only cover about...
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    Scangauge II Transmission fluid temp in GMT-800 truck?

    Funny, in California, I've had trouble with the double sided tape/ velcro melting in the heat, not the cold haha. Interesting on the TFT gauge in the cluster, didn't know that was possible. I like the idea of having that indicator as in front of me as possible, especially with towing and...
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    Scangauge II Transmission fluid temp in GMT-800 truck?

    Looks like a few of them have a 01 at the end. I now remember having to do a process of elimination when I programmed it in Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk
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    Scangauge II Transmission fluid temp in GMT-800 truck?

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    How did you pick what size hilift jck you have?

    Get the 60" and put it on the roof. The rare time you need it, you always need that extra 12"
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