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I'll take the blame @4BT... I usually have that effect on things...nice Civics guys! ? What I was getting at with the Honda Civic mention is that for me, any given person has to be very specific in what their definition of overlanding/off-roading/expedition-travel/camping is to make this...

I heard a saying once from an older member of my community that applies to no particular group or nationality but holds true to anyone I speak to, any place in the world, whether you were born in Neodesha, Kansas or Pyryatyn in the Urkraine (thanks for the insight Vasily! Also for the Baltika...

Wow! Now that’s a truck... interestingly packaged to boot! I wonder what kind of mileage it gets with the 8.1 ? I was also surprised to see an electronically shifted transfer case. This thing is pretty deluxe

That makes total sense @nitro_rat. That assuming is getting me into trouble again! The new rear springs are supposed to come today, looking forward to checking those out. Also waiting on a box with all the little stuff for the rest of the rear axle install. Decided to have the drums turned at...

Very cool, awesome build and I'm loving the progress!

Here’s also a photo of the worst U-joint I’ve ever pulled out of something, a Spicer 1330 out of the front driveshaft of my buddy’s 2006 Nissan Titan with 75k miles on it. It was more clacky then a tap dancer and more wallered then an out of control post-hole auger. All of the needle bearings...

Small update, got the rear leaves ordered (decided to go with the F44-spec 4/1 leaves, can always pull a leaf down the road if they’re too stiff ?) and a WFO concepts U-bolt flip kit which has beefy 5/8” U-bolts and 3/8” thick spring plates. I was originally going to go with a Off-road...

That looks like fun. That’s a lot of truck for the money!

@phsycle I know the AFM issues are not to be overlooked, but figured I'd share my experience helping my brother buy a newer, lower mileage used truck since it's in the same wheelhouse as some of the trucks you're looking at. He tows a Grand Design 2600RB travel trailer fairly regularly (29ft...

Thanks again for the info @nitro_rat, that is all exactly what I needed! I'll definitely give it a go. I was wondering about the crush sleeve... it sounds like a crush-sleeve eliminator kit would be good for a first timer as if I don't get it quite right the first time, it sounds like I won't...

What a cool rig! Congratulations! It's super cool to see all of the original documentation too!

Thanks @chilliwak much obliged and cheers back to ya! I've enjoyed you're thread over the years and am a fellow Rochester Quadrajet enthusiast! :cool: Just helped a friend rebuild a terrible computer controlled E4ME on his '82 El Camino with a 305. I have a feeling he'll eventually ditch it and...

Good to know! I can imagine that the manual transmission combined with the short wheel base rig that’s light in the back would be a bad idea, especially an aggressive one like a Detroit! I like the eLocker option, especially since I have no plans for onboard air (for an ARB) other then a small...

Open. At the time I was trying to chase down a 4:10 Gov-lock unit (and then grab a matching GT5 4:10 front diff to match) but didn’t have any luck and this one came along for a good deal so I grabbed it. A traction-adder would be nice though!

Here’s a look inside the ‘94 Chevy K2500 LD rear diff. Looks pretty good but I haven’t investigated it with a fine tooth comb yet. The truck it came out of had around 140k miles. With all the rebates from the tire purchase years back, I made a total impulse purchase and got a Chaos Fab diff...

Thanks for the info @nitro_rat, I haven’t looked at their kit for years!

Holy blown air struts Batman! That doesn’t look good!

So, remember the conversation about driveshaft modification for the new 9.5” 14 bolt SF rear axle so I wouldn’t have to use a conversion U-joint? It turns out for this truck that’s null and void. I just climbed under the truck with my digital calipers and measured the cap size on the front and...

The rig is looking great @nitro_rat. You can't beat a square-body Suburban and the distance yours has traveled is incredible! My neighbor growing up as a kid had a 1991 V20 Suburban that was fully loaded that we rode around in quite a bit. Unfortunately it met an untimely end in the early 2000s...

Of course, it was a beautiful day out so you have to take the dog for a ride in the truck. For most dogs this is exciting, for labs they loose their minds! ?