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In my "overlanding" adventures I've gone through a tough Z71 OBS Tahoe which I had for many many years (its still sitting derelict in the corner of the driveway). My current DD and escape vehicle is a basic NBS Yukon that has near no mods. I have a 6.0 NBS escalade I had plans for, including...

Yeah, i wrote bypass but thinking remote resivior. as far as traverse speeds guess it depends on the road... but typically 15-25mph. I am not looking to scream down these at baja speeds, but just make the trip more comfortable. As for loads I would venture to say 600lbs in passengers and...

All, I'm inquiring about going with custom shocks and if it is a worthwhile endeavor: Vehicle 2000 Tahoe Z71 (OBS, 1990's style) 1" lift; ORD "zero rates" in back, mild torsion bar crank in front 285/75/16 TA's Bilstein shocks (yellow ones. HDs? dont recall. they aren't worn out or blown)...

These are totally awesome, were you able to weld all the way around including the top joint of both the frame mount and the rock slider mount ends? or just three of the four sides? do you think 1/4" was over kill for both the tube and the side plates of the mounts?

I have a mild '00 OBS Tahoe. I rather like the truck and plan to keep it. as much as I would like to SAS it, it will stay IFS. No locker for me, but i would really like to run 35's. For expo purposes, are these too big for this diff/ifs? I'm not worried about lift and tire clearance as I...

Big Bend back in april 285's, 1" crank & zero rates, cut out inner fender lips. minimal stuff. works for me! I would really like a rear tire/jerry can carrier and to finally build those rock sliders I've been putting off for two years.

tahoe camp setup at Big Bend Ranch SP wife w/ truck loaded up on last day at Big Bend NP

nice pics. we are planning on going in april. 'liked' the link in your sig, first I've heard of it

16" rims are easy to upgrade for the size range you are looking for on your OBS. you can get a used set of aluminum 16" rims from trucks all the way up to '05 for probably $75-$125 on craigslist, depending on your market and the style. How much can you sell your rims for? probably for a similar...

I mounted my brake controller to an unsupported part of the dash. although not heavy I wanted a solid mount. I cut a sufficiently sized piece of aluminum stock, bent it slightly to match the curvature of the dash, drilled & tapped it, then used proper sized machine screws. the aluminum plate...

Yeah, the blue v6 they built looks great. However in the latest issue it gets beat up pretty good. I dont think they had the step tubes and it makes me realize the steps might be harder to add without sticking out too far given the doors need to clear them to open as opposed to the frame...

yeah, I wasn't thinking of tying the body to the frame. The weld-in ones would be body components only. I'm sure, with the unequal flexing of the frame & body, tying them together is a no no. thanks

I'm pondering the construction of my own rock sliders for my OBS Tahoe. The majority of the vehicles I see have the frame mounted ladder types which are either welded or bolted to the frame and they extend outward under the body to protect the sheet metal. something along this type. However...

I've been eyeballing the newer ones as well. I have the OBS and it hasn't come along as far as I originally planned but I've had thoughts of a newer one. The above pics/comments remind me of the border patrol trucks I've seen at a station near my ma's house in New Mexico. Many have the front...

cool truck and very interesting. Can you share what was needed to swap to the BW4406 transfer case? What did it come out of? direct fit except for the shafts? did you just have to get a pair of new shafts made? can you clock it to fit as necessary? what about the shifting? manual or...

Similar also, had very slow increasing temps and final overheating on a car. WP & TStat were new as well as all the hoses etc. popped in a new cap and no more problems. My factory one was something like 16PSI cap and I upgraded to a 20PSI since I had it as a spare. with good hoses & gaskets...

Wow, thats great for an old 3/4 ton square nose. You should be real happy with that. I just did 2000+ mile round trip in my '00 5.7 Vortec OBS and averaged just under 17 at 70mph and 18 for stretches set at 65mph. (I played around w/ CC settings on various fillups). Yours really isn't very far...

Went with the treadwrights and only one pair for the rears in the original size. Tires look great. I have about 50 miles on them, however they are a bit bumpity-bumpy. somewhat irritating vibration through out the entire road speed range with a tad more vibration at 34-45 and maybe at 70 &...

yep looked over them pretty good already. I was thinking about trying the 265's for the rears for short term, would be about $250 after I get them mounted locally. my current fronts have plenty of tread but are the weak Longtrails, P-rated too I think. However, even though about all the...

rad flush & hoses done. new brakes & fluid flush done. relash valves & covers gaskets done - had light tick door lock switch fixed tire balance done - rears need replacing. will be going 285/75/16 but not ready to spend the money on a full set of tires & spares yet. going on a TX/NM/AZ trip...