1991 Suburban 1/2 ton aka StormTrooper

[FBJR]

Nice find. I like the square bodys also, have 2 in the drive, 1 to flip.

Had a bedslider in another burb and one in my dmax now, love em! Newer ones have the plastic sides, I changed mine to regular angle and drill more holes.

Shark fishing sounds fun, I just do more fresh water stuff. Hers a few trout from Ice House (near rubicon entrance).


Those 9.5 are good rear ends. To bad the gears are so low. I have one for my 1500 flip with 3.73s since the 8.5 blew up with 33s.

That headliner looks great, thats another thing that is normally not so in these.

I would look at a steering box brace. 1/2 tons are famous for cracking the frame around the mounts.

 

[ClovisMan]

The left is the stock 3.42 gears with the factory 235/75/15 tires. The right is 4.88 gears with 35's. Is this bad? looks like 200-300 rpm off throughout the entire range. Will this have a negative affect?

 

[AlexCold]

Aside from using a bit more fuel, not really.

 

[ClovisMan]

I'd say its getting pretty serious.

My bumpers are done! So now the real question...powdercoat or Line-X?

 

[rayra]

Any chance You could post a couple pictures showing a better angle of where the canister got moved to?? My '91 has the canister in the way of the second tray I got from the wrecking yard and I hope to get it mounted soon!

In my '85 C-10 the cannister is down low over the frame rail by the steering box. IIRC it's mounted to the radiator core support panel. I too put the dual battery tray in mine, a very long time ago. Never got around to adding the 2nd battery in that vehicle. I'll get a pic this morning, have some driveway wrenching to do real quick before temps climb to 105F today.

 

[rayra]

I'd say its getting pretty serious.

My bumpers are done! So now the real question...powdercoat or Line-X?

Line-X, easier to do touch-ups.

 

[Bojak]

If your asking for opinions between the 2, powdercoat. Bed liner should stay in beds or low on rockers IMOP. It tends to flake, peel, and fade when used as a coating. Also holds on to dirt and debris. Just my 2 cents. I would do some heavy duty industrial paint before liner. Wipes off and looks new again. Easy to maintain. Sweeeeeeeeeeeet burb.

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[ClovisMan]

Got the matching 4.88 gears for my front 10 bolt and picked up a lockright for the rear GM 9.5.

The magic orb of traction. Now when I get stuck it will be deeper and harder to get out.

So once I swap this rear in, I assume I can drive in 2wd with the front lockouts unlocked and still be okay with mismatched gears until I get it to someone who knows how to setup the 10 bolt front, correct?

 

[FBJR]

Yep, you will be fine. And if in really loose stuff, you can still go 4x4 but not much.

I bet you can handle the front. Not hard to do really. Hardest part is the crush washer. Start with the shims you have and go from there.

 

[ClovisMan]

Before...

During...

After...

 

[FBJR]

That'l work!!

 

[MTCK]

That turned out great.

 

[ClovisMan]

And my rear bumper with dual swingouts.

 

[Kingsize24]

Damn! Since you are a native Texan, want to make some more bumpers? That turned out excellent, and the quality looks better than anything I have seen. Nice!

 

[ClovisMan]

I'm overlanding now folks!! lol