2000 Suburban K1500 budget low lift with 37"s
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Overlandtowater
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So what kind of noises did the old bridge make under the load of the Suburban? I can only imagine it sounded like an old man trying to get out his chair...LOL
CrazyDrei
Space Monkey
dirtdobberoffroad,
Haha, not too bad actually. All the bridges that I drove across were rated either 3 tons or 8 tons. I did a video of driving through the Hemlock bridge, which was 8 tons, will upload and post it later this week.
Below was the sketchiest bridge I built and drove the Sub down, if you haven't seen it already, never gets old. LOL
Stay tuned for more shenanigans!
CrazyDrei
Space Monkey
Chilli,
Yeah it is. Especially since most of these bridges lasted over 150 years, not too bad for wood and extensive maintenance. It's a real trip down memory lane of how life used to be back in the day before cars. I'll post the pics of the other bridges, and a video of driving through one of them. Now I want to find every coverd bridge in New England.
Stay tuned for more shenanigans!
chilliwak
Expedition Leader
I can totally understand why you would want to see all the covered bridges Mr Crazy. They really are a work of art and such a tribute to the American craftsmen that built them. Too bad we dont have more of their kind now a days. Kind of like you and your `Burb´ Built it and make it work... Cheers, Chilli....?
Overlandtowater
Well-known member
Yeah I watched it a couple of times. Really what I wanted to see how you got in and out the truck..LOL
CrazyDrei
Space Monkey
Covered bridges of Maine part 2
Continued from one of the previous posts. Continuation of a long day's worth of driving around Maine and looking for all the 9 covered bridges.
Lovejoy bridge
Erected in 1867, oldie, pretty and still used by vehicles today.
Did not see anywhere when the bridge was restored.
I like the windows inside the bridge looking out.
Inside architecture is different from the Paddleford Truss system of the Porter and Hemlock bridges, and similar to the inside of Sunday River bridge.
My favorite picture of the bridge on the verge of a collapse. The entrances are slated out and from this angle it looks like it is about to topple over.
Robyville Covered Bridge
Kids like driving through the covered bridges but can not get enough running through them.
Another angle of Robyville Covered Bridge. Apparently this is a very popular water hole with gentle kid friendly current.
Other side of the bridge.
Long Truss system just like the Lovejoy Covered Bridge.
Not as much graffiti as some of the other bridges inside.
Watson Settlement Covered Bridge, less than 1/2 mile from Canadian border.
This bridge has a lot of graffiti, not surprised by the remote location, numerous ATV trails and extreme proximity to an unguarded national border.
Modern bridge was built less than 50 feet from the Watson Covered Bridge. This is a popular pull out location for pack rafters and kayakers, someone even left their boat hidden in plain sight under the bridge.
These end to end shots never get old and I can only imagine how they look in the fall foliage and with winter snow caps.
Maine engineering landmark, and one of the newest bridges I have seen.
Howe Truss system looks very similar to the Long Truss System of the Robyville Covered Bridge. I am glad I am not an engineer, theses two truss systems look the same, both have walls, a roof and covered in graffiti.
Artsy shot of the Sub that looks very out of place out here.
End of part 2, several more bridges to be continued in part 3.
Stay tuned for more shenanigans!
Continued from one of the previous posts. Continuation of a long day's worth of driving around Maine and looking for all the 9 covered bridges.
Lovejoy bridge
Erected in 1867, oldie, pretty and still used by vehicles today.
Did not see anywhere when the bridge was restored.
I like the windows inside the bridge looking out.
Inside architecture is different from the Paddleford Truss system of the Porter and Hemlock bridges, and similar to the inside of Sunday River bridge.
My favorite picture of the bridge on the verge of a collapse. The entrances are slated out and from this angle it looks like it is about to topple over.
Robyville Covered Bridge
Kids like driving through the covered bridges but can not get enough running through them.
Another angle of Robyville Covered Bridge. Apparently this is a very popular water hole with gentle kid friendly current.
Other side of the bridge.
Long Truss system just like the Lovejoy Covered Bridge.
Not as much graffiti as some of the other bridges inside.
Watson Settlement Covered Bridge, less than 1/2 mile from Canadian border.
This bridge has a lot of graffiti, not surprised by the remote location, numerous ATV trails and extreme proximity to an unguarded national border.
Modern bridge was built less than 50 feet from the Watson Covered Bridge. This is a popular pull out location for pack rafters and kayakers, someone even left their boat hidden in plain sight under the bridge.
These end to end shots never get old and I can only imagine how they look in the fall foliage and with winter snow caps.
Maine engineering landmark, and one of the newest bridges I have seen.
Howe Truss system looks very similar to the Long Truss System of the Robyville Covered Bridge. I am glad I am not an engineer, theses two truss systems look the same, both have walls, a roof and covered in graffiti.
Artsy shot of the Sub that looks very out of place out here.
End of part 2, several more bridges to be continued in part 3.
Stay tuned for more shenanigans!
Overlandtowater
Well-known member
Artsy shot of the Sub that looks very out of place out here.
End of part 2, several more bridges to be continued in part 3.
Stay tuned for more shenanigans!
the artsy shot puts the Sub in perspective every other picture I have seen the truck just looks ehhh…...but that shot there really shows how big it actually is.
CrazyDrei
Space Monkey
rho,
I had the coilovers on the truck for 6ish months, beat the rap out of them, found a whole lot of issues that needed to be tweaked and addressed. I addressed them and put them back in. The ride quality improves so much with the coilovers that when I went back to torsion bars and bilstein 5100s I thought that the truck was going to roll over going down a paved road in a straight line. Coilovers have been back in my truck for over 6 months now with no issues.
As far as your setup goes, Atomic Fabrication's kit will be perfect, QA1 DS401 shocks with metal bearings and hyperco 188B1000 coils. To make the install smoother you will also want the steep/tall top spring caps QA1 part number 9018-113 and two bump stops qa1 part number BC02. If you drive really hard and like to get air time with your truck then you will want the 1,200lbs coils 188B1200.
New England is great, lots of fun adventures to be had and the food is delicious.
Message me if you need any more help with the coilover setup.
rho
Lost again
Glad to hear the food is good!
Yeah, my partner has a bit of a lead foot so airtime wouldn't be too unexpected, tbh. Her truck is a reg cab/short bed/2wd (119" WB) so it actually does pretty well and its a LOT more nimble than most people expect and it has a rear locker so it gets a lot more places than people really expect... Lets just say I have trouble keeping up with her in my jeep on dirt roads and stuff.
Its not as heavy as a burb but the stock 2wd front suspension sucks and really anything is an improvement. We've already swapped out the springs and done a spacer lift with new shocks, and while it rides better then when it was stock, it still sucks.
I'll keep those part numbers in mind! The next thing the truck is going to get is some UCA's to get some more down travel.
CrazyDrei
Space Monkey
Lykos,
Well it was a tight fit. Box is 8ft wide, the truck is 7ft 6" wide, with mirrors folded. I rolled the drivers window down and had the truck in the box at an angle so I can get in and out. Looking back it would have been much easier to go in and out of the rear hatch. Not that I will ever do this again.
Stay tuned for more shenanigans!
CrazyDrei
Space Monkey
Covered bridges of Maine part 3
Last part of the tour of all of the nine remaining covered bridges in Maine.
Low's Covered Bridge
One of the newer covered bridges in the state.
1990, Not sure why that's there, must have been a restoration year.
Built in 1830.
Quite different inside fro the other covered bridges, looks like the legs of a giant spider.
Bennett Covered Bridge.
I think this is the newest construction of any of the ones I have seen so far.
It just rained as I pulled up to the bridge and the cool rain is evaporating off the hot pavement. My point and shoot camera didn't quite capture the magical sight that well.
Side view of the Bennett Covered Bridge.
Open/windows similar to the construction of Sunday River Covered Bridge.
Finally the last bridge of the day, Babbs Covered Bridge.
I was getting tired of our long day with two toddlers and a newborn so I didn't even get any pictures of the inside, maybe next time I'm in the area.
Lovely day of driving all over the state. It was fun but I would not recommend that normal people attempt to do this all in one day.
This is a typical roadside sign post in Maine. I hit all but China and really feel like a true worldly overlander. How many others can say that they visited Norway, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Mexico and Peru in one road trip?
I have a video of me driving through Hemlock Covered Bridge, it's really uneventful but I will post it when i get around to editing it a little.
Stay tuned for more shenanigans!
Last part of the tour of all of the nine remaining covered bridges in Maine.
Low's Covered Bridge
One of the newer covered bridges in the state.
1990, Not sure why that's there, must have been a restoration year.
Built in 1830.
Quite different inside fro the other covered bridges, looks like the legs of a giant spider.
Bennett Covered Bridge.
I think this is the newest construction of any of the ones I have seen so far.
It just rained as I pulled up to the bridge and the cool rain is evaporating off the hot pavement. My point and shoot camera didn't quite capture the magical sight that well.
Side view of the Bennett Covered Bridge.
Open/windows similar to the construction of Sunday River Covered Bridge.
Finally the last bridge of the day, Babbs Covered Bridge.
I was getting tired of our long day with two toddlers and a newborn so I didn't even get any pictures of the inside, maybe next time I'm in the area.
Lovely day of driving all over the state. It was fun but I would not recommend that normal people attempt to do this all in one day.
This is a typical roadside sign post in Maine. I hit all but China and really feel like a true worldly overlander. How many others can say that they visited Norway, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Mexico and Peru in one road trip?
I have a video of me driving through Hemlock Covered Bridge, it's really uneventful but I will post it when i get around to editing it a little.
Stay tuned for more shenanigans!