GMT800 People - Opinions wanted on upgrades/mods
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My neighbors 6.0 2500 suburban has one too.
I'm finding that the GMT800 crowd is pretty resourceful and not into all the crap the Jeep, Rover and Yota guys are into
Sorry if I missed something- not on here much recently-
I was looking into this back in the day and ended up going with a Ford gas tank rather than the 8.1's. You get a full 8-9 more gallons (18-20 gallon tank), which made it worth it for me. I just posted about it in another thread, but here's the writeup in my buld thread from a bit ago. Hope it helps and looks like you are going down the right track!
https://www.expeditionportal.com/fo...ing-suburban-build-thread.153444/post-2433863
Edit: some more info:
https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/dirtdobbers-03-suburban-1500.203062/post-2597021
stomperxj
Explorer
Thanks for the info Burb One. I appreciate it. I'll take a look at those part numbers and your threads
Mericas_Meuth
Member
Did this ever go anywhere? Anyone check to see if it works in the Tahoe?
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Mericas_Meuth
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Sorry new to Tapatalk... Forgive me for posting multiple times I don't know how to multi-quote.
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Mericas_Meuth
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That rack design is SICK ive been looking everywhere for a design like this. I even was about to learn cad to design it myself...Good luck with the skid plate. Interested to see that develop.
A body lift would give tons of room back there for sure.
Any closeup pics of your brackets?
I've been working on some in CAD. I laser scanned my roof and started working on a rack model.
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Mericas_Meuth
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Mericas_Meuth
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Not been brought up but I thought someone might find it interesting. Made what I call a camper box/drawer to keep all my WW gear and camping gear in, still allows me to fit a full size blow up dol... I mean mattress across the back for sleeping... Pretty cozy!
Some photos just show a slide out platform, but one shows the update I've done where I added a box with a hinged lid. Also run a sub off the front of the box and an inverter. Front of box between the wall of the box and the drawer when it's closed houses 2 deep cycle batteries that I can charge via solar.
I'll try to take more photos and post them.
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Some photos just show a slide out platform, but one shows the update I've done where I added a box with a hinged lid. Also run a sub off the front of the box and an inverter. Front of box between the wall of the box and the drawer when it's closed houses 2 deep cycle batteries that I can charge via solar.
I'll try to take more photos and post them.
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Mericas_Meuth
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stomperxj
Explorer
They are bent up. Just need to drill a few holes. I might have time this weekend to test fit. Been swamped lately
Mericas_Meuth
Member
Awesome. If you get time to post up the results I'd love to see.
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rayra
Expedition Leader
Looking forward to it as well. I'm sure a lot of folks will be interested in them.
Speaking of related things, I have a couple factory Z-71 roof rack crossbraces to sell, if anyone is interested. Just PM me. Eventually I'll get a pic and advertise them here and elsewhere. Just thought I'd mention them in this topic, since it is about GMT800s
Speaking of related things, I have a couple factory Z-71 roof rack crossbraces to sell, if anyone is interested. Just PM me. Eventually I'll get a pic and advertise them here and elsewhere. Just thought I'd mention them in this topic, since it is about GMT800s
Mericas_Meuth
Member
Don't let this thread die