Need your opinoins in vehicle choice

[WickedZJ]

Nah cant wait wife wants it before we go out in july. Im not sure what im gonna do about the ifs. Id love to SAS it but have heard it costs ALOT and I dont have that kind of money floatin around.

 

[WickedZJ]

Well looks like most of the SUVs around here are either too new or have too high of miles. I have one or two more tahoes to look at and maybe a 2001 durango. There are a few newer explorers but those really dont look like a good platform for an expedition rig. So I am going to start looking at crew cab trucks. Any advice? I am struggling to find something as the wife is pushing more and more for a mini van.

 

[bobcat charlie]

One up the wife on the mini van issue. Get a late 90's Mazda MPV 4X4. Ladder frame, rear locker, reasonable amount of room. Not a 'full size' but could be a very capable Expo vehicle.

An AWD Astro van might be another interesting option. I've seen one with a solid front axel and real transfer case conversion that was a great off road vehicle!

 

[WickedZJ]

You know I will have to look into the whole AWD Astro van thing. Conviently I found this 2000 Chevrolet Astro AWD:Wow1: Now I just need to find some more info on these things.

 

[WickedZJ]

LOL was just looking at pics of different astros and got a nice solid NO!!!!! Back to looking for a truck or suv.

 

[WickedZJ]

Well the grand is now gone. I got a 2000 Chevy Tahoe LT 4X4 to replace it.

 

[BlueBomber]

Looks good. Whats your plans for it?

 

[WickedZJ]

The wife and I are trying to get our girls into camping and hiking. The plan is to turn this into the family exploration rig to visit places all over the country.

It's gonna get keys and spacers, roofrack, rear bumper and tire carrier etc.. I have been reading about swapping a H2 14 bolt rear into a tahoe so this is a possibility down the road but not sure. I'm not sure if I wanna go with an ARB or a Trail Ready from bumper though either.

 

[stimpy13]

I had a 02 Z71 Tahoe that I had put ford keys and 2 inch spacers in the rear. I was running 285/70/17 BFG M/T's. It was a pretty capeable truck. Here is a site you might want to check out, their is alot of info on Tahoes on here.
http://z71tahoe-suburban.com/iboard/index.php?&CODE=00
Here is mine right before I got rid of it.

 

[WickedZJ]

Yea i've been there a few times lol. Since I just got called back to work its gonna be slow but i'm trying to get everything planned out so I can start buying things here and there.

Which bumper do you guys like better.

ARB

Trailready

 

[stimpy13]

I like Road Armor bumpers.

 

[BlueBomber]

I would recommend that you do a search of Road Armor complaints before you buy. I spent over a year dealing with them and it took filing criminal charges to finally get my order. I wanted my money back, but I took what I could get. I would advise that you stay away from Road Armor.

this is a post from another thread, might wanna look in to it before buying.

 

[stimpy13]

Their are plenty of road armors on ebay. Not from the factory.

 

[bftank]

congrats on the tahoe! i wouldn't worry about the rear axle until you wear it out.