So before I being I will say that If you are not a fan of modifying a vehicle from "stock" then this thread is NOT for you :thumb: Otherwise Enjoy!
So in June of 2013 I picked up a 1992 2500 Suburban.
I do a lot of shooting, most of it in the desert and I needed a vehicle capable of transporting equipment and more than 3 people into and back from the desert.
The vehicle at over 180K on it, although it had a recently rebuild 350 and a seemingly good 4L80E transmission. It was a former fire captains vehicle as told by the strobe covers and wiring throughout the interior. Here is what it looked like when i brought it home.
The paint was faded out on the roof and hood, and the rear doors had damage that had been bondo'd as a repair. the bondo was breaking off/cracking and the door had begun to rust so they had to go and a new paint job was in order.
I elected to do a home paint job using a paint similar in chemical makeup to the military's CARC paint (Chemical Agent Resistant Coating). Plus I love tan and its was a desert vehicle so why not.
After several weeks of sanding and priming in the garage this was the result.
I then set up a makeshift spray booth in the garage using 2x2's and painters plastic.
Next i wanted to install these tires... yes i purchased the tires and wheels and then decided on a lift...
After educating myself on the types of lifts utilized during these years and price shopping, I found a 6" RCD lift that had all the qualities I was looking for. Incidentally, RCD is was the first and only manufacturer to offer a 6" lift for this body style suburban with new steering knuckles to lift up the tie rod end mounts to the factory locations. This enables the vehicle to retain it's factory steering geometry.
( to be continued ) after writing most of the build it logged me out and I lost all the info. :bawl:
So in June of 2013 I picked up a 1992 2500 Suburban.
I do a lot of shooting, most of it in the desert and I needed a vehicle capable of transporting equipment and more than 3 people into and back from the desert.
The vehicle at over 180K on it, although it had a recently rebuild 350 and a seemingly good 4L80E transmission. It was a former fire captains vehicle as told by the strobe covers and wiring throughout the interior. Here is what it looked like when i brought it home.
The paint was faded out on the roof and hood, and the rear doors had damage that had been bondo'd as a repair. the bondo was breaking off/cracking and the door had begun to rust so they had to go and a new paint job was in order.
I elected to do a home paint job using a paint similar in chemical makeup to the military's CARC paint (Chemical Agent Resistant Coating). Plus I love tan and its was a desert vehicle so why not.
After several weeks of sanding and priming in the garage this was the result.
I then set up a makeshift spray booth in the garage using 2x2's and painters plastic.
Next i wanted to install these tires... yes i purchased the tires and wheels and then decided on a lift...
After educating myself on the types of lifts utilized during these years and price shopping, I found a 6" RCD lift that had all the qualities I was looking for. Incidentally, RCD is was the first and only manufacturer to offer a 6" lift for this body style suburban with new steering knuckles to lift up the tie rod end mounts to the factory locations. This enables the vehicle to retain it's factory steering geometry.
( to be continued ) after writing most of the build it logged me out and I lost all the info. :bawl: