y5mgisi
1 ton status
Any idea on an eta for it?
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Duramax Suburban - IFS Rebuild
- Thread starter dhcomp
- Start date
End of the month.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Not bad!
Mikey von
1/2 ton status
Burbs are hard to beat for their versatility. We do so many things in ours, including sleep and hauling stuff like lumber and building supplies. The next day we will pack it with 6 kids and my wife and I to go to swimming holes, ect.
burb
stoked for you man! I've only ever run across a couple, definitely unique.
stoked for you man! I've only ever run across a couple, definitely unique.
Do you get progress pics?
Martin
Martin
I wish.
I haven't even gotten pics since he picked it up
He's been honest, and says he specializes in the build, not the marketing, paperwork, customer relations side.
So, we'll let him do his thing.
I'll call him in a week or 2 when he's supposed to tear into it, and hopefully get a few snap shots.
Doubt he's started it yet
We have entered the operating room. 
That whole frontend is radiator! Right up your alley. 
That whole frontend is radiator! Right up your alley.
Haha. Was surprised to see how large the 6.0L rad is in that thing.
I think my build gets a new radiator and trans cooler.
No turning back now. 
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Nice!
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Keep the 6.0 for the burb? 
Duramax Suburban - Ordered!
Thought about it. But at 175k, I'd want a lower mile one if I was going to do a swap. Plus, the Burb has a 20k motor in it. Slow, but good to go
Thought about it. But at 175k, I'd want a lower mile one if I was going to do a swap. Plus, the Burb has a 20k motor in it. Slow, but good to go
Send that 175k motor to my front door I will be glad to take that weight off your hands! 
Duramax Suburban - Ordered!
He sells them all to a well know LS swap guy. He's keeping the motor as part of this deal
He sells them all to a well know LS swap guy. He's keeping the motor as part of this deal
Dang worth a shot right!
Spoke with Travis in more detail this week.
Sounds like the body mounts in the front of a Dmax vs. suburban are differnt, necessitating a 2" body lift in the front.
The earlier conversions he would do got a 2" front to back, but this required finding a way to lower the rear ride height to keep everything level.
Now, it sounds like Travis and Duraburb both use a 2" reverse rake, that tapers to stock in the back. Magically, this, combined with the taller spring perches on the 1 ton rear end put the truck very close to level.
Took some time to wrap my head around it, as i hadnt' noticed the stock and 3/4 ton bumper differences in this generation of HD trucks.
But, after some thought, it really doesn't bother me that much. We'll see how it turns out.
Should make it even easier to clear the 285's i want to run.
We'll see. Hope to touch base with him next week again.
Sounds like the body mounts in the front of a Dmax vs. suburban are differnt, necessitating a 2" body lift in the front.
The earlier conversions he would do got a 2" front to back, but this required finding a way to lower the rear ride height to keep everything level.
Now, it sounds like Travis and Duraburb both use a 2" reverse rake, that tapers to stock in the back. Magically, this, combined with the taller spring perches on the 1 ton rear end put the truck very close to level.
Took some time to wrap my head around it, as i hadnt' noticed the stock and 3/4 ton bumper differences in this generation of HD trucks.
But, after some thought, it really doesn't bother me that much. We'll see how it turns out.
Should make it even easier to clear the 285's i want to run.
We'll see. Hope to touch base with him next week again.
What ever happened to that place called DuraBurb that did these builds?
DW
DW
