dbreid
1/2 ton status
All,
First of all, this is my first post in CK5 (I actually signed up and paid just because I was curious about this exact topic!). I want to compliment you all on a very nice forum, with lots of friendly knowledgeable folks.
I have a 1989 3/4 Ton Suburban, which is Basically stock, with a 3.5 inch lift, some 35's, swaybar disconnects, headers etc. I use the truck mostly as my "Just In Case" truck. I tow with it, I take it to Hollister for trails, I go camping with it, and I generally have a good time with it. It is not my daily driver, but it could be, as it is dead reliable. I have serviced everything in it many times over, and it runs perfectly.
Now, I have built trucks in the past (S-10 with SFA and ARB's and 4.88 running 38.5's) and I know all about crawl ratio. I'd like to eventually have the flexibility to Run different size tires on the same truck for different reasons.
I like the 35's and snow chains for yosemite in the winter, but I'd like some 38-ish (37-38.5's) tires, on different rims) for the camping and trail riding aspects of things. I'd also like to work my way up to Fordyce, and know I'll need twin lockers for that.... and a winch... and spare alternators, etc...
So, with all that crazy background, here's my plan:
1.) I will install ARB's in the front and Rear of the truck, but keep the 4.10's. I could swap to 4.56's or 4.88's, but As a better way to get around re-gearing, I was thinking of swapping (or adding to) the transfer case.
I have been looking at the Stak case, and the three speed looks like it might be just about perfect. Has anyone installed one in a suburban? Was it a mess, or easy? I like the three stick idea, and would rather not have two xfer cases under there if possible.
I also like the Atlas, but the two speed isn't as desireable to me, because I wouldn't have that middle range for spinning.
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for the reply.
-Dan
First of all, this is my first post in CK5 (I actually signed up and paid just because I was curious about this exact topic!). I want to compliment you all on a very nice forum, with lots of friendly knowledgeable folks.
I have a 1989 3/4 Ton Suburban, which is Basically stock, with a 3.5 inch lift, some 35's, swaybar disconnects, headers etc. I use the truck mostly as my "Just In Case" truck. I tow with it, I take it to Hollister for trails, I go camping with it, and I generally have a good time with it. It is not my daily driver, but it could be, as it is dead reliable. I have serviced everything in it many times over, and it runs perfectly.
Now, I have built trucks in the past (S-10 with SFA and ARB's and 4.88 running 38.5's) and I know all about crawl ratio. I'd like to eventually have the flexibility to Run different size tires on the same truck for different reasons.
I like the 35's and snow chains for yosemite in the winter, but I'd like some 38-ish (37-38.5's) tires, on different rims) for the camping and trail riding aspects of things. I'd also like to work my way up to Fordyce, and know I'll need twin lockers for that.... and a winch... and spare alternators, etc...
So, with all that crazy background, here's my plan:
1.) I will install ARB's in the front and Rear of the truck, but keep the 4.10's. I could swap to 4.56's or 4.88's, but As a better way to get around re-gearing, I was thinking of swapping (or adding to) the transfer case.
I have been looking at the Stak case, and the three speed looks like it might be just about perfect. Has anyone installed one in a suburban? Was it a mess, or easy? I like the three stick idea, and would rather not have two xfer cases under there if possible.
I also like the Atlas, but the two speed isn't as desireable to me, because I wouldn't have that middle range for spinning.
Sorry for the long post, and thanks for the reply.
-Dan
unless you are really concerned with weight, id just look into a doubler, thats what im doing 
