man yall are gonna make me pull my suburban out of the backyard and start workin on it now....... gggrrrrrrr..........
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operation 1 ton suburban...*Head Unit installed*
- Thread starter smokkey1
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smokkey1
1/2 ton status
ok, I got the pasenger side done about 15 minutes ago. The instructions says to drill out the 3/4 rotors to 21/32. so I go to drill out the rotors and its the same size 
so I go ahead and pound in the studs but what I didn't notice was that there is a shoulder on the 1ton studs and I cracked the rotors 
so I went and bought some new rotors from autozone. And then I drilled out those rotors to 11/16 and the studs fit in there perfect 
so anyways, one side is done. I'm so glad that I got ride of the stupid wedge stayle brake setup it's so much easier to work on now and down the line. In the end I still haven't spent one dime on this conversion, since the money I spent was money that I made from sellling off old parts
so I go ahead and pound in the studs but what I didn't notice was that there is a shoulder on the 1ton studs and I cracked the rotors so I went and bought some new rotors from autozone. And then I drilled out those rotors to 11/16 and the studs fit in there perfect so anyways, one side is done. I'm so glad that I got ride of the stupid wedge stayle brake setup it's so much easier to work on now and down the line. In the end I still haven't spent one dime on this conversion, since the money I spent was money that I made from sellling off old parts
smokkey1
1/2 ton status
tuffdogstudio said:
smokkey1
1/2 ton status
My to do list for BF06'
1. finish installing gears in 14ff - FINISHED
2. install 14ff back under the rig - FINISHED
3. install dana 60 - FINISHED
4. install crossover + new 2wd steering box FINISHED
5. cut some more sheet metal - FINISHED
6. remount rocksliders - FINISHED
7. mount custom rear wrap around bumper - FINISHED
8. mount the 38's - FINISHED
9. install new shocks up front - FINISHED
10. install new main eye bushings up front - FINISHED
11. tuneup the engine - FINISHED
12. Install high flow cat - FINISHED
13. convert dana 60 to 3/4 brakes - FINISHED
14. install 14ff pinion gaurd - FINISHED
15. weld patch panel - FINISHED
5 days left!!!!!
well, I just took it for a test drive so far so good. the 4.56's felt nice and so did the crossover. the suspension felt nice and soft and no DW. I just need to bleed the brakes and adjust the draglink a bit. other than that its pretty much done. then just a couple of things to do before next wensday.
1. finish installing gears in 14ff - FINISHED
2. install 14ff back under the rig - FINISHED
3. install dana 60 - FINISHED
4. install crossover + new 2wd steering box FINISHED
5. cut some more sheet metal - FINISHED
6. remount rocksliders - FINISHED
7. mount custom rear wrap around bumper - FINISHED
8. mount the 38's - FINISHED
9. install new shocks up front - FINISHED
10. install new main eye bushings up front - FINISHED
11. tuneup the engine - FINISHED
12. Install high flow cat - FINISHED
13. convert dana 60 to 3/4 brakes - FINISHED
14. install 14ff pinion gaurd - FINISHED
15. weld patch panel - FINISHED
5 days left!!!!!
well, I just took it for a test drive
so far so good. the 4.56's felt nice and so did the crossover. the suspension felt nice and soft and no DW. I just need to bleed the brakes and adjust the draglink a bit. other than that its pretty much done. then just a couple of things to do before next wensday.
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smokkey1
1/2 ton status
heres some pics from the 3/4 conversion on the dana 60. I got the brackets from screamin seeman offroad. oh and the last picture is my helper from this moring
desertrat67
Hawk Driver
Looks like your helper had one beer to many and passed out on ya
smokkey1
1/2 ton status
desertrat67 said:
yeah, he's a light weight!
took it for another testdrive on the freeway. and I can acutally get to 75 now with no problem LOL... I'll post some more pictures later.
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
Awright Justin!
NoReGrEtS
1/2 ton status
smokkey1 said:yeah, he's a light weight!
took it for another testdrive on the freeway. and I can acutally get to 75 now with no problem LOL... I'll post some more pictures later.
I might have missed this some where but what size lift do you have?
how did it stop with all new brakes?
Shawn
smokkey1
1/2 ton status
the rear is 4" ord shackle flip + 1" zerorates, 56" springs and 12.5 travel shocks.
the front is 4" TC ezrides springs + 1" zerorates and 12.5 travel shocks.
so total is 5" in the rear and 5.75" in the front since the dana60 gives 3/4" of lift.
I have disc brakes front and rear. I need to bleed the brakes a bit. but they should be the same breaking power as before.
the crossover makes a huge difference over the stock steering. Before I couldn't really turn with the rear spool. now I can't even tell it's back there, when I'm turning around corners. I can't wait to twist up the suspension on the jungle gym trail in holliester.
overall, I'm pretty happy the way things turned out. there's a few things I didn't get to do to the truck since I ran out of time.
the front is 4" TC ezrides springs + 1" zerorates and 12.5 travel shocks.
so total is 5" in the rear and 5.75" in the front since the dana60 gives 3/4" of lift.
I have disc brakes front and rear. I need to bleed the brakes a bit. but they should be the same breaking power as before.
the crossover makes a huge difference over the stock steering. Before I couldn't really turn with the rear spool. now I can't even tell it's back there, when I'm turning around corners. I can't wait to twist up the suspension on the jungle gym trail in holliester.
overall, I'm pretty happy the way things turned out. there's a few things I didn't get to do to the truck since I ran out of time.
NoReGrEtS
1/2 ton status
for some reason I was thinking you just put rear disk brakes on.
I should have read closer
I should have read closer
smokkey1
1/2 ton status
got the tires mounted this morning. the truck shakes around 35mph very slightly not really worried about. it could be that the tires are not balanced or it could be DW thats now showing. either way I'll fix that after hollister I need to do some cutting later... anyways, here some pics. there kinda of on the dark side.
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
Should have been a factory model option.
desertrat67
Hawk Driver
Did you get the rear bumper on or are you waiting till after the trip??
NoReGrEtS
1/2 ton status
looks killer
now go flex it and take some poser shots
now go flex it and take some poser shots
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
You won't be able to isolate "wobble" until after the front frame horns are tied-up.
Oh, and you should tie the frame ends before any flexing, it goes straight to the steering box pattern.
Oh, and you should tie the frame ends before any flexing, it goes straight to the steering box pattern.
smokkey1
1/2 ton status
going to put the bumper on after the trip. For now I'm going to put the tow hitch back on so I'll have a recovery point on the rear. also I'm going to cut the rear overhang off tomorrow and trim a few other spots.
smokkey1
1/2 ton status
Misson acomplished
I got the bumper mounted today!
the sub is loaded and ready for take off in the AM.... Ill be back on sunday! with tons of pics and some video......
Justin
I got the bumper mounted today!
the sub is loaded and ready for take off in the AM.... Ill be back on sunday! with tons of pics and some video......
Justin
smokkey1
1/2 ton status
well I'm back. trip was pretty fun. I was very happy the way the truck drove up there. we got to camp around 3pm on thursday. after we set up camp I finially put the truck in 4wd for the first time in 10 months so I headed out to the trails and then it was making a huge grinding/ rubbing sound from the transfer case.so we headed back to camp to drink it up and to try to figure out what the noise was. I pretty much wasted all day on friday trying to figure it out what the noise was. so then I removed the front shaft and took the truck for a spin in 4wd and the noise was gone. so I checked out the front shaft and turns out it was rubbing big time on the crossmember, I was pretty relived that it was that and not the the transfer case. so I slaped the front shaft back in and took it for a spin at the obstacle course and then smashed in my drivers side pasanger door anyways heres some poser pics. I didn't get to run jungle gym maybe next year it looked pretty wicked. oh and I won some stuff at the raffle and the dinner on saturday was awesome..... and meet up with jesse and his wife from blazen offroad super nice people....
anyways heres some poser pics. I didn't get to run jungle gym maybe next year it looked pretty wicked. oh and I won some stuff at the raffle and the dinner on saturday was awesome..... and meet up with jesse and his wife from blazen offroad super nice people....
smokkey1
1/2 ton status
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