My family's Chevy Suburban
11-25-2012, 08:12 PM
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Okay another update. Got the drivers door hinge fixed as maNy of you guys with older trucks know that the bushings and pins have a tendency to wear out and cause the door to sag. Well that had been a problem for a while also started to mess up the latch. So got the bushings,pins,latch replaced and inner door handle that was glued as a temporary fix till properly replaced as well. The door closes like butter now. NO MORE SLAMMING!!!!! Gotta love it. I also have properly decided on what wheels I want. They are late '80s Chevy C10 wheels. Just to give it a little more classic more utilitarian look. Also easily allow for later widening of rear wheels for meatier tires.
11-26-2012, 12:23 AM
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Sure is. Cost the same as standard bulbs to boot.
11-26-2012, 12:58 AM
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Mmm not sure about that yet. LEDs seem to struggle in standard bulb reflectors. So I may have to play around with trying some different styles of LEDs to see what works and what doesn't.
11-28-2012, 11:02 PM
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Nice build you have going on. I have used kiwi shoe dye to make my plastics black again. Make sure you don't get the polish it doesn't last. the dye will last for a while. my rents had a '96 Burban. That thing was a tank. For your rearend why don't you just find a full rear with a g80 locking diff? I am not sure if they came on 2wd trucks though.
Great wheel choice too.
Great wheel choice too.
12-02-2012, 10:19 PM
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Good idea with the shoe dye. I will have to try that when the season decides to change to something a little less shitty. I am still unsure on the diff. I decided I want to stick with the 5x5 hubs so I can get the C10 wheels. So that may limit my choices of factory swap-able options. I know I either want a LSD or locker that I can control with a switch. Other than that I am positive I don't like the diff that is stock, always free wheeling a wheel and it is pretty unpredictable.