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LOW DOUGH · 01-26-2010, 11:35 AM

Good Pic! Thanks... got to get my fix on this thing.

mosesburb · 02-07-2010, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by LOW DOUGH

Good Pic! Thanks... got to get my fix on this thing.

Glad I could help. Read on, there are a few more....

mosesburb · 02-07-2010, 03:09 AM

Well, with some help from some friends, I FINALLY got my BFG Mud tires on. A big thanks goes out to Jason4x4 from CK5, who not only found the last wheels that I needed, but also mounted and balanced them for me on his lunch hour. I would not have thought that finding what has to be the most common eight lug steel wheel on the planet would be so difficult, but every time I had something set up, it went to hell in a handbasket. Either the wheels were wrong or the person flaked out or, or, or...Jeez.

Anyways, I took a nice drive down to his place of employment with my wheels and tires and he put them all together. I brought them home and had to put them on as I was too anxious to see how it looked and also to see if my vibration would go away (more the latter, but I did want to see what it looked like).

So, without further delay: (It was overcast today so the pics aren't as bright as the should be)

A front view:

Now with the ever timeless hub caps:

So, all in all I like the look of it. It changed the entire image of the truck. The unfortunate thing is it also changed how it drives. The truck definitely has to be DRIVEN now. Not quite NASCAR sawing at the wheel, but it definitely requires attention going down the road.

So, now for the question you all are wondering about: Did the vibration go away??

Wait for it....

Nope. Nothing changed. The vibration is still alive and well. I guess that rules out the tires/wheels/balancing from the equation.

Damn. Thanks again Jason!!

RED72blazer · 02-07-2010, 06:42 AM

it's late and I'm in trouble. But it was worth reading the whole thing. I love your writing style. Great build!

jbclassix · 02-07-2010, 04:20 PM

Does your vibration rattle your teeth out? I have seen this before! Believe it or not, a bent cage on a wheel bearing was the cause!

Rush4x4 · 02-14-2010, 08:15 PM

A front view:

Now with the ever timeless hub caps:

That is quite possibly THE COOLEST SUBURBAN ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET! I wanted to do the same thing, and now I want to even more. Still, I don't have the skills you do, yet. Awesome work!

By the way, if you just wanted to walk around, taking pictures from all angles: inside, outside, upside, and down; so guys like me could short circuit their laptops with drool, that'd be okay with me.

Really awesome truck!

01-26-2010, 11:35 AM	#1
LOW DOUGH I'M TRUCK CRAZY! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sachse, TEXAS Posts: 1,737	Re: The Story Of A Suburban (Lots Of Pics) Good Pic! Thanks... got to get my fix on this thing.

02-07-2010, 03:09 AM	#3
mosesburb I had a V-8 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 1,116	Re: The Story Of A Suburban (Lots Of Pics) Well, with some help from some friends, I FINALLY got my BFG Mud tires on. A big thanks goes out to Jason4x4 from CK5, who not only found the last wheels that I needed, but also mounted and balanced them for me on his lunch hour. I would not have thought that finding what has to be the most common eight lug steel wheel on the planet would be so difficult, but every time I had something set up, it went to hell in a handbasket. Either the wheels were wrong or the person flaked out or, or, or...Jeez. Anyways, I took a nice drive down to his place of employment with my wheels and tires and he put them all together. I brought them home and had to put them on as I was too anxious to see how it looked and also to see if my vibration would go away (more the latter, but I did want to see what it looked like). So, without further delay: (It was overcast today so the pics aren't as bright as the should be) A front view: Now with the ever timeless hub caps: So, all in all I like the look of it. It changed the entire image of the truck. The unfortunate thing is it also changed how it drives. The truck definitely has to be DRIVEN now. Not quite NASCAR sawing at the wheel, but it definitely requires attention going down the road. So, now for the question you all are wondering about: Did the vibration go away?? Wait for it.... Nope. Nothing changed. The vibration is still alive and well. I guess that rules out the tires/wheels/balancing from the equation. Damn. Thanks again Jason!! __________________ 1972 K20 Suburban, 5.9L Cummins, Banks Power Pack, NV4500HD, NP205, H.A.D., D60/14FF ARB Link To Build: HERE.

02-07-2010, 06:42 AM	#4
RED72blazer urban fourwheelin Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,007	Re: The Story Of A Suburban (Lots Of Pics) it's late and I'm in trouble. But it was worth reading the whole thing. I love your writing style. Great build! __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer with Cummins 4BT, NV4500 swap in the parts gathering stage. Last edited by RED72blazer; 02-07-2010 at 06:43 AM.

02-07-2010, 04:20 PM	#5
jbclassix Junk Yartist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 2,203	Re: The Story Of A Suburban (Lots Of Pics) Does your vibration rattle your teeth out? I have seen this before! Believe it or not, a bent cage on a wheel bearing was the cause!

02-14-2010, 08:15 PM	#6
Rush4x4 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 9	Re: The Story Of A Suburban (Lots Of Pics) A front view: Now with the ever timeless hub caps: That is quite possibly THE COOLEST SUBURBAN ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET! I wanted to do the same thing, and now I want to even more. Still, I don't have the skills you do, yet. Awesome work! By the way, if you just wanted to walk around, taking pictures from all angles: inside, outside, upside, and down; so guys like me could short circuit their laptops with drool, that'd be okay with me. Really awesome truck!



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