Here are some photos of my 1998 Suburban. In these I was hooked to my parents' camper (28' 6600# empty weight which is how I pulled it). Need some mods to help towing it before the next time.
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Pics of my '98 'burb
Here are some photos of my 1998 Suburban. In these I was hooked to my parents' camper (28' 6600# empty weight which is how I pulled it). Need some mods to help towing it before the next time.
Bryan Lundquist
Bangor, ME
1998 Suburban 2500 4X4 with optimizer 6500 engine (4/07) with battery modification, remote mount FSD cooler (behind bumper), 285/75/16LRE BFG All Terrains (going to 4" backspacing wheel required 1.25" lift), AFE air cleaner, Stewart Warner Maximum Performance EGT, Boost and Trans temp gauges, 3->4" stainless exhaust, Rancho RS9000xl shocks, LEDs in all exterior lights.
2005 2500HD crew cab 6'6"bed with 6.0L no mods yet.
2010 2500 Suburban - couldn't wait any longer for a duramax.
Also 1978 Chevy Blazer 350cid HD engine with Fisher plow; 1988 Suburban
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Nice looking combo!
Hard to tell from the picture, maybe a 2" drop ball hitch would level out the trailer, and reduce frontal area / wind drag. At 6600#, its not the weight thats slowing you down. Its the wind.
Mods I would suggest: 1) Intake / 2) Exhaust / 3) Turbo-Master / 4)Gauges / 5) Chip (in that order) until you find the power you are looking for...you won't believe the difference!
2011 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L daily driver
- Previous owner of two 1994 6.5L K3500s, '01, '02, and '05 6.6L K2500s, '04 C4500, '06 K3500 dually, '06 K3500 SRW, '09 K3500HD SRW, '05 Denali
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Is that an 88 Celebrity in the background? and a 1 owner 78 Suburban? Is there a 2 tone brown Suburban hidden somewhere also?... Nice lineup indeed...
Building another 6.2L powered vehicle
I agree, drop that thing another inch or two. You should have a few more spots to adjust with on the weight distributing hitch.
05 2500HD CC LB LLY, 4x4, 3.73s 235/85R16's, webasto cab heater, to keep it warm.
03 Buick Rendezvous - When you average over 80 miles per day driving around, you need one of these.
85 K-5, 6.2, SM465, Rockwell T221, 1 tons, 36's. More goodies to be installed as time and money allows.
82 K20, 6.2, SM465, NP208, stock except for bed rack, snow plow, and glow plugs are on a toggle switch. It works great for plowing!
72 Postal Jeep - Yet another project
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Wow Rick, you drug this up from the archives. You're off by a year on the Celebrity it was an '89 and has since moved on. The '78 is a Blazer, and the Brown Suburban is still in NH. The line-up now has an '05 Silverado 2500HD and a 2010 Suburban 2500. And to the commenter on the hitch, it was adjusted prior to the trip but only had an opportunity to shoot the photo prior.
Bryan Lundquist
Bangor, ME
1998 Suburban 2500 4X4 with optimizer 6500 engine (4/07) with battery modification, remote mount FSD cooler (behind bumper), 285/75/16LRE BFG All Terrains (going to 4" backspacing wheel required 1.25" lift), AFE air cleaner, Stewart Warner Maximum Performance EGT, Boost and Trans temp gauges, 3->4" stainless exhaust, Rancho RS9000xl shocks, LEDs in all exterior lights.
2005 2500HD crew cab 6'6"bed with 6.0L no mods yet.
2010 2500 Suburban - couldn't wait any longer for a duramax.
Also 1978 Chevy Blazer 350cid HD engine with Fisher plow; 1988 Suburban
Building another 6.2L powered vehicle
Do you have 3.73 or 4.10 gears?
I just sold a 99 with 4.10's and the same size tires. It did great. I had a 97 with 3.73's and the same size tires and it was a slug.
Run a set of 235/85R16's. Nice narrow 32's only 1/2" shorter than the current tires.
05 2500HD CC LB LLY, 4x4, 3.73s 235/85R16's, webasto cab heater, to keep it warm.
03 Buick Rendezvous - When you average over 80 miles per day driving around, you need one of these.
85 K-5, 6.2, SM465, Rockwell T221, 1 tons, 36's. More goodies to be installed as time and money allows.
82 K20, 6.2, SM465, NP208, stock except for bed rack, snow plow, and glow plugs are on a toggle switch. It works great for plowing!
72 Postal Jeep - Yet another project
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It has the 4.10s and goes pretty well with those tires. If I did it again, however, I'd get different wheels to tuck the tires in a bit more.
Bryan Lundquist
Bangor, ME
1998 Suburban 2500 4X4 with optimizer 6500 engine (4/07) with battery modification, remote mount FSD cooler (behind bumper), 285/75/16LRE BFG All Terrains (going to 4" backspacing wheel required 1.25" lift), AFE air cleaner, Stewart Warner Maximum Performance EGT, Boost and Trans temp gauges, 3->4" stainless exhaust, Rancho RS9000xl shocks, LEDs in all exterior lights.
2005 2500HD crew cab 6'6"bed with 6.0L no mods yet.
2010 2500 Suburban - couldn't wait any longer for a duramax.
Also 1978 Chevy Blazer 350cid HD engine with Fisher plow; 1988 Suburban
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