Burbalade Build Thread

[MYT HI]

Love this burban! Any updates?


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[GMC Burbalade]

Not yet. I got my 14" travel shocks but they're not going on until the body lift is out and the rest of the lift is on.

 

[GMC Burbalade]

With ebay 3" spacer:

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Then with factory k3500 front dually spacer:

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Not a huge difference but at least it's using all factory parts.

 

[4thesporty]

I'd be on the lookout for a sterling 10.5. It would give the proper width, big disks, and matching hub pattern. Round here you can puck them up for $200 or so.

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[GMC Burbalade]

I'd have to spend money on new wheels that I don't want, or use ebay spacer/adapters on all four corners.
Going to the local yard later this week to pick up the caliper brackets, hubs, and parking brakes from a NBS SRW 14 bolt. Then in a few months or so I'll go find a 4.10 dually rear end, have new backing plates welded on for the new brakes, and buy the calipers and rotors new. Those hubs and brakes on a dually rear end should give me the same WMS (76") but without using any spacers.

 

[GMC Burbalade]

Went to the pick n pull today now equipped with a sawzall to get rid of the one spun out wheel stud that was holding the other wheel spacer on, to get the brakes off the NBS 2500HD I spotted last time, and to check and see if an Excursion front drive shaft would work with my SAS.

The spacer was off of the truck less than three minutes after I walked in the front door. Went back to the NBS to discover that someone had already pulled the entire axle, and it will likely soon be up on craigslist for around $1000. Looked for the Excursion I saw last time but couldn't find it. During my search out of the corner of my eye I saw "Trail Master" on the back of a Suburban, so I had to check it out. Front seats were toast, door trim was half there and faded to hell, dash trim was busted and faded, center console was mostly gone with a few busted pieces sitting in the floor. Both rows of rear seats looked decent, with the leather on the 3rd row being in great shape. Overhead console was in good shape but I'm installing a sunroof. It had valance lights in the rear that were in good shape so I took those. On my way back up front it started pouring rain but I did spot the Excursion I had been looking for sans the entire front clip. Measured the front drive shaft and it should work fine but I wasn't going to lay in mud in a thunderstorm to pull it so I'll grab it next time. MIGHT go back and get the third row seat as well. It wouldn't match the Escalade seats but neither does the stock 3rd row and they never put 3rd row seats in 99/00 Escalades.

Interior is still a mess from storing the muddy RCX lift.

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[TylerZ281500]

please just make a new custom driveshaft. fords seem to have some of the most ed up driveshafts in stock form that ive ever come across.

 

[GMC Burbalade]

Super Duty/Excursion drive shaft is $15 and is the same one they put under 7.3 and 6.0 Power Strokes. I think it'll fine, but on the off chance it explodes I can always have one made later on.

 

[BadBowtie 98]

Cant wait for more updates

 

[GMC Burbalade]

Work's picking back up so I should be back on track here soon. Past three months have been slow as hell barely paying the bills. Maybe now I'll be motivated to get off my ass, replace the ball joints, and take the body lift out.