Donald Mitchell
1990 C1500 5.7L
Dirtbike orAtv. Save your truck for more important stuff. Your outlook changes as you grow older.
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It all depends on how hard you will be driving it. I am building my Suburban with that purpose in mind(99 K2500). Is it the best? Absolutely not, the 3/4 ton suspension is stiff, my remedy for that is to run a lower tire pressure. It fits me, the wife, the kids, and the dogs in comfort, while still allowing room for camping/recreation gear. I don't plan to do any major rock crawling or technical trails. For me its about exploring the outdoors, and getting the whole family out. Right now it's stock. I plan to do maybe a 3 inch lift, and a locker in the rear. Other than that it will stay stock. People often forget how capable a regular 4x4 is. We see purpose built trail rigs, that can do 10x more than they are ever asked to do. A mild lift and a rear locker will take me everywhere I will probably ever want to go. Anything more than that and I will get a atvs/dirtbikes etc.
I’m still kicking myself for passing on an 80s model wrangler with a 4.3 vortec/700r4 swap for $6,700.Agreed.
Yep, big fan of Matts Off Road Recovery. Recently I discovered Fab Rats. I also used to watch BSF Recovery Team.
Have also watched a few LS swapped Jeeps videos on YT. Very nice!
Nice! That's kinda what I wanted to hear about folks running their rigs. The 04 has the 4.10/9.5" G80 (same as my K3500, but that one has the 4.10/10.5" G80). The 04 needs a tiny bit of work, mostly cosmetic: a dented hood and a good washing inside. Drivetrain is solid. I had bought it for my wife, but we needed to upgrade to an Express van, so it's just sitting.It all depends on how hard you will be driving it. I am building my Suburban with that purpose in mind(99 K2500). Is it the best? Absolutely not, the 3/4 ton suspension is stiff, my remedy for that is to run a lower tire pressure. It fits me, the wife, the kids, and the dogs in comfort, while still allowing room for camping/recreation gear. I don't plan to do any major rock crawling or technical trails. For me its about exploring the outdoors, and getting the whole family out. Right now it's stock. I plan to do maybe a 3 inch lift, and a locker in the rear. Other than that it will stay stock. People often forget how capable a regular 4x4 is. We see purpose built trail rigs, that can do 10x more than they are ever asked to do. A mild lift and a rear locker will take me everywhere I will probably ever want to go. Anything more than that and I will get a atvs/dirtbikes etc.