1994 Suburban C1500 Broken shock mount

[turboman93]

??? That part was always there but not reconnected when the shocks were replaced.

 

[wezmykat]

well, 1994 k1500 suburban this time, I was going down a logging road when i heard a strange noise, thought it was a branch stuck under the truck, turned out different... got a u-bolt and a piece of wood to make a half-assed repair, it holds in place for now, pretty good for a below-zero on the ground job imo, (I always drive around with a full set of tools.) Would ideally like to do a real repair, get the bracket replaced but its so tight and dark in there i cant see anything, nevermind the freezing part, that 43 gallon tank with skid plates is blocking access somewhat, if anyone has a link to the bracket, it would be appreciated, job dont look so bad on a pickup if you take the bed off especially but thats just not an option, and i would prefer to diy as inexpensive as possible...

 

[Schurkey]

First Guess: You can't buy a bracket unless you cut it off of a Treasure Yard frame. Most guys would fabricate one from heavy sheet steel.

 

[wezmykat]

could this work? i know it says pickups but isn't it the same mount on a suburban?

88-'98 CHEVY/GMC 4WD PICKUP REAR UPPER SHOCK MOUNT REPAIR KIT, DRIVER'S SIDE

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[wezmykat]

related:

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[tpass]

That may work.. you would need to compare the frame rail height from the pickup to the suburban, if they are the same top bottom it would work.

 

[Schurkey]

That's far more complex of a stamping than I was picturing.

The fact that those exists kinda scares me. How common is that failure?

 

[tpass]

Those mounts are more for us rust belt guys..... ours mounts just fade away..

 

[wezmykat]

yes, up here they salt until the cows come home, that being said the fact that the burb was generously bathed in oil over 3 decades has kept it (mostly) alive this far and i intend to continue to drown it in more oil on a regular basis
as for that frame, i guess it's off to the scrap yard for me with my trusty ikea paper tape measure to check the measurements, not anytime soon though since i don't have a garage and i dont feel like freezing my butt off, besides the u-bolt is doing it's job for now
side note, the factory u-bolt for the leaf spring also rusted and snapped in 2, that was quick, easy to fix and cheap however

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[wezmykat]

back from the scrap yard, sadly i saw two gmt400s in there 93 & 96 extended cab long bed, they both had 4 leaf springs where the suburban has 6, then the frame is different, then the shock mounts are different, the trucks i looked at both had a round-style mount as seen in the video above and it looks simple to replace (and theres room to do it) as for the suburban its completely different, the mount is huge, it's actually part of a cross-memeber on the frame and not only supports the shock but also has a body mount sitting in there and holds up the gas tank, there's no way to fix it unless it's a body off restoration, strange thing is not all suburbans are like that, as seen in this video, but for me, it looks like that u-bolt "solution" is here to stay

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