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    Experience with Dobinsons rear coils?

    Worth looking at when we get back. Truck will be due an oil change by the end of the trip anyway as I'm finding that an engine with 280k on it chews up oil pretty quickly. Thanks!
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    Bigger brakes for GMT900 short of a C6 conversion kit?

    I'm looking to upgrade brakes on my 2011 Suburban for towing out west next year. I found these kits at RockAuto - https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=10617128&cc=3015549&pt=14204&jsn=1341 and https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=10617108&cc=3015549&pt=14204&jsn=1342 but recent...
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    Experience with Dobinsons rear coils?

    Just installed C09-037 Dobinsons on my 2011 Suburban for towing purposes. These are the stiffest (the web site says they work well for people who routinely carry several hundred pounds in the back). Driving on them for two days now - the first afternoon unloaded, the second with 300 lbs of...
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    What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

    Installed Dobinsons rear springs and new Air Lift 1000 bags from Baseline Overland (https://baselineoverland.com/products/dobinsons-2-lift-rear-coils-for-gm-2007-on-with-660-880-lb-constant-load-c09-037) yesterday and today. Much beefier than the Moog 81069s they replaced; will hook up tomorrow...
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    '09 LTZ Questions about a lift

    Look at these Dobinson springs (https://baselineoverland.com/products/dobinsons-2-lift-rear-coils-for-gm-2007-on-with-660-880-lb-constant-load-c09-037) on that same website. They appear to be somewhat stiffer. Think I'm going to add a pair plus some new air bags after towing the trailer this...
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    '09 LTZ Questions about a lift

    Coming late to the party but I'll second the Bilstein 5100s. Put them on my 2011 along with the Moog 81069s in the rear with Air Lift bags for towing. That said - this caught my eye the other day...
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    Whose Lifted Suburban and Jayco Trailer Is That?

    I'm curious about whether the 'Burb rolled or not. If it did, that's a strong passenger/cargo area. We rolled an International Travelall and a 30 ft Holiday Rambler trailer back in 1971 on the way to a summer in Boston. Some dude who'd driven all night fell asleep at the wheel, hit the rear of...
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    This Is Why I Hate Los Angeles... (rant)

    Visited L.A. one time with my wife to visit a friend of hers. Other than the Ansel Adams exhibit at the museum near the LaBrea Tarpits, I decided we should put a 12' tall razor-barbed chain link fence around the whole place and declare it the United States National Zoo. I've yet to witness...
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    2011 GMC Yukon SLT Noob here

    Thanks, the lift works well and doesn't require any additional kit. I'm mostly running BLM roads out west or NFS roads around Tellico. Burbs are a little too big for hardcore off-roading, especially for those of us who use them as daily drivers so 32" or 33" tires seem to be a good compromise...
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    How many miles did you get out of your original Transmission?

    Likewise! I'm patiently waiting for the engine to dump itself so I can drop in a non-DOD replacement. It'll probably happen next summer in Nowhere, Nebraska while we're running the Oregon Trail.
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    How many miles did you get out of your original Transmission?

    Doing fine so far with a bit over 1000 miles on it. Haven't pulled anything yet but that will happen soon as I get some battery and solar mods done on the trailer. After that, I'll change out the fluid and filter at 275,000 along with everything else underneath.
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    2011 GMC Yukon SLT Noob here

    Howdy AU. I'm just up the road in Chattanooga. Spent four years at Browns Ferry NP in the 80s; I remember a catfish farm & restaurant just outside Cullman where we used to take the GE nuke reps for dinner. They had a killer price for a pound of boiled shrimp as I remember. Anyway, there are a...
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    How many miles did you get out of your original Transmission?

    Mine made it 272,000 before eating itself for lunch. Installed a Jasper; we shall see.
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    Input Requested on Moderate Suspension Lift, Skid Plate & Wheel/Tire Options (including the use of Toyota wheels)

    Good find on those rims. I've got the same set and am looking for a fifth for the spare. Can't find diddly around here on Craigslist. May have to break down and use fassbook.
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    2012 Tahoe ltz/Wheels and tires

    That's the exact size I'm running with General Grabber A-TXs. I do have an approximate 2" lift as a result of removing the air ride shocks and replacing with Bilstein 5100 shocks all around and Moog 81069 springs in the rear. No issues at all.
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