What should I do to Bertha next?

[MadDogDelpho]

^This guy knows what's up.

 

[08HoeCD]

haha MOAR STICKERS!!!!

 

[Martinjmpr]

No offense taken either, I know it's not everyone's favorite look haha. Most of my friends think it's stupid, but I can say for certain I'll never get lost in a parking lot!

Don't let the sticker h8ers get you down! Fly them proudly!

I'm a sticker guy, too. Military stickers on the back window and the National Parks/Monuments we've visited on the side windows.

Anyway, as far as ideas, looks like you are going for an "off road" look - which immediately puts you in the minority on this board, which seems to be very "street truck" oriented (thus the sticker hate.)

As a fellow off-road guy, I'd say that one of the cool things about the Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban is that they are probably about the cheapest IFS vehicle to lift. $400 in parts (which includes quality shocks) will get you a good 2 - 3" of lift and a great "stance." Even better you can do the lift in a garage or driveway with a minimum of tools (check Youtube.) My lift was done by me and a friend in my garage in about 6 hours and the only reason it took that long was because of rust and inexperience (it was our first time doing a lift like this.) Assuming your truck has been in TX most of its life it probably doesn't have nearly the rust that my formerly-lived-in-Wisconsin truck did (I actually had to take it to a shop to have the t-bar keys busted loose from the bars.)

Since your're a broke college student (been there, done that!) here's another cheap mod you can make to your LT: Replace the crap factory fog lights with LEDs. You can order them for about $20 on Amazon and the only thing you'll need is a longer bolt for the mounting plate. Pop the bulb holder out of your current fog light housing, Snip the reflector off with shears and put the LED light inside the old fog light, running the wires through a hole you drill in back of the housing. The mounting bolt can run right through the hole that used to have the fog light bulb. Splice the wires in and use your dashboard fog light control - easy peasy, if I can do it anybody can and it looks great. This is seriously a $25 mod that you can do in an afternoon in your driveway.

If you search my user name you should be able to find links to both my lift and the LED fog light replacement.

 

[jarydM]

I've done a lot of stuff to my truck while I've owned it, and I've got a few ideas as to what I want to do next, but I'd like to see what y'all think!


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I'll just tell you how its gonna happen on my truck.

Already did Wheels and tires, and if you have tread left, I wouldn't mess with those, or a lift, until your ready. I'm not gonna lift mine until I'm ready for bigger tires, because I don't wanna look like I'm on a rollerskate. I am buying/collecting parts, and I already installed the shocks that will work with the lift (Bilsteins 5100), but eventually 3in lift, and 33" tires

Already did Plugs and Wires

Colormatch and install ESKY appliques
Reflective Vinyl Wrap Chevy emblems (white out)
install black mesh grill, NNNBS z71 front emblem (in white)
Replace headlights, bumper lights, and tail lights.
Superbrite LED in reverse light, superbright LED in fog light
MAYBE have the grey plastic painted black, I can't decide, maybe I'll just polish it with black magic until it doesnt look faded..
Replace radio with Double Din touchscreen. I have the BOSE system, so this one is expensive, but necessary now.
Install larger DVD screen and player (15" or larger) .... for me.
Replace all top end engine gaskets, clean Throttle body.
Air-raid Jr
Full Exhaust : Long Tube Headers, Corsa Sport Cat-back
Black bear Tune
Replace interior carpet
Replace leather front seat covers
figure out how to install a NNBS 3rd brake light on our trucks.

I figure by the time I finish all of that... I'll be living in it, haha

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Thanks guys! I appreciate the input! I'm pretty sure I'm gonna try and at least do keys to level it, then maybe later on down the line I can get a full lift. And @Martinjmpr i already replaced the factory fogs, in fact I did a thread about the LED cubes I installed glad to hear from the off-road part of the site, too.

 

[Martinjmpr]

What tires are those? I assume they're stock size, 265/70/16? A mild lift and 33" tires would make a big difference and give it a nice rugged look.

 

[MadDogDelpho]

I *think* they're 265/75/16 Duratracs. I don't remember exactly. I'd like to try and fit 35s on 17 or 18s with a 2-3 inch level/lift but 33s would probably work well too.

 

[Martinjmpr]

I'll bet you could fit 33's now, 35's should be easy with a 2 - 3" key and spacer or spring lift.
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I'd recommend Z71 springs, too. Check out my lift thread for a comparison between the Z71 and the stock LT springs.

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Definitely. I actually have the ZW7 springs with regular shocks and it SUCKS. Z71 springs are a necessity.

 

[Martinjmpr]

Is your truck a 4x4? Just curious.

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Yessir!

 

[05Single]

Remove the stickers , it adds extra weight
I think stickers are a phase, when you're old like me you won't want them. But I could be wrong, usually not lol. I don't hate them, I just don't understand them.
You asked and that's what I would change, then rims and tires and lift next. Clear headlights and turns. Maybe depos. Led bulbs. Yea debadge lol
Btw I think the flag on the liftgate is badass

 

[Danny3737]

I'm guessing you're not a Redskins fan

 

[MadDogDelpho]

How'd you guess?

 

[02_Tahoe]

How'd you guess?

I've done a lot of stuff to my truck while I've owned it, and I've got a few ideas as to what I want to do next, but I'd like to see what y'all think!


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a lift/level isn't that expensive if you search around enough, I'm in high school and work at a grocery store so I know you can't get anything expensive, I got mine lifted with 18" wheels and 33s and spent a total of $1950 which includes installation price of the lift. I just got a $135 3inch lift off of eBay and went to customoffsets.com for the wheels and tires which I spent $1,503 on. The guy only charged me 350 to put the lift on. I would also take off the stock fender flares, I took mine off and think it looks much better

Here's mine

A lift and new wheels makes your truck look completely different. I also like the tow mirrors on lifted Tahoes, even better when they're color matched.

 

[02_Tahoe]

There's a better pic

 

[cmc76]

i think this should be your obvious next move

 

[MadDogDelpho]

i think this should be your obvious next move

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Why yes of course

 

[MadDogDelpho]

a lift/level isn't that expensive if you search around enough, I'm in high school and work at a grocery store so I know you can't get anything expensive, I got mine lifted with 18" wheels and 33s and spent a total of $1950 which includes installation price of the lift. I just got a $135 3inch lift off of eBay and went to customoffsets.com for the wheels and tires which I spent $1,503 on. The guy only charged me 350 to put the lift on. I would also take off the stock fender flares, I took mine off and think it looks much better

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A lift and new wheels makes your truck look completely different. I also like the tow mirrors on lifted Tahoes, even better when they're color matched.

I personally prefer the look of these trucks with the flares, but I agree, a lift, tires, and tow mirrors would make a world of difference. I have to wait until the summer though, so I have a more reliable source of income

 

[02_Tahoe]

I personally prefer the look of these trucks with the flares, but I agree, a lift, tires, and tow mirrors would make a world of difference. I have to wait until the summer though, so I have a more reliable source of income

I think I would've liked my flares more if they were color matched but they are the same as my mirrors and I didn't like them. I still have them and I'm thinking of color matching my door handles and bumper so I might color match them too.