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  1. bobsburban

    '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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    How many miles did you get out of your original Transmission?

    6L80 in a 2011 Suburban. Purchased truck at 231,000 miles, only records I got with the truck indicate second owner flushed it at 131,600 miles as part of a $3k full service which included new engine mounts (ouch...). I've got 272,000 on the truck now, which includes over 15,000 miles towing a...
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    Input Requested on Moderate Suspension Lift, Skid Plate & Wheel/Tire Options (including the use of Toyota wheels)

    I was wondering about those springs, Dustin. Don't have need for them yet, but if I add a metal bumper of some kind, I will want the extra capacity then. Good to know about them not compressing enough. Bob
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    Input Requested on Moderate Suspension Lift, Skid Plate & Wheel/Tire Options (including the use of Toyota wheels)

    Hi OY. My 2011 Suburban setup is pretty close to Dustin's but there is a difference. I found I didn't need the lift kit with the Bilstein 5100s all around and the Moog 81069 Rear springs as that setup alone gave me a couple of inches of lift front and rear. The 81069s are 2" longer than your...
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    Anyone used AutomotiveTouchUp.Com spray paint? Need to repaint the front part of the hood...

    I used a competing product - PaintScratch.com's two step clear coat process years ago when I was repairing my Miata's front bumper cover after an, ahhhh, argument with a dirt bank over on the Dragon. While I never got the hang of the clear-coat process, the base color matched the rest of the car...
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    Should I take a 3000 miles road trip w/ 144k miles

    ^^^^ What he said. I'm pulling a travel trailer on trips from 6,000 to 10,000 miles each year. I bought the truck with 231,000 miles on it and it's currently about to break 275,000. Proper maintenance on everything drivetrain related using the heavy duty use mileage specs in the manual (full...
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    Cold Case radiator

    That's how my second one looks now. Got it on warranty after the first one started weeping around the left side after about 9 months. Customer service is excellent and the new one was much easier to fit. We had to make some serious brackets to get number one installed. I asked them about it...
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    2013 AFM Failure -> Delete Kit advice

    I suspect there are a good many of us also who, having been around the sun plenty of years, have been bypassed by the complexity of modern vehicles and/or lack space and tools to adequately work on our vehicles. We're here, just can't do the work ourselves anymore. The days of balancing SUs and...
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    270K miles radiator cracked

    I can vouch for the Cold Case 3" radiator, though it took two tries to get it right (I hope). The first lasted about 9 months before failing at the left side seams shortly before our Big Bend/Ft. Davis/NM/Palo Duro Canyon trip in January. Aluma-seal went into it and I traveled with 3 gallons of...
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    Gas prices making anyone reconsider?

    Coming to this party late (been working a lot) but I saw this question come up in a Winnebago group on FB. Those of us who tow have a whole other set of calculations at 10 mpg. But I've got a paid-for 2011 'Burb that's pretty much set up as I like it and with only a 7 mile one-way commute, I'm...
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    1 in lift question.

    I got an inch to an inch and a half of lift by going with Bilstein 5100s and setting the front coils on the first perch up from bottom. That leveled things out after putting the stiffer Moog springs on the rear, where I also used 5100s. Nothing else. 5100s might be your ticket. I put 4600s on an...
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    4wd vs. 4wd z71

    The 5100 Bilsteins are good but aren't designed as springs (duh). I'd say call Moog and order their version of the Z71 coil springs, which should be what you have on a 1/2 ton SUV. I can confirm that when I did my Z55 delete on my 2011 Suburban, the springs I got from Moog were about 250 lbs...
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    DOD kit preferences/experience?

    I read through that thread while doing my research. It as an excellent writeup. Looks like you've had good results from your choices.
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    DOD kit preferences/experience?

    My 2011 'Burb is developing an occasional loud lifter tick which has me contemplating a DOD delete kit or replacing the entire engine with a non-DOD block from Jasper. I don't have the capability to do either job, so I'll be ponying up for the labor with my mechanic and have a couple of...
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    Let's see some pics of some lifted and leveled

    A mild (2") lift on a 2011 Suburban. Moog HD rear springs, Bilstein 5100s with the front springs set on the first perch from the bottom on the shocks. Don't want much more lift since I tow a travel trailer.

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