How many of you actually off-road with your 2015 and newer Tahoe/Suburban/Yukon/XL?

[Etraeger]

I'm not talking talking about Mall Crawlers or dirt roads, but actual OHV trails. Trails that you would never be able to navigate with a stock vehicle. Not necessarily EXTREME off-roading. How do you have it set up? Please post pics if you have any. Thanks!

 

[Etraeger]

Wow! Really? I'm the only one who actually off-roads with a 2015 and newer Suburban/Tahoe/Yukon?

 

[InTruckDesign]

I did some fire roads which double as OHV trails this past summer. Nothing extreme at all, but dirt, bumps, mud etc. For what the truck is it did fine, wish I had some Fox/Icon/King coilovers on it so I could turn up the mph a little.

 

[DWTahoe]

Wow! Really? I'm the only one who actually off-roads with a 2015 and newer Suburban/Tahoe/Yukon?

There are others of us out here who do, but I wouldn't be too surprised to not find many. It is a $50-$60K+ vehicle after all.

No special setup for now, just the front end leveled and I had to add some tow hooks to the front. Decent skip plates are high on the list of must haves for me.

 

[soulsea]

Most folks that do significant off roading would never purchase these SUVs.

That's not really what they're made for ... they're utility vehicles that schlep people and their stuff and have 4wd for poor road conditions due to weather. Without significant modifications they're pretty useless in intense off road environments.

 

[05alive]

Wow! Really? I'm the only one who actually off-roads with a 2015 and newer Suburban/Tahoe/Yukon?

If I'm going to actually offroad, I'm going to really wheel it and I'm not taking a $70k vehicle to get the doors dinged, paint scratched, high centered, and generally beat to hell. That and a suburban is way way too long to wheel. Get a jeep.

Maybe overlanding but that doesn't really require too much suspension modification. You can do that in a near stock vehicle. But crawling and trail riding is just too hard in a burb.

I buried a brand new super duty (3k miles) in the salt marsh this summer to the bumpers but that wasn't intentional. A puddle that used to be 6 inches turned out to be more like 4 feet of the softest mud.

 

[2011SSVHOE]

If I'm going to actually offroad, I'm going to really wheel it and I'm not taking a $70k vehicle to get the doors dinged, paint scratched, high centered, and generally beat to hell. That and a suburban is way way too long to wheel. Get a jeep.

Reminds me of a local radio personality that several years ago took his brand new Hummer off roading and rolled it over. ya just cant hide money or fix stupid.

I buried a brand new super duty (3k miles) in the salt marsh this summer to the bumpers but that wasn't intentional. A puddle that used to be 6 inches turned out to be more like 4 feet of the softest mud.

Gee Wally what did your insurance co say?

 

[05alive]

Reminds me of a local radio personality that several years ago took his brand new Hummer off roading and rolled it over. ya just cant hide money or fix stupid.



Gee Wally what did your insurance co say?

Didn't say anything to insurance? It was fine. Drove it back to the shop covered in mud, washed and washed and washed. Spent forever with a pressure washer and foam lance getting everything off and out of the nooks and crannies, then detailed the outside.
Aside from a bruised ego and a great story about "the little puddle" it was like nothing happened.
Seriously, this was a low spot in this road through a salt marsh that always had a couple inches of silty standing water. Then one day randomly in the middle of summer (not right after a rain storm or anything, seriously out of the blue) it turned into a wicked deep soft mud hole that sucks things up. I think I was the first person to go across it since it happened but after that a massive ten wheel tow truck got stuck, a dump truck, some pickups dropped a wheel in and got hung up, and a jeep almost got swallowed. In October I stuck a 5 foot shovel in there and didn't hit solid bottom before my hand hit the water. It's just getting bigger and deeper, and forcing people to drive off the dirt/mud road and into the marsh to avoid the hole. I spent years driving through that little puddle, my buddy even drove his civic up and down the road, and it just dropped out one day. Super weird.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Didn't say anything to insurance? It was fine. Drove it back to the shop covered in mud, washed and washed and washed. Spent forever with a pressure washer and foam lance getting everything off and out of the nooks and crannies, then detailed the outside.
Aside from a bruised ego and a great story about "the little puddle" it was like nothing happened.
Seriously, this was a low spot in this road through a salt marsh that always had a couple inches of silty standing water. Then one day randomly in the middle of summer (not right after a rain storm or anything, seriously out of the blue) it turned into a wicked deep soft mud hole that sucks things up. I think I was the first person to go across it since it happened but after that a massive ten wheel tow truck got stuck, a dump truck, some pickups dropped a wheel in and got hung up, and a jeep almost got swallowed. In October I stuck a 5 foot shovel in there and didn't hit solid bottom before my hand hit the water. It's just getting bigger and deeper, and forcing people to drive off the dirt/mud road and into the marsh to avoid the hole. I spent years driving through that little puddle, my buddy even drove his civic up and down the road, and it just dropped out one day. Super weird.

You have a buddy?! With a Civic???!!!

 

[GTNator]

Didn't say anything to insurance? It was fine. Drove it back to the shop covered in mud, washed and washed and washed. Spent forever with a pressure washer and foam lance getting everything off and out of the nooks and crannies, then detailed the outside.
Aside from a bruised ego and a great story about "the little puddle" it was like nothing happened.
Seriously, this was a low spot in this road through a salt marsh that always had a couple inches of silty standing water. Then one day randomly in the middle of summer (not right after a rain storm or anything, seriously out of the blue) it turned into a wicked deep soft mud hole that sucks things up. I think I was the first person to go across it since it happened but after that a massive ten wheel tow truck got stuck, a dump truck, some pickups dropped a wheel in and got hung up, and a jeep almost got swallowed. In October I stuck a 5 foot shovel in there and didn't hit solid bottom before my hand hit the water. It's just getting bigger and deeper, and forcing people to drive off the dirt/mud road and into the marsh to avoid the hole. I spent years driving through that little puddle, my buddy even drove his civic up and down the road, and it just dropped out one day. Super weird.

That sounds dangerous for hikers too.

 

[GTNator]

Wow! Really? I'm the only one who actually off-roads with a 2015 and newer Suburban/Tahoe/Yukon?

I'm curious, what kind of off-roading do you do? Can you post some picks of your rig?

 

[JWBGMC]

Most folks that do significant off roading would never purchase these SUVs.

That's not really what they're made for ... they're utility vehicles that schlep people and their stuff and have 4wd for poor road conditions due to weather. Without significant modifications they're pretty useless in intense off road environments.

My AWD Denali does great in heavy snow because of auto 4WD.

 

[soulsea]

 

[cheyenne383]

I work the burb up here pretty hard. No trail riding but most of the roads are gravel and covered in snow/ice 7 months of the year. I do everything I can to keep it nice but the investment was to keep my family safe and my wife comfortable up here if I travel for work, not to have the nicest ride in town.

 

[GTNator]

I work the burb up here pretty hard. No trail riding but most of the roads are gravel and covered in snow/ice 7 months of the year. I do everything I can to keep it nice but the investment was to keep my family safe and my wife comfortable up here if I travel for work, not to have the nicest ride in town.

Good approach. Does your Burb have the tow package?


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[cheyenne383]

Good approach. Does your Burb have the tow package?


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It just has a tow bar, not the package with the brake controller etc. Whatever package it does have includes lane assist, grade braking, and aux oil and trans coolers. My wife hates the compression braking for some reason, I love it. Her daily commute includes a pretty big hill, here it is in the background.

The only thing I wish it had is the two speed transfer case, we haven't needed it yet but I keep a tow rope and shovel in the back in case since I can't crawl. As for the original post, here's the dirtiest it's been so far... I definitely picked the right color, it barely shows! No tight trails, I don't want stripes down the side.

 

[TheDingy]

I did some around here in Vegas with my 2016 that I had a mild lift on. I have since gotten rid of it. I have a g-wagon that I regularly take on the dunes and jeep trails around here. I had a G500 before and the 2016 couldn't cut it nearly as well. I have a 2 door that I am building up to go more serious places, but I am going way down the rabbit hole with it. My mall rat is a CL or a C7.

 

[Tozan]

I'm not talking talking about Mall Crawlers or dirt roads, but actual OHV trails. Trails that you would never be able to navigate with a stock vehicle. Not necessarily EXTREME off-roading. How do you have it set up? Please post pics if you have any. Thanks!

I don't have a 15 or newer mine is a 2011 It does a fair amount of off road travel. I try not to dent it but it certainly has a fair number of Nevada pin stripes. Post up some photos of yours...

 

[Etraeger]

I'm curious, what kind of off-roading do you do? Can you post some picks of your rig?

I'll try to post some pics when I figure out how to post them on here. I've tried in the past, but was unsuccessful. I don't really have any good ones of it actually off-roading because I'm inside driving it. I'm in Central California and have taken it to Bald Mountain, Voyager Campground at Courtwright Lake (which is the start of the Dusy-Erschom Trail), Hooper Diversion Dam and Bear Diversion Dam. These trails wouldn't mean anything to those who live outside of California. The way mine is set up, its surprisingly capable. It has a stock locking rear diff. Not nearly as capable as a built Jeep, but for what we wanted its great. Daily driver capable of handling intermediate OHV trails. We plan on keeping it for as long as possible to get our money's worth out of it. I wouldn't take it on a trail that would likely cause body damage. Didn't want to buy an extra vehicle just for off-roading due to not having space to park it, extra insurance, etc. And like I said, nothing too extreme, but definitely hard enough to keep 2WDs and stock 4x4's off of the trail.

 

[Etraeger]

I don't have a 15 or newer mine is a 2011 It does a fair amount of off road travel. I try not to dent it but it certainly has a fair number of Nevada pin stripes. Post up some photos of yours...

I'm Ok with a little pinstriping, but I don't really want any dents! My wife would kill me. Lol