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Those meaty tires look good, hope you like them! I’m at the same crossroads with my factory arms, I really want to run a set of replacements but don’t know if it’s worth the extra cost. I really like the Porterbuilt arms, but the wait time to get them is a bit ridiculous. I might talk to Travis at Pro Performance about a set of the Choppin Block arms as I know they can make a set that are 1” forward too so the wheels are centered.
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For the price of repops, I’d go tubular. PB is super nice, if you can wait. Get the 1” forward for visual centering and added caster. They also work with coils or bags for options down the road.
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After much consideration, I ended up going with some CPP repop factory style lowers from Summit. These came powder coated and with new cross shafts installed for the low price of 279. As much as I really wanted to go with tubular PB arms, I just couldn't justify the cost for my family hauler. If this was a frame dragger or a pro touring build, I probably would have forked out the cash. The good news is, the money saved will go towards an LS this summer! I still have the upper arms to paint/rebuild and reassembly will start. I threw a wheel on a block of wood just to see how it looks. I can't wait to get this back on the ground.
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Looks good! Those visual checks really help with motivation too.
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Getting closer to being back on the ground!
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I was really thinking about getting those wheels or the coy c-33 wheels. I didn't see but what size wheels did you get and tire size? I wanted to do 20x8.5 and 20x10 with 275 or 285s on the rear. Burb is looking good!
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nice, need to see a pic from the rear. BTW I had to take cross shaft bolts off with a torch and big impact gun
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Wheels look good Jason!
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Beyond good. That olive/grey mix is perfect
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New shoes look great!
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That is going to look awesome! It already does. :lol:
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Thanks guys! I appreciate the encouragement! I spent a little time in the garage today. I had to get it down on the ground to see how it looks. For the most part, everything is done for the front. When putting the new brake hose on the driver side, the hardline fitting was larger than the 3/8-24 that would fit my new hoses, so I'm kind of at a crossroads now. The passenger side was 3/8-24 and bolted right up. Do I put an adapter on the larger fitting to mate it to my hose?? Do I replace the hard line on the driver side from the T to the wheel? Or do I just go ahead and do a major brake upgrade, and replace the booster, master, and all the lines, as well as convert the rear to disk??? The latter is the long term plan, but I didn't really plan on doing it this early. I'd really like to drive this ol clunker this spring. Thanks for checking it out!
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Wheels look great! Front fit is very nice, a little tight out back, though. Guess I’ll plan on adding a 1/4” spacer to my rears.
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I’d run an adaptor and then do it all “right” when you are ready to upgrade to rear disks
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Nice job Jason, the Burb is looking good.
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Rolled the wagon out of the garage for some vitamin D for the first time with the new shoes. I think the front is about right but the rear looks like a 4x4 from the back. I'm not real sure what drop the rear springs are supposed to have, as they were installed when I purchased this thing. I'm thinking maybe a 1" block would drop it down about right, but still retain a little bit of the rake. I also think I've found my copilot! The kids can't get enough of this big toy. I still need to get an alignment, and trace some broken wires that I've found under the hood and dash. Also need to figure out how I'm going to address this mess of a radio hole.
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It's looking great! I think you're right that lowering it 1 more inch will be the sweet spot. On the radio hole, you could roll that lower portion in back where it is supposed to be and get a stock radio delete plate to mount over it. You could even weld the slits on the lower and fog some green over it and then it would look close to untouched. You might be able to do it without welding it too and have it look way better than it does now. Other than that. you will probably be cutting and welding a different center in it.
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What rear springs do you have? CPP makes a 4.5" hd rear springs specific for the suburban
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Truck is looking good Jason, your copilot looks right at home there in the drivers seat :lol:
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