[capev86]

i bought my 72 burb 3/4 ton 2wd for towing (as well as going to car shows). if i wasn't going to use it as a truck i'd have been better off with a corvette (my other favorite chevy model).

the 3/4 ton trucks have some beefier parts, but standard 3/4 ton rear coils are perfect for stock height 1/2 ton trucks used for serious towing (they were an option after all).

as for upgrades..... i will be running big CPP sway bars, poly track bar and trailing arm bushings, (to fix any possible squirrely issues). i will be using the gm brake controller off my dad's 84 burb. i also pulled the 2 barrel and 2 row radiator in favor of a 4 row, q-jet w/ edelbrock intake, and also the 7 blade fan off my dad's old 72 burb that had heavy duty cooling. air box will be the top from the '84 burb (14x5" air cleaner) with an early 70's vette/camaro dual snorkel base. for monitoring, the full gauge cluster has been supplanted with factory tach and vacuum gauge added.

my truck has a manual 3onthetree and no a/c so when i get the 307 swapped for my bad boy 406sbc in the near future it have no cooling issues. also running mobil 1 high mileage oil in the 307 and putting royal purple in the trans and rear end. brakes have been fortified with braided stainless brake hoses and valvoline synthetic dot4+ fluid. also will have a 4.10 rear end by the time i hitch up the family camper.....a 71 holiday trav'ler 23 footer that weighs 3 tons loaded. i also am getting a 15,000 pound rated hitch and have a new set of 3/4 ton HD option rear coil springs waiting for possible future hauls involving bigger trailers like toy hauler campers that get over 10,000 pounds!