Moby: 88 Suburban / Cummins Project

[NorCalAnthony]

Cool build dude! I grew up being hauled all over the country in my pop's '85 Burb and he would've killed to have a Cummins in it lol.

If you don't mind me asking, how hard was it to swap in that Snow Fighter Axle? I know the spring pads are the same as the Chevy's but what about hooking up the steering and whatnot?

[tgdoumit]

Originally Posted by NorCalAnthony

Cool build dude! I grew up being hauled all over the country in my pop's '85 Burb and he would've killed to have a Cummins in it lol.

If you don't mind me asking, how hard was it to swap in that Snow Fighter Axle? I know the spring pads are the same as the Chevy's but what about hooking up the steering and whatnot?

Well, I haven't got too far on that yet. I think I talked myself into a basic cross over type instead of a push pull type. This means I will need a 2wd steering gear instead of the 4wd I have. There will be some steering brackets on the knuckles replacing what I have and some upgraded tie rod geometry.
I'm not wheeling this rig like I do my jeeps but it might see some mild moderate terrain from time to time. I want reliability over all along with stability on road.

Swapping this axle in is pretty straight forward but I'm trying to use the ford ubolt plates. I may find some wider springs to match things up better at the axle, 3" wide where the gm is 2.5" wide.
The spring is something I want to get right so they will probably be something more custom.

[NorCalAnthony]

Originally Posted by tgdoumit

Well, I haven't got too far on that yet...

No worries, it sounds like you're definitely on the right track and with doing cross over steering from the start, it'll simplify things for you. I'd take a look at Off Road Design and Ruff Stuff Specialties (among others) for all of that stuff, they both have complete cross over kits and make top quality products.

I just picked up the same axle (79 Snow Fighter) this weekend and am trying to figure out what all I need to put it under my K5. It looks like the springs will bolt right up with a u-bolt flip (mine didn't come with the under-mount plates) but the steering arm and shock mounts are all a little different than the 10-bolt I have under it now.

[tgdoumit]

Originally Posted by NorCalAnthony

No worries, it sounds like you're definitely on the right track and with doing cross over steering from the start, it'll simplify things for you. I'd take a look at Off Road Design and Ruff Stuff Specialties (among others) for all of that stuff, they both have complete cross over kits and make top quality products.

I just picked up the same axle (79 Snow Fighter) this weekend and am trying to figure out what all I need to put it under my K5. It looks like the springs will bolt right up with a u-bolt flip (mine didn't come with the under-mount plates) but the steering arm and shock mounts are all a little different than the 10-bolt I have under it now.

Cool. Somewhat hard axle to find around here. I'll lookit those sites you mentioned. I thought about flipping the ubolts but then I'd have to drill the web on the drivers side. I want to leave it intact if possible but I'll drill if I have to.