project sinister suburban

rough-n-ready86 · October 05, 2011, 05:47:11 PM

started as a bone stock 2wd suburban that i slammed 6inchs , i drove it that way for most of the summer then i decided that i didnt like the way it rode so why not lift it!!

rough-n-ready86 · October 05, 2011, 05:57:48 PM

ford coils in front and doubled rear leafs with a shackle flip,
custom front radius arms ( still need to wrap them in plate steel)
38" tsl's
this will be my daily driver!!

KORNBREAD · October 05, 2011, 08:20:44 PM

could you show more pics on your fab work for the coil and bucket set up for the front. Like what parts from what year ford you used and how you set them in and welded them up.(also how you mounted the radius arms) Reason I ask a friend of mine was just asking me about a month ago if I had or seen any pics of someone doing this same exact swap on a 2wd 80's suburban. I cant find any good ones online. I would really appreciate that. Also cant wait to see this done. Gonna look mean as hell! Great set up!

rough-n-ready86 · October 06, 2011, 12:09:04 AM

i used coil buckets from balistic fab on the axle and the stock coil buckets at the frame
I will try to get some more detailed pics up tomorrow

KORNBREAD · October 06, 2011, 12:20:59 AM

Ok cool. Yeah he wants to use the buckets,coils,and torsion bars off a old ford. What year ford make did those buckets come off of?

rough-n-ready86 · October 06, 2011, 12:22:17 AM

i used the stock suburban 2wd coil buckets at the frame

'the DON' · October 06, 2011, 12:23:16 AM

ProGrade · October 06, 2011, 03:07:45 AM

rough-n-ready86 · October 07, 2011, 12:12:32 AM

more pics

rough-n-ready86 · October 07, 2011, 12:22:55 AM

more progress pics

rough-n-ready86 · October 07, 2011, 12:28:17 AM

coil spring setup

Darkman · October 07, 2011, 12:31:40 AM

Badass!

rough-n-ready86 · October 07, 2011, 03:20:35 AM

the coil springs are a great way to go if you want to get alot of lift, with the 4" ford coils i'm looking at about 10 inchs of lift on my burb, i also have a set of ford 8" coils if i decided i want to go even taller down the road. but i figure this should be tall enough for a daily driver. lol

rough-n-ready86 · October 07, 2011, 09:45:19 PM

tried to get some better pics of the coil setup.
still have to wrap the radus arms with plate steel for added strenght and also gusset the mounts at the frame and also add a track bar to limit side to side movement
but the hard part is dun. lol

now i just need to do my brake lines, get drive shafts extended, and run new exhaust
and build new bumpers for the front and rear and a full lenght roof rack.

rough-n-ready86 · October 23, 2011, 09:08:49 PM

got some more work done to the burban, i got the tranny , transfer and shifter installed.
also put on brand new headers and exhaust.
and got the track bar mocked up

rough-n-ready86 · October 23, 2011, 09:09:26 PM

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rough-n-ready86 · October 23, 2011, 09:12:36 PM

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