Yeah I felt like it was a bargain. The body and interior were surprisingly clean. Seemed like whoever owned it took good care of it. I bought it from the second owner who had bought it a month before and the transmission went out and he couldn’t afford to fix it so he dumped it.
The geometry I’m not real sure about. I do know based on my conversation with the owner of baseline Overland who is running that exact same set up in the back that it seems to do very well. It’s about a 3 inch lift overstock.
He sent me pictures of the airbag that goes inside of the spring. The...
I just realized on my phone it didn’t show that the rack and pinion was only for the hydraulic era vehicles. A quick phone call just confirmed that they do not make a replacement rack and pinion for the 2015. But they do make a conversion kit to go back to hydraulic and then you can use their...
We have put about 13,000 miles on the new build in the last 3 to 4 months. It’s a lot of fun to drive. I’ve had a couple friends get into Overlanding recently and I think I caught the bug.
Because of my family situation we need three rows. I was debating on buying something just for...
I took the vehicle to Advanced HP in Layton Utah. At the time I wasn’t planning to do any kind of an overland build I just knew I wanted good reliable power. Able to tow with ease and not too loud.
Because of Parts back orders and machine shop delays it ended up taking almost 6 months.
The...
This all started about 2 years ago when I decided I was tired of all the issues I was having with our nearly new vehicles and the ridiculous inconvenience it was creating when they would sit at the dealership for warranty issues. I'm also a power freak and decided I could save money, have more...
Yes they keep everything the same, even the CV axles are left stock. They claim you can run 37's with some fender trimming. I don't really have a desire to go bigger than 35's at most.
Thats good to know! I've been debating between a soft shell and hard shell. I think I'm leaning that way now...
After double checking It looks like I have the 3.42. But I do want to do an air locker on mine. I'm trying to see if I can possibly have either a limited slip or locker put on the front. So far no luck but have been told a gear shop may be able to do a swap on the front to a different gear case...
Thanks for taking all the time to respond with such detail!
I figured right off the bat I would clarify which suspension kit I’m doing from Izzy fab. I decided to do their mid travel kit. it does not extend width at all. But it does move the front wheels forward 1 inch. It comes with upper...
That’s the confirmation I was hoping for. Thank you. I’m pretty set on the Izzy kit now. And I am planning to build this into a full-fledged Overlander vehicle so it’s definitely going to see a lot of dirt.
Does he do a pretty good job tuning those or do I need to have it tuned after...
Thanks for the response. Yes I've been trying to decide how big I need to go. I looked into dirt king, but the owner of Baseline Overland who is building the bumper, roof rack and rockers told me about a new kit that Izzy Fab just released. It doubles stock wheel travel with no increase of...
Izzy Fab has a kit that comes with boxed uppers and lower control arms with a uniball and it moves the front hub forward about an inch so you can clear bigger tires. Keeps the stock track width. They also offer a full billet steering kit with billet tie rods and rack and pinion.
Man I just put...
That’s awesome, thank you for the suggestions. It looks like you got exactly what I’m working on.
I’ve got sort of a budget I promised I wouldn’t go over. The engine, trans and supercharger took most of it. The front and rear bumpers, winch, skid and rock sliders are taking a decent chunk. Im...
I'm building a 2015 Yukon Xl into an overlander. I'm still getting advice on the suspension but the Motor and trans I know well. I did a Mishimoto Radiator and Trans cooler. The trans oil does not run through the radiator so its fully independent.
It works very well. Trans temps while towing...
Yes the tranny was blown when I bought it. Definitely a weak point. I put in a circle d stage 3 billet trans with a plus 500 stall billet. Running the Mishimoto radiator and trans cooler with the thermo delete.
I'm a bit new to suspension setup's, so maybe a dumb question, but from what I understand the Izzy nearly doubles the useable suspension travel to 10'' and significantly improves the ride.
I just was looking at the link and it doesn't mention any travel increases. Do you feel like it takes the...
I’m building an overlander. Planning on doing a lot of off roading. With it being long I know we will scrape but between the high clearance bumpers, winch and under armor I think we can drag through it. But I want beefy suspension that will hold up well and ride as nice as possible.
*I just realized I put this in the 21+ forum and not the correct year. I just reposted in the correct forum. Sorry!*
I’ve got a 2015 Yukon XL that I bought for cheap with a blown transmission.
I’m building an overland vehicle and plan on doing a lot of off-roading
I’ve completely rebuilt and...
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