'99 Tahoe - Expedition Build!

[_Dylan_]

We love pictures

 

[sparg93]

Ok, tons of photos folks!

Here is the new stance of the rig! 4.5" lifted in the rear (springs, no blocks) and ~5" lift up front. IMHO this stance looks awesome and with a 35" tire, it would look incredible (i have 33's on)

Once the ARB bumper is on with the Superwinch, I'm guessing it will drop ~ 0.5" and sit more level.


Group 34 battery, Sears PLatinum Marine edition - has the same CCA as the auto, but quad terminals on top...I have this as my secondary truck battery and another one in the trailer. The group 34 fits perfectly and has a higher reserve then the group 78's


I got really luck with this part - my 14bsf did not have a tab for the e-brake and Dave (@ Crum's Welding) was installing the rock sliders he built when he made a quick bracket and welded it on...perfect fit



Some photos of the rock sliders. These are amazing and can literally hold the weight of our rigs. If you go this route, one side you can easily bolt on (use Grade 8 hardware), but the other you will have to weld unless you want to drop the tank.



Here is my OEM vs the new Z71 bump stop I purchase from LMC. B/c I'm riding my suspension close to the lower bump stop, the Z71 change for me was perfect

 

[the big blue bus]

do like the sliders. custome made?

 

[sparg93]

from the ground up

Dave Crum from Crum's Custom Welding made them. He's big with the Toyota crowd and I saw his work on a big Land Cruiser and was really impressed. He's very meticulous and quality is top notch.

 

[AtomicHoe094]

damn looks awesome! deff a clean well built hoe!

 

[sparg93]

damn looks awesome! deff a clean well built hoe!

Thanks Atomic!

wait til the end of this trip...this nice truck is going to be battle scarred...but hopefully not too bad.

As she rolls right now, it would be hard to find a spot of rust on her. I POR'd almost the entire truck and then sprayed it with bedliner.(see axle photo)

Today I tried this stuff from Rustoleom....you spray it on rust, let it dry...then spray the color paint you like right on top of it! I have no idea how good it is, but it looks really good right now (I tried it on some rust under the grill). This weeked I'm spraying parts of the trailer that are rusting and then recoating in spots.

 

[sparg93]

Ok guys, out first site is up and running and I'd like to invite everyone here to follow us. In the next few days I'll have the digital map up which tracks our rig via satellite (SPOT connect)

Also, there will be a few youngsters watching us via facebook, so please keep the commentary on the fb page appropriate

I'll definitely keep posting on this forum throughout the expedition...so always feel free to ask questions and comment!!
O3E (Out of Office Explorers) - click "like" and you will receive updates.

 

[_Dylan_]

Looks great! Those other bumpstops at LMC turned out to be the right ones I assume?

 

[sparg93]

Looks great! Those other bumpstops at LMC turned out to be the right ones I assume?

If you're referring to the Z71 bump stops (smaller then normal), then yes, they were perfect for what I was looking for!

 

[_Dylan_]

Cool, I have to pick some up this summer.

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I always liked this Montero, he has a bunch of good mods:

http://www.4x4wire.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=1214765