Back w/ an 02 Suburban - update w/ pics
Whats up everyone! Been about 6 months since I sold my Yukon, which I still miss...but the current economy sort of provided an interesting opportunity for some car-swapping amongst my wife's family, and I wound up with my in-laws 02 Suburban. Sold my wife's fusion to the inlaws, and they gave us the Suburban for free. Its a grey 2002 LT 4x4, leather w/ third row, fender flares and all of the standard stuff, plus some aftermarket audio and video which is nice for the kids, although a little dated. All that being said, it looks like a POS right now. It belonged to my father in law for 8 years (he bought it new), then he gave it to my sister in law who did a royal trash and bash number on the thing. Although it's rough cosmetically, it has 228K on it right now and is still going strong! Original engine and trans, too. What it needs:
1. Brakes! Holy sh*t they are bad. Probably all 4 corners which will be expensive. They are so warped that the whole truck shakes when stopping. Not good.
2. A new front bumper. Multiple low-speed hits on various items have the front end looking pretty ragged. Luckily no fender, light or hood involvement, but the bumper is crunched up bad. The right rear fender by the exhaust pipe is smashed in too from my father in law running over a huge boulder. He never got it fixed, and I probably won't either. It would probably be expensive.
3. No brake lights at all, which I just noticed yesterday. Not even the CHMSL (third brake light) is working. My experience tells me to try the simple things first, so I checked all the fuses, which were good, and replaced all of the chinese cheapass bulbs with Sylvania LL 3157s. No dice. Since the third brake light isn't working either, I'm guessing it's either a bad brake light switch on the pedal, or the multi-function switch is going out. I did notice that the multi-function switch's backlight is burned out and the dome override isn't working, so I'm afraid that's it. I don't have a testor so I might just replace both switches and call it a day. Bleh.
4. Drivers side front window motor is fried, the window won't roll down and once again, the fuse is ok.
5. Detail job inside and out, interior is gross. Nuff said.
6. My sister in law said she was averaging 9mpg in the thing. WHAT?? Something is wrong there, even for a pig like a 'Burb. New plugs, wires, air filter and a throttle body clean out/coolant bypass and a thorough seafoam treatment is on the way. Oil/filter was done 2 weeks ago but I'll probably do it again myself just for peace of mind. AEM intake and a BBP tune eventually. I'll try to get the diffs, t-case and trans serviced soon too.
I think thats about it for the needed items. If any of you guys can think of stuff that I'm missing, please chime in. A co-worker of mine owns a police vehicle upfitting company nearby, so he's hooking me up with a used push bumper, and some other goodies. It will also be getting the usual Ford keys/spacers/Bilstein 5100/ 33" tire treatment once I get all of the important stuff done. No pics yet but I'll try to get some over the weekend...although it isn't much to look at right now lol.
Anyway, it's good to be back. I missed you guys!
Update 04/22/11 - here are a few crappy cell phone shots. I didn't give the front end much love due to the damage. More to come.
I'm getting the driver's side front re-tinted soon to match the rest of the truck - this vehicle was one of the ones that was broken into last year the same night my Yukon was hit - sis never bothered re-tinting the window. Those bumper stickers are coming off too...got one done earlier today, the other one will be gone by tomorrow.
Whats up everyone! Been about 6 months since I sold my Yukon, which I still miss...but the current economy sort of provided an interesting opportunity for some car-swapping amongst my wife's family, and I wound up with my in-laws 02 Suburban. Sold my wife's fusion to the inlaws, and they gave us the Suburban for free. Its a grey 2002 LT 4x4, leather w/ third row, fender flares and all of the standard stuff, plus some aftermarket audio and video which is nice for the kids, although a little dated. All that being said, it looks like a POS right now. It belonged to my father in law for 8 years (he bought it new), then he gave it to my sister in law who did a royal trash and bash number on the thing. Although it's rough cosmetically, it has 228K on it right now and is still going strong! Original engine and trans, too. What it needs:
1. Brakes! Holy sh*t they are bad. Probably all 4 corners which will be expensive. They are so warped that the whole truck shakes when stopping. Not good.
2. A new front bumper. Multiple low-speed hits on various items have the front end looking pretty ragged. Luckily no fender, light or hood involvement, but the bumper is crunched up bad. The right rear fender by the exhaust pipe is smashed in too from my father in law running over a huge boulder. He never got it fixed, and I probably won't either. It would probably be expensive.
3. No brake lights at all, which I just noticed yesterday. Not even the CHMSL (third brake light) is working. My experience tells me to try the simple things first, so I checked all the fuses, which were good, and replaced all of the chinese cheapass bulbs with Sylvania LL 3157s. No dice. Since the third brake light isn't working either, I'm guessing it's either a bad brake light switch on the pedal, or the multi-function switch is going out. I did notice that the multi-function switch's backlight is burned out and the dome override isn't working, so I'm afraid that's it. I don't have a testor so I might just replace both switches and call it a day. Bleh.
4. Drivers side front window motor is fried, the window won't roll down and once again, the fuse is ok.
5. Detail job inside and out, interior is gross. Nuff said.
6. My sister in law said she was averaging 9mpg in the thing. WHAT?? Something is wrong there, even for a pig like a 'Burb. New plugs, wires, air filter and a throttle body clean out/coolant bypass and a thorough seafoam treatment is on the way. Oil/filter was done 2 weeks ago but I'll probably do it again myself just for peace of mind. AEM intake and a BBP tune eventually. I'll try to get the diffs, t-case and trans serviced soon too.
I think thats about it for the needed items. If any of you guys can think of stuff that I'm missing, please chime in. A co-worker of mine owns a police vehicle upfitting company nearby, so he's hooking me up with a used push bumper, and some other goodies. It will also be getting the usual Ford keys/spacers/Bilstein 5100/ 33" tire treatment once I get all of the important stuff done. No pics yet but I'll try to get some over the weekend...although it isn't much to look at right now lol.
Anyway, it's good to be back. I missed you guys!
Update 04/22/11 - here are a few crappy cell phone shots. I didn't give the front end much love due to the damage. More to come.
I'm getting the driver's side front re-tinted soon to match the rest of the truck - this vehicle was one of the ones that was broken into last year the same night my Yukon was hit - sis never bothered re-tinting the window. Those bumper stickers are coming off too...got one done earlier today, the other one will be gone by tomorrow.
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Pics of new acquisition? 
