Suburban Takes On Strawberry Pass Trail 

Thanks dude! Cant wait to take it out again. What are you driving?

Fortune and Death I drive a stock 2018 GMC Sierra. I had a lifted 2008 Canyon. I loved wheeling with it, but without many trails nearby, I could not get it off road as often as I liked. So, now I own a 1/10 scale RC crawler that I can legally drive almost anywhere!

Well now I know I could take my Tundra through this. Was concerned it would be way to big!

I would hire him to do a video great work

Thanks man, I'm glad you like it. Good luck with your build and shoot me any questions you have to my Instagram. 🤙🏻

I really enjoyed this trail. I'm hoping to put together a annual run there!

Definitely rare to see a full size out on the trail. Especially a Suburban. Lots of fun though 🤙🏻

Thanks dude!

Thanks! Appreciate the feedback. 🤙🏻

I love Suburbans too 🤘🏻

Thanks dude!

Thanks dude! This is one of my favorite trails. Not too far and easy enough to bring the family. 🤙🏻

Thanks dude! It is a ton of fun, especially with the family.

Thanks dude! One of our favorite trails. A little tight for us full size guys. 🤙🏻

It's a really great time! The long wheelbase does well on the trails we drove. Just start easy and see where your comfort level is 👍🏻

Thanks dude. Gotta love that V8 with a Flowmaster! 🤙🏻

I've seen some cool land rover setups on the trail, but a SAS chevy does particularly well! I heard this trail is now a dirt road as they needed easy access for fire trucks during fire season. Hope thays not the case. We really like this area 🤙🏻

Hell yeah!

Glad you like it! More to come soon!

Thanks dude! There is a ton of info on Pirate4x4 including a thread I started and Offroad Design's website has some good stuff too. Good luck and let me know if I can help with anything. 🤙🏻

@@FortuneOffRoad for sure my guy, I was going along for the more elusive "Search and rescue" style, heavier duty build and what not, but I'm getting all kids of info from mechanics, and I'm stuck on which one seems more logical, and thanks for coming across your videos this is almost the exact deal I'd like to do.

I think they are absolutely ideal for overlanding. The solid axle swap helped a lot with big obstacles, but it great stock too. 🤙🏻

Thanks dude! We enjoy it a lot.

Is yours a 1500 or 2500? I haven't been able to find a front locker for mine

@@amishadowbanned6264 its a 1500 its a lsd up front i was stoned i guess! Lol its getting straight axle swap then it will have a locker. I wasnt able to find a locker for that crap ifs either.

Thanks dude, glad you liked it! Ya know, I wouldn't wait to wheel it. 33s should cut it on the trail, just maybe not rock crawling. The bumpers are from Logans Metal! They sell some ebay too. If you call them they can customize them. See you out there!

Right on!

With three rows they can each have their own! Have fun on Strawberry. One of my favorite trails!

I had a similar change. Went from a 84 k30 to this 1997 k1500 and the upgraded components in the interior and engine were huge!

Thanks man! These are 37x12.50 on a 17" wheel.

I did the SAS using the Off Road Design kit. It has 4.88 and a Detroit locker.

Sounds like a good truck! I hope you get out on the trails. 7.4 and 4l80e make a great combo. 🤙🏻

Thanks dude! I built them out of 2x6, 2x2 tube, and 1/8" plate. We'll see if they hold up, haven't hit anything yet.

Thanks dude! No extra coolers on either. We go easy and slow so there hasn't been a need yet, although I would like to get a trans temp gauge. Lockers are both Detroits. 🤙🏻

I've never done that before. Mine are single shocks with a reservoir. If you need to run double shocks, you probably need stiffer suspension or a higher valving shock. As long as the shocks are mounted parallel, I imagine you could mount them any way you want as long as they don't touch each other. 👍🏻

Its about 7" of lift, made 37s possible by pushing the front solid axle forward 2"! 🤙🏻

Thanks dude! It's made by logans metal. You can find them on Ebay, or Morris 4x4. This truck has done awesome on the trails with the SAS. Good luck with yours!

This is the 4x4 Trailbusters club out of Vacaville, California.

@@FortuneOffRoad Thanks man!!! Live in Rocklin so I'll look them up.

Logans Metal. Can buy them on ebay too!

I love squarebody chevys! I hope you do it, people love seeing them on the trail. 🤘🏻

@@FortuneOffRoad Hopefully this spring/summer. Picked it up a few months back. She's as rough as a stucco bathtub but I couldn't pass up a K20 4-spd suburban.

The trail isn't too hard, its really just steep. You could do it with 31s, just have to drive carefully and make sure you're not dragging your differential. 🤙🏻

Fortune Off-Road Cool thanks!

For the most part it was easy. Although I did have clearance issues with exhaust and coolant lines that both had to be cut and rerouted. Was expecting to do either. So that was a little bit of a headache. Otherwise, very stout. A lot of drilling!

Welcome! I live on the west coast and haven't ventured out there yet.

Definitely would be. I would go in from the south side and ride down the trail. 🤙🏻

es un camino de tierra ahora. un incendio lo destruyó recientemente

It's a lot of work, but it pays off big time off road. 🤘🏻

I bet. If I may ask how much start to finish did it end up costing. And do you use it everyday? I subscribed. Love the content

@@robmora2703 it was about $5,500 to build the truck. I drove it on Fridays and we went camping in it a lot. I ended up having to sell it because I needed something a little more highway friend that could also tow. We picked up a 2020 Colorado to replace.

It has a dana 60 swapped in with a detroit locker

OffRoadDesign 36.5" kit. Check out my Suburban walk-around video for more details! 🤙🏻

One of my first videos was a walk around that covered most of it. That would do a better job than me describing it here, but really it was a custom job where I literally cut off all of the front suspension and swapped in a solid front axle from a 1991 F-350. If you're just looking g for a lift i would stay around 4-6" at the most. More than that and things get expensive to do right. 🤙🏻

Bumper is logans metal and the sas kit is ORD. Heres a video that lists everything 🤙🏻ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3hFykzqBPIo.html

1991 Ford Dana 60 with 4.88 gears and a Detroit locker. 🤙🏻

Actually not bad! I would definitely buy some again. Great tires all around. Wondering if I should put some on the Colorado... 🤙🏻

Definitely would 💯 been looking at some tires for a couple of days and definitely will be getting a set of these

FireStik FL3-B antenna, mounted to a FireStik SS-174 Hood Channel Mount 🤙🏻

Dude that's awesome. I kinda wish I would've went that route! Thats low mileage too. Mine is at 123k right now. 🤙🏻

Fortune Off-Road oh yeah they are just getting warmed up at this point ;) I just found out it had a transmission rebuild back in 2014 though! 😬 I hope it stands the test of time wish me luck!

@@FortuneOffRoad update: the 454 blew up its first time on sand dunes. U did not go the wrong route with the 350! Thinking of getting one now or 5.3 seems like the better choice.

@@209Fightclub sorry to hear that dude. 5.3 has a leg up on the 5.7 for sure. Hopefully you had some fun while it lasted!

I like those 2500 454 Burbs. Joe does yours do on fuel economy? My odometer is about 122k. It's the Firestik SS-174!

Fortune and Death I live across the road from the high school where I teach Ag, so not much commuting. I have to drive it about a mile per day, puttering around our little school doing little errands. I didn’t drive it anywhere, except that kind of stuff for a month and got 8 mpg. The next month, I drove on a 1,000 mile road trip to South Georgia, pulling a 14’ canoe trailer, loaded with 7 canoes and 7 men’s gear for a 5 day trip across the Okefenokee Swamp. I drove around 80 all the way. I kept up with mileage and fuel at each fill up. Filled up when I got home and average 11.9 mpg. 🤷🏻‍♂️😂 Does the fire stick come with that bracket that fits around your hood?

@@mountainsmoore3657 When my 1500 was stock I could easily pull 20 mpg on the highway, closer to 15 now. That bracket is sold separately and it generic, fits most trucks I think.

Fortune and Death The 35s and my heavy foot do not contribute to fuel economy. Thankfully I don’t have a long commute, and it isn’t even my “daily driver” at this point. Just my play truck now. Camping, canoeing, hiking, etc.

Fortune and Death As far as fuel mileage, my ‘05 Tahoe gets about 21 on the highway and my wife’s ‘13 Yukon XL with 6.0 gets around 18-19 on the highway. We have too many big vehicles...we counted up and can haul 34 people in our 5 vehicles. 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

4.88, wish I would've done 5.13 with the 37s

Stock with a Flowmaster Super 40

This is a really easy trail so I was crawling over everything I could. The front springs on the Suburban needed breaking in too! 🤙🏻

Shackle flip and hanger drop in the rear with stock springs. Front is 3" tough country blazer springs with ord sas kit. More details here if you wanna check it out. Have a whole Playlist of Suburban mods on my channel. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3hFykzqBPIo.html

The long wheelbase of 132"+ helps in most situations that aren't tight, but it's a heavy truck, so not as good in the mid i would imagine. 🤙🏻

Jeeps with 35s on a 2 door will outclass the suburban on the rocks any day of the week in my opinion

Its hard to say. We took a stock 2 door wrangler and they had a hard time. If you have someone go with you they can at least yank you off a rock if you get stuck. You'll at least scrape the underside of the truck. You can turn around if you need too though! 🤙🏻

I went here solo in my 3" lifted 2000 Tundra 4x4 on 33"s and really struggled. Since I was by myself, I turned around, but I'm sure I can complete it if I go back. I'd advise against bringing a stock Tacoma.

@@frankwilliams5766 you should try it again with a group and a good spotter. Really great trail if you can get past the 3 obstacles. 🤙🏻

Yes, but only if you come in from the opposite side.

@@FortuneOffRoad what road would be the opposite side? The only thing I will have done to the suburban is a rear locker and 33s

@@theautoanswerman8063 The rear locker will .=-definitely help. Instead of going in off of 50, you can go up from the bottom side off of 88. That way you can hit the camping areas and then go down, which should be much easier than going up the obstacles.

@@FortuneOffRoad thank you for the info. Should be a fun trip with a 4runner and a new Tacoma 4x4 off-road pro. So I'm the under dog for sure

@@theautoanswerman8063 Being the underdog just gives you better stories! As long as you don't go alone you should be fine. Enjoy!

Great platform!

That sounds like a good combination. I'm at about 7" all around.

I have 35s on my o3 seirra 2500 hd ... no lift but I have a custom front bumper..... I'd say 33s on my tahoe are to small it's a 02 tahoe all stock .... 35s may fit with stock or 3 inch level keys at worst .....

4.88 in the axles

@@FortuneOffRoad do you think 4.88s can work with 40s with a doubler

Dude, he walked like a third of that trail to get me those shots. Needless to say he fell asleep on the way home.

@@FortuneOffRoad lil guy was all tuckered out lol

Yeah, completely stock and nearly dead at this point

Rate it on scales of 1-10?

@@Robby3296 5

Which one do you prefer: Ford, chevy, dodge, or Toyota

@@Robby3296 chevy!

I sold it a few years ago. I miss it though!

@@FortuneOffRoad ahh man!!! It’s perfect!

Love it