[capev86]

Nice Truck....

I have a 72 Suburban 3/4 ton and love it! My truck has the factory front disc brakes and it stops great....i would suggest you do the swap on yours. as for lowering, just do the spindles in the front and leave the back alone. its a panel truck and a 3/4 ton.....why would you want to make a lowrider out of it? i like having some ground clearace (still lower than a 4x4) and my burb has a slight rake front to rear which is good for trailer towing, but i plan to put the HD option rear springs on it so i can pull big box trailers and whatever other heavy stuff needs moving on occassion without any chance of rear end droop....i hate that look. leveling a truck is neither practical nor aesthetically pleasing in my eyes. i bought my truck use as a truck as well grace car shows.

i got classic perfrormance products sway bars for my burb (front bar is installed) and that goes a long way towards making it handle like a modern truck.....one of the best upgrades you can make. for wheels....just get some trim rings and acorn lugs. i kinda like the 90's chevy 8 lug wheels with trim rings and bowtie center caps and the aluminum rims on the 2000+ 8 lug trucks are really sharp....but cost prohibitive. i'd suggest you get a fresh coat of paint on there before you worry too much about "bling".

as for seating.....get 2 80's burb third row or blazer rear bench seats and find a way to adapt the floor brackets into your truck or fabricate something up. the cushions are nearly idental in size to the back seats from our era trucks, so you can adapt upholstery kits. the floor is flat rather than drop down in the middle row, so you need a seat that comes out completely. plus, the 80's seat backs fold for easier removal and that combined that it is narrower than a standard 2nd row bench, people would be able to get past it to the third row. with your bucket seats in the front, you could conceivably have an 8 passenger truck that can double as a moving van.

i want to do this with my burb to add a third row seat as it is the factory 6 passenger with wide 2nd row bench. i will just have to paint the frame and arms to match the upholstery (lmc truck sells rear seat upholstery to match my stock interior). the arm rests 9and ashtrays) themselves are nearly identical between my 72 burb and my dad's 87 burb, just the arm rest framework is more streamlined on the newer seat. best of luck to you and your panel truck!