62 burb maiden towing voyage

[Tom Venezia]

Load leveler rear bags installed, 15x8 rear rims with more meat installed. Brake booster / bracket and vette m/c installed.. 700r4 installed. Brake controller and hitch installed. Much thanks to some of you on this site for parts!
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[Tom Venezia]

Originally Posted by Tom Venezia

Load leveler rear bags installed, 15x8 rear rims with more meat installed. Brake booster / bracket and vette m/c installed.. 700r4 installed. Brake controller and hitch installed. Much thanks to some of you on this site for parts!
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[Lokin4AReason]

neck was killing me so I had to help =0)

[Tom Venezia]

Originally Posted by Lokin4AReason

neck was killing me so I had to help =0)

See , another helpful person from this site . Pic was upright in my folder, Thanks
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[3 On Da Tree]

Nice Burb. I want the Willys!!!!!!

Could you tow it to my house?

[Tom Venezia]

Originally Posted by 3 On Da Tree

Nice Burb. I want the Willys!!!!!!

Could you tow it to my house?

Thanks, ha, I'm afraid the delivery fee would be pricey 😀.
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[blown240]

Very Cool! Funny how big the Willys looks on the trailer. Makes the Burb look small.

[63burban]

What size are your wheels and tires on the Suburban?
Hot Willys, be worth the shipping fee.

[Tom Venezia]

Originally Posted by 63burban

What size are your wheels and tires on the Suburban?
Hot Willys, be worth the shipping fee.

The four that I would be willing to trade/sell are all the same size. I can't say for sure what stock drum rim widths are without removing tire to measure but look to be 5.5 or 6 inches wide x 15 inch dia.
The tires on them are all Prodigy H/T P235/74R15. All 4 tires are new but one found the sharp point of inner fender bolt when previous owner lowered front end a bit too far. So it has a defined cut all the way around the circumference but does not appear to be deep enough to cause a problem. Needless to say I quickly removed that fender bolt and keep more tension on front torsion bars
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[Tom Venezia]

Originally Posted by Tom Venezia

The four that I would be willing to trade/sell are all the same size. I can't say for sure what stock drum rim widths are without removing tire to measure but look to be 5.5 or 6 inches wide x 15 inch dia.
The tires on them are all Prodigy H/T P235/74R15. All 4 tires are new but one found the sharp point of inner fender bolt when previous owner lowered front end a bit too far. So it has a defined cut all the way around the circumference but does not appear to be deep enough to cause a problem. Needless to say I quickly removed that fender bolt and keep more tension on front torsion bars
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That's P235/75R15. Sorry
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[63burban]

I was thinking about using 235/70r15 in the front on 7" rims and 255/70r15 in the back on 8" rims. I like the tire size on your Suburban, it's got me thinking. Thanks.

[blown240]

Hey Tom, What rear springs are you running besides the load leveler bags? I love the stance of your 'Burban.

[Tom Venezia]

Originally Posted by blown240

Hey Tom, What rear springs are you running besides the load leveler bags? I love the stance of your 'Burban.

Thanks, they are Mcgauhey. With drop front spindles too.
Rear springs a little soft but the leveler bags really ad some ride adjustment. Especially when towing.
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[ogsRULE]

Tom can you give some details on what you used for load leveling bags. I have a 'burb with a similar static drop and would like to tow.

Scottie

[Tom Venezia]

Originally Posted by ogsRULE

Tom can you give some details on what you used for load leveling bags. I have a 'burb with a similar static drop and would like to tow.

Scottie

Scottie,
I went with Performance Online's load leveler product . P/n RAA6072. Just under $300 with shipping. Nice product but in my case I had to modify the upper brackets. They interfered with tire buldge and would not work out of box. I took a picture during install and will try to post here showing the problem. About 3/4 inch off. Solution fairly easy, drill new holes 3/4 inch inboard and trim outboard edge of bracket same amount. Maybe they work fine on a pickup out of box? but no way in the burb without modifying. Easy to do tho. Like the product so far. Good luck.
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[ogsRULE]

Nice, thanks! Since I have a 62 chassis under my 64 body, will probably have the same clearance problems. Great to know! - Scottie

[MikeS.]

Hi Tom, nice Burb. It's good to see another one in the area.