Just had a visit from my uncle

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 12/01/2014 at 20:35 • Filed to: None

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My mom's brother. He rarely visits, but when he does, you can hear him coming quite a ways away. His truck, the beast, is a 1996-1999 Chevy Suburban LT 2500 4x4 with the 6.5 liter turbo diesel. I believe it was not only the last diesel Suburban, but the last diesel full-sized SUV for those not wanting to suffer the scorn that comes with driving a Ford Excursion. The 'Burban sounds like a Union Pacific locomotive running straight pipes, but apparently, with the upgraded tranny, axle, and suspension (can you tell I know a lot about these trucks?) it will haul or tow pretty much anything over or though any obstacle. Oh, and it has steelies and barn-doors. I figured there are some people on here who will appreciate a truck like that, or at least know more about it than me, so I figured I'd share. The above is not an actual SR20, but it's identical.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/01/2014 at 20:40

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It will tow it, but not quickly.

HammerheadFistpunch > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/01/2014 at 20:42

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b we had a97 k2500 but it was the 454. it had the same axles and Trans though. tough suckers. the interiors are garbage but the mechanicals, aside from steering gear are solid

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 12/01/2014 at 20:43

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It won't go quickly when it's not towing.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/01/2014 at 20:44

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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, big diesel Chevy. I LOVE IT!!! GIB ME!!!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2014 at 20:45

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I figured it must be a fairly durable truck. It is from the "Like a rock" era, after all. And yeah, the interior is shit.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/01/2014 at 20:49

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They weren't know for their speed, but some people have made them semi-powerful.

Vicente Esteve > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/01/2014 at 20:49

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When I think of old Suburban I can only remember this:

I can't explain how much I wanted one of these after seeing the Twister movie. Even more a 1997 Ram.

deekster_caddy > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2014 at 21:08

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I had my '86 K2500 at 340,000 miles but the floor rotted out from under it. One tough bastard of a truck, always ALWAYS pulled through. I swapped the anemic 350 for a Buick 455, then a 500" cad motor. The 500" was the right engine for that truck, could pull anything anywhere anytime.

cad motor:

Birddog > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/01/2014 at 21:12

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I'd love to find one of these. I'd even take a tree fiddy powered one. But they are all beat to death and/or full of holes around here.

Go easy on the interiors, they may seem shitty today but the GMT400 interors were leaps and bounds above the old C/K trucks.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Birddog 12/01/2014 at 21:21

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His is actually in good shape. Obviously it's a work truck, but zero rust and minimal dings/scratches.

I don't care much about the interior. They're old work trucks, not Bentleys.

shop-teacher > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/02/2014 at 00:31

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I love those! I personally prefer the lift gate/tail gate combo to the barn doors.

You can narrow down that model year range by looking at the dashboard. If the passenger side dips down and has a shelf, its a '95-'96. If it has a second hump for a passenger side air bag, its a '97-'99.