Alright so i got a little bit done this past weekend. The only interior that had issues was the middle row bench seat was very tore up. ended up finding a set of 2nd and 3rd row leather seats in great shape for 50$ so i swapped the second row in.
third row will go in the shed untill i need them. next on the agenda was removing the running boards which between the mounting design and the rusty bolts proved to be quite the task it took about a full 6 hours to get both sides off...
Also was able to snag a full set of flares of a z71 at the local junkyard for $20 only installed the front for now gonna save the rear for once i get some of the rusted paneling handled.
the offset on the H2 wheels with these tires and the depth of these fenders couldnt be any more perfect in the front. I think once i do the rear i will need about an inch spacer or so.
So the next day i decided to throw on my lift keys and 2" blocks. started on the rear and got the blocks put on and lord am i glad i did as all four u bolts looked like this... yikes. all it took was a 1/4 turn of the ratchet and every single one sheered right off.
finally i went to do the front keys on, and spent the whole Sunday attempting to get the old keys out but the bars are so rusted in each the keys and control arm that i had no luck. Also idk if its just the yukon xls/ suburbans or just a 2500 thing but directly behind the torsion bar crossmember was another cross member that was riveted in that made it difficult to get to the hole in the back of the torsion crossmember that allows you to get a punch on the keys and knock them out. so after a day and a half of using multiple BFHs, pb blaster, and come alongs i was still not able to get them free and with a trip coming up i decided to just throw everything back together and ill revisit those in the future.
