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Oil Pan & Radiator Skid Plates + Differential Cover Thanks to MDB Fabrication for the Radiator and Oil Pan Skid plates. Also installed Purple Cranium Rear Dif protector.

BAJA RACK & FUEL CAN HOLDER At first price point was a big factor in considering roof rack. I was going to purchase a Surco Safari Rack, but when I started pricing out the extra pieces for mounting fuel cans and other things I realized that price point differences where coming within 50-100$...

COMMUNICATIONS - CB RADIO & FIRESTIK I purchased the Cobra 18WXSTII and mounted it on the passenger side of the center console. I knew I wanted a radio with all 10 NOAA weather channels, but I'm not a huge CB user so I wasn't ready to spend over 80$ on a CB. I might upgrade this down the road...

LIGHTING UPGRADES The stock lighting on the Trailblazer leaves much to be desired, even in LTZ trim with the addition of the fogs. I personally have to wear glasses and my night vision isn't the best. Because of this I knew I wanted to upgrade the headlamps for some time with HID's with the...

2 INCH BDS SUSPENSION LIFT + TAHOE Z71 SPRINGS The most important part of the entire process! I spent a lot of time reviewing options and reading opinions on this forum before deciding to go the BDS route. A lot of folks have chosen to go with The Lieft Meister 3inch suspension lift for the...

GENERAL GRABBER AT/2 245/70/R17 Prior to our first lift we needed new tires. After reading the Maximum Trailblazer Tire Size without Modification thread I decided to try our luck by moving up to a 30.50 inch tire. After a lot of research I decided to purchase a set of General Grabber AT/2's in...

FIRST MODS Volant Intake Install A lot of people skip the Cold Air Intake mod, consider it useless, or end up purchasing the over priced K&N unit which does away with the OEM silencer on the intake. The reason I went with the Volant is I saw several dyno sheets showing that retaining the OEM...

2003 TRAILBLAZER LTZ The goal of our Trailblazer is to support our family of 3 and one dog on cross country road trips and multi-day off-road expeditions. Because we love to travel we are seeking a compromise between an off road capable trail rig and the perfect vehicle for road trips. Where...

It will change as you get older too.

Oh man, I forgot all about that rebadged cop car with a cobra motor. Those were awesome.

Whoa, no ketchup on hot dogs. :p Diesels are twice the cost across the board. Everything costs more money. Up front, at the pump, DEF, oil changes. MPG savings is feel goods for people who can't do math or see the big picture. You gotta own that diesel for a long time before it averages out...

That's like asking which is better, Ketchup or Mustard on your hot dog. :tearsofjoy: The only person who can answer that is you. All any of us can do is offer our opinions. We tow quite a bit, and needed a rig to do double duty. Most SUV's aren't ideally suited for towing large trailers. Just...

Guess I can't read ... With Bilsteins at 2.8” or a 2.5” spacer you can run up to a 35x12.5 tire and shouldn’t have any issues. I ran Toyo's in 315 size on mine. Keep in mind most 35x12.5 tires only measure 34.5” tall when mounted. A common size that lots of guys run to avoid looking stuffed...

Your plan sounds really good. It's always best to know your truck, and know your own goals before you start upgrading things and going crazy. A good set of AT's will serve you well enough. Portable Air is fine. OBA is fancy, but not really needed. Recovery gear is really based on where you're...

You don't need 6 inches for overland or offroad. It'd actually hurt you with that IFS front end. I had a 1500 first before moving to the more capable Power Wagon. My suggestion to you is to seriously look at the AEV lift. If you don't want to go that route, you can also do the Bilstein 5100...

A lot of great advice. To add to what @Trailaholic said, learn your truck, learn it's limitations and learn what your preferences are. What you enjoy. Heck you can do that before you even upgrade tires. Last year before we did any mods to our truck, the wife drove Hell's Revenge, including...

Have you considered switching to a smaller wheel for better performance off road? Nice looking work with the rear bumper btw.

Weeee I can't see over the hood.

Welcome! Nice Discovery.

I'd argue most Toyota's that are built are probably well over GVWR. Which can have negative effects on the suspension. The effects usually result in faster wear on components and tires, things like balljoints and what not. At the extreme end, bent axles and other things breaking from that weight...