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Ok! I own a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban that my mom used to have and over it's 13 years it has gone through a lot.
It got hit by a Ford F-250 Super Duty Truck on it's side and it didn't even get a large dent at all.
The time I have had it, on accident, I ran into the what was essentially worlds toughest poll so to speak. It was small, but made out of cemented concrete. It destroyed my bumper and damaged my grill pretty badly. When I got the bumper replaced and my grill repaired, I noticed that those were the only parts of the car that got damaged. I also on the side, felt the rest of my car's exterior seemed to be made of pretty heavy metal.
Now I know that no car out there, even ones made back in the late 1940s could withstand being hit by a concrete poll head on without it's bumper and grill being either destroyed of heavily damaged. Especially the bumper.
Given that my car has been through quite a lot during it's time, the truck hitting it included, I wonder if Chevrolet Suburbans made from the early 90s all the way to 2006 were made out of steel.
My question is, what exterior metal were Chevrolet Suburbans from 1992-2006 made out of? Were they made out of steel?
Rolled steel.
That is - steel from mills that comes in rolls.
Most cars and trucks made out of metal use the same type rolled steel.
The Suburban of that vintage used standard rolled steel.
The Suburban is made on the pickup truck frame. The bumpers of that vintage truck were also chrome plated steel.
I witnessed an accident with a pickup truck and a front wheel drive sedan. The pickup truck was going straight. The pickup truck was going about 40 - 45 MPH. The sedan had cut out in front of the truck and making a right turn off a side road.
The pickup truck hit the rear of the sedan. The whole rear of the sedan was pushed into the back seat area. Crushed up like an accordion. I looked at the pickup truck. There was a very minor small scratch on the front bumper of the pickup truck.
Trucks today are still mostly body on frame. Other then Honda Ridgeline.
The large SUV's are still body on frame - using the manufactures truck frame.
Many of the SUV's are switching to unibody - no frame.
The Ford Explorer and the Chevrolet Trailblazer - no more body on frame. After 2008 or thereabouts. Date varies by manufacturer.
The metal chromed bumper seems to have almost disappeared.
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Ok! I own a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban that my mom used to have and over it's 13 years it has gone through a lot.
It got hit by a Ford F-250 Super Duty Truck on it's side and it didn't even get a large dent at all.
The time I have had it, on accident, I ran into the what was essentially worlds toughest poll so to speak. It was small, but made out of cemented concrete. It destroyed my bumper and damaged my grill pretty badly. When I got the bumper replaced and my grill repaired, I noticed that those were the only parts of the car that got damaged. I also on the side, felt the rest of my car's exterior seemed to be made of pretty heavy metal.
Now I know that no car out there, even ones made back in the late 1940s could withstand being hit by a concrete poll head on without it's bumper and grill being either destroyed of heavily damaged. Especially the bumper.
Given that my car has been through quite a lot during it's time, the truck hitting it included, I wonder if Chevrolet Suburbans made from the early 90s all the way to 2006 were made out of steel.
My question is, what exterior metal were Chevrolet Suburbans from 1992-2006 made out of? Were they made out of steel?
The cheapest steel apparently. I had a 2004 K2500 Suburban and it started rusting within 2 years. My 1998 Land Cruiser? No body rust after 17 years.
The rear hatch on the Suburban is aluminum. At least the one on my 2002 Suburban is. But yeah, most of the truck is standard automotive steel.
I just found out. Yeah, on all sides a 2002 Suburban is made out of steel, but here is the difference from 90s and 2000s SUV's and Trucks alike and ones from the 80s and prior:
Simply put, the thickness and the exact type of steel.
Older cars used thicker gauges, up to 21, newer cars use thinner gauge, but use stronger steels.
That was the case with the Chevy Suburban up until 2007 when they switched to having them made out of Aluminum instead. Ever since 2007, they have had an aluminum exterior. Good thing I don't one of those!
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The cheapest steel apparently. I had a 2004 K2500 Suburban and it started rusting within 2 years. My 1998 Land Cruiser? No body rust after 17 years.
You do know that the Land Cruiser is a foreign car or more accurately an SUV made from a Japanese company, which typically have made better and more outstanding cars to begin with. That said, I don't doubt that the Land Cruiser has always been the better vehicle when it comes to the quality of the exterior.
The cheapest steel apparently. I had a 2004 K2500 Suburban and it started rusting within 2 years. My 1998 Land Cruiser? No body rust after 17 years.
I believe that. I put my thumb up against the bed of a 99-02 body style Chevy and that bed side flexed noticeably. The 94 Ranger I had at the time? Couldn't budge it. I love that front end a lot, but I keep realizing why I won't pull the trigger on a Tahoe or Suburban as a backup set of wheels.
You do know that the Land Cruiser is a foreign car or more accurately an SUV made from a Japanese company, which typically have made better and more outstanding cars to begin with. That said, I don't doubt that the Land Cruiser has always been the better vehicle when it comes to the quality of the exterior.
Ok! I own a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban that my mom used to have and over it's 13 years it has gone through a lot.
It got hit by a Ford F-250 Super Duty Truck on it's side and it didn't even get a large dent at all.
The time I have had it, on accident, I ran into the what was essentially worlds toughest poll so to speak. It was small, but made out of cemented concrete. It destroyed my bumper and damaged my grill pretty badly. When I got the bumper replaced and my grill repaired, I noticed that those were the only parts of the car that got damaged. I also on the side, felt the rest of my car's exterior seemed to be made of pretty heavy metal.
Now I know that no car out there, even ones made back in the late 1940s could withstand being hit by a concrete poll head on without it's bumper and grill being either destroyed of heavily damaged. Especially the bumper.
Given that my car has been through quite a lot during it's time, the truck hitting it included, I wonder if Chevrolet Suburbans made from the early 90s all the way to 2006 were made out of steel.
My question is, what exterior metal were Chevrolet Suburbans from 1992-2006 made out of? Were they made out of steel?
what is the difference between cemented and uncemented concrete?
what is the difference between cemented and uncemented concrete?
It was a metal poll dug into the ground that had cement in it and under it as well. In a nut shell, the poll was made out of cement, but reinforced by metal. My car hit it head on and survived.
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