- Hey, what's going on, guys,
Josh from Trailbuilt
and welcome back to another featured rig spotlight.
This time we're going to be showing off Brad's 2002
Cadillac Escalade on 40.
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Let's go check this thing out. Let's go.
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All right guys, so this is something
you barely rarely see out on the trails,
a Cadillac Escalade.
Brad ended up picking this thing up for super cheap.
So he thought, well,
why not build an off-road rig out of it.
So what he did, is he took out the stock suspension,
ended up putting in a front.
It's a 2005 super duty and,
2005 and newer super-duty front axle, the Dana 60.
So it's got the bigger axle shafts, the bigger U-joints
upfront right off the bat.
And then he went with the Artec truss,
for the truss on the axle
and then the Artec power steering.
It's got PSC, hydraulic full hydraulic steering,
and then guys holding the front axle in place
is a Barnes three link kit that Brad installed on here.
So, four gears in the front, Brad's got 513s
and an OX Locker,
and then the shocks controlling the axle.
These are the Fox 2 1/2-inch shocks
with remote reservoirs that are mounted underneath the hood
and there are 14-inch shocks up front.
So as far as the wheels and tires guys, as you can see,
if you didn't already check out our review on these
Mickey Thompson Pro XS's make sure and do so
on our YouTube channel.
And then these are the 40-inch.
These are 40 by 13 1/2 on the 17-inch.
These are Dirty Life with the beadlock rings on here.
So these Dirty Life are 17-inch negative 12 offset.
And these are the 9303 series.
These will come standard when you buy them
with a plastic simulated ring around the outside.
But Brad went ahead and upgraded to the beadlock,
the full-steel beadlock ring on these Dirty Lives.
To keep those tires planted on the wheel.
And then guys, to keep these tires
from bashing into the fenders,
Brad's got hydraulic bump stops up-front,
and then to keep the axle from completely falling out,
he's got the limited straps on there as well.
So, moving on, we have in the back...
Now, this is a custom four-link,
that Brad put on in the back here with two inch
control arms the VOM control arms on there.
And then the shocks in the back are two inch Fox
with remote coil-overs, with the Eibach springs on the back
and these are 16 inch coil-overs on the back
and that custom four-link and the combination
with those coil-overs really let this axle flex out,
let the whole truck flex out.
And then for gears,
as the 513 gears in the back with a spool.
And then for the axle, it's a corporate 14 bolt
that also has been shaved
to give them that extra ground clearance there.
And then guys to keep the gears protected,
Brad's got a rough stuff, rear diff cover,
heavy-duty diff cover on there.
And then he also has the bump stops in the back here too.
And then a single limiting strap
to help keep that axle from falling off,
going down the road.
So then too guys, as you can see,
Brad literally just got done getting these axles in,
getting the suspension all set up on here
and is only had it out for like the last
maybe month or so on three different wheeling trips.
So you can see he's got a bunch more stuff
he's gonna get down to a custom bumpers,
both front and rear and all kinds of little odds and ends
that he's going to get buttoned-up on here as well.
Now they're kind of a neat fun fact here
the fuel tank is out of a 1985
K5
Blazer,
and then Brad had made a custom
skid plate here to protect that fuel tank on there.
So, pretty cool. Lots of awesome work done to this.
All right guys so now that we've gone through the axles,
the wheels and tires, the four-link, the three-link,
the shocks, this thing has a six liter LS from the factory,
and then it does also have the stock transmission in it.
But behind that, it has a Northwest fab,
it's a two speed reduction gearbox planetary system.
So he's got low and high in that Northwest fab eco-box.
And then behind that, Brad's got a Ford,
it's an NP205 transfer case with also a low and a high.
So he can basically shift his planetary in the low,
his transfer case in the low
or shift this planetary into high.
And then there's transfer case in the low and then low-low,
high-high, and vice versa.
So all kinds of different gear selection there
for crawling those trails or hitting the mud,
if that's what he needs to do, pretty cool setup here.
And Brad is like we said,
just literally getting started with this thing.
So, I think we're going to have a whole bunch more
to show you guys down the road,
but for now I believe we got just about everything on here.
And if you guys do have any questions on Brad's Escalade,
just let us know in the comments below,
but for now, I think we're gonna go ahead,
and we're gonna do the Flex Test.
So stick around and let's go.
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All right, guys, if you've been watching
our featured build spotlights and you see this,
I think you're gonna know what the results are,
but let's put a tape measure to it, and see where we're at.
So to the bottom lug,
look at that guys,
50 inches,
a new
record.
That is awesome. (forklift honks)
50 inches guys, new record for Brad's Escalade.
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All right guys, so we decided to take a measurement
from the back too.
That way we can leave it open to whoever's rig it is,
to do either the front or the back,
so when we get an RTI ramp we can give them the choice
on what they wanna do.
So let's go ahead and let's see how we're doing back here.
So right to the bottom of the lug, we've got 43 inches,
so not too bad, and we did stop a little short just because,
well, it's starting to look a little sketch.
All right guys, well, that was super fun.
That was wild. Brad hit the new record of 50 inches.
That is just crazy.
We hope you enjoyed this feature build spotlight guys,
and if you are looking for wheels and tires
or suspension for your off-road rig or your Jeep, Toyota,
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And as always,
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I'm Josh from Trailbuilt.
And we'll see you guys,
back again shortly
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