3/4 ton or 1/2 ton Suburban??

[YBSTUK]

Soon, i'll be looking to buy a 1996-1998 GMC Suburban (i think the GMC looks sharper than the chevy). Anyhow, i'm being real anal on the truck i want, and i think i'm going to have a LOT of trouble finding the one i want. I want it to have the 350 v8, 4wd, a tailgate instead of the barn doors, and i'd like to have it be dark blue, burgundy, or dark green. Now i originally wanted a 3/4 ton, due to the extra towing capacity, little more ground clearance, and the 8 lug wheels (i'd like to put the newer GMC alum. wheels on). i'm not ready to purchase yet, but i've been looking around, and in the 3/4 tons, i can't find what i want at all, ANYWHERE in the country. most of the 3/4 tons are the 454, and most have the barn doors. if i do find a 3/4 ton with the 350, it usually doesn't have the tailgate, and it's usually white (i REALLY don't want white).

So, with me being so picky with my requirements, i know it would be a LOT easier to find a 1/2 ton with all my specs. I just wont be able to put my 8 lug wheels on it, it wont sit as high, and it's tow rating won't be as high. i occasionally pull my built '95 jeep wrangler on a trailer for long trips.

So, basically, i'm asking for opinions. Should i hold out forever for that 3/4 ton with all my specs?? (could take a while) or should i settle for a 1/2 ton? i REALLY want a GMC over a Chevy, but if i had to buy a chevy, i could always switch the grills. does anybody have any input?? i guess if i got a 1/2 ton, i could always throw a 2" BL on it, to bring it up a bit, and i could probably find some aftermarket rims that look good... the more i look online for 3/4 tons, the more i find that NONE of them meet my requirements....

Anybody with any thoughts?

thank you in advance.

Bryan

[84fiero123]

i have an 86 gmc suburban in 2 wheel drive that i halled my 76 cobra from mass. to tenn. no trouble then the wife decided to go get feed at the local farmers co-op. she came home with feed all the way from the front seats to the tailgate, and it amounted to abuot 2500 lbs of feed. \
the trucks wheel wells wear on top of the tires, but it didn't bother the truck any. i went and bought air shocks the next day and she has halled everthing from ponys in the back seat, to flat bed with a ford f 150 on it all the way down into alabama. no problems except for the hills, 350 was a little slow on the hills.
we still own this truck and it has the tailgate, just bought the wife a 94 suburban 4x4 with barn doors, we both prefer the barn doors. i bought her this with the idea she would let me get rid of the 86, she wont. she loves the old burban, weight empty is 6,600 lbs it will haul just about anything, over 350,000 miles and still strong, little rust i'm fixing now. dam thing is a tank.
the 94 weights 5,600 lbs, hauled a four horse stock trailer with it and was completely happy, (maybe i can finaly get rid of the 86, maybe not) no matter witch burban you buy you should be happy with it, unless you plan on a lot of heavy duty hauling if you are get the 454, 3/4 ton.
we own a farm now in maine and the burbs are the best farm trucks we have ever ouned. we had a farm in tenn. also.
[SIZE=6]Suburban is the best and GMC is profesional grade! The best of the best, i worke construction now, and the most popular vehicle on any job sight i have ever been on is GMC.[/size]

[84fiero123]

PS
the wife has just informed me that i will go before the 86