Our new denali has the power liftgate and we feel is the only way to go but only because it is effortless and i don t miss seeing the posts in the rear view mirror.
Suburban tailgate to barn door conversion.
For some reason on the 00 06 models the aftermarket tail light manufacters indicate if they are for barn door or tailgate style trucks.
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First they stopped stamping the steetmetal with the bolt holes to accomedate both door styles back in the early 80 s.
I am sure that it can be done.
There example on there site is a full glass tub blazer the entire thing is glass just like buying the glass jeeps.
Leaning towards the lifting tailgate but am finding some with the barn doors in my price range.
It will just take welding the new hinges on and cutting the old hinges off.
June 28 2010 11 00 19 pm prior to 81 it is a cakewalk all of the holes are there along with the captured nuts after that none of the holes were there you had one or the other.
I was looking at getting an 88 91 suburban and the problem i am finding is most are barn doors and i think i like the tailgate better.
1991 suburban cargo door conversion help needed 10 23 05 03 41 pm post 802305 in response to pat opsahl i ve hear its possible but a couple of issues.
October 12 2011 at 6 41 pm 1274116.
This might sound like a dumb question but why is it better to have the barn doors than the tailgate.
Suburban barn doors or lifting tailgate.
The body is the same.
Thers is a glass company that sells complete shells for tons of different american cars from old to new.
Rear tailgate to cargo door conversion.
So on a 91 you wont have the holes to bolt the barn door hinges too.