Hello everyone.
Here's the short version: Can I use GMT800 torsion bars on my 1998 4 door Tahoe 4x4?
Here's the long version:
I've been searching the web for over a week now and feel that I'm no smarter than I was when I started.
I have a '98 Tahoe 4x4 4-door. My goal is to completely rebuild the sagging, stock suspension. The truck is low miles, and considering where I live (Maine), the body is in decent shape and the frame is solid. I want to put about $3k into it and have a reliable truck that is much cheaper than getting one with a payment.
I've run into a problem sourcing torsion bars. I do not want to get ones from a salvage yard, but more and more it looks like I have no choice. I searched on car-part.com, looking at yards in the Southwest (no rust). When I got the search results, it included 2000-2006 Yukons, Tahoes, Escalades, Suburbans, and Avalanches.
Do the bars from that generation work in the old body style Tahoes? I know my original bars are a couple inches shorter than all the other half ton trucks out there of the same vintage....but will the bars from '00-'06 be a direct swap.
Anyway, thanks for your time. Sorry if this was addressed in a previous thread. I tried reading everything I've found, and to be quite honest, I'm going batty.
Edit for a couple typos...there's probably more...
Here's the short version: Can I use GMT800 torsion bars on my 1998 4 door Tahoe 4x4?
Here's the long version:
I've been searching the web for over a week now and feel that I'm no smarter than I was when I started.
I have a '98 Tahoe 4x4 4-door. My goal is to completely rebuild the sagging, stock suspension. The truck is low miles, and considering where I live (Maine), the body is in decent shape and the frame is solid. I want to put about $3k into it and have a reliable truck that is much cheaper than getting one with a payment.
I've run into a problem sourcing torsion bars. I do not want to get ones from a salvage yard, but more and more it looks like I have no choice. I searched on car-part.com, looking at yards in the Southwest (no rust). When I got the search results, it included 2000-2006 Yukons, Tahoes, Escalades, Suburbans, and Avalanches.
Do the bars from that generation work in the old body style Tahoes? I know my original bars are a couple inches shorter than all the other half ton trucks out there of the same vintage....but will the bars from '00-'06 be a direct swap.
Anyway, thanks for your time. Sorry if this was addressed in a previous thread. I tried reading everything I've found, and to be quite honest, I'm going batty.
Edit for a couple typos...there's probably more...
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