What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[Tonyrodz]

Ordered some foam-backed suede for the headliner and some matching non-foam backed for the dash and some trim pieces. Time to make this 'Hoe a little less ragged lookin'!

https://www.yourautotrim.com/suhec.html

That's nice. How much did you get, 2 or 3 yards?

 

[Galandorian]

Ended up being that they were under torqued. It was pretty much my first time ever doing brakes / new rims / whatever and I only used a torque gun, which didn't do the job.

The root cause was that I used lug bolts that were not designed for the application.

I was very fortunate that my coworker pointed it out so that we could fix it, before I ended up losing a tire at 85 MPH on my commute to work.

lugs cracking because they aren't deep enough and aren't meant for these rims

comparison of the grooved back of the rim in the 6 lugs used for Chevy, vs the universal ford or dodge ones

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Ordered some foam-backed suede for the headliner and some matching non-foam backed for the dash and some trim pieces. Time to make this 'Hoe a little less ragged lookin'!

https://www.yourautotrim.com/suhec.html

Sweet. I need to do this on my 94. Looking forward to reading about your experience. I may order from there too.

 

[05Single]

Pics?

Lol. Changed the entire look of the truck (but no pics)

 

[Rocket Man]

Ended up being that they were under torqued. It was pretty much my first time ever doing brakes / new rims / whatever and I only used a torque gun, which didn't do the job.

The root cause was that I used lug bolts that were not designed for the application.

I was very fortunate that my coworker pointed it out so that we could fix it, before I ended up losing a tire at 85 MPH on my commute to work.

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lugs cracking because they aren't deep enough and aren't meant for these rims

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comparison of the grooved back of the rim in the 6 lugs used for Chevy, vs the universal ford or dodge ones

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Oh yeah that’s important to use the right lugs. Glad you didn’t lose a wheel.

 

[Bombsquad85]

Lq4 or lq9 from a nbs truck or suv would be the easiest. Or a gen 4 from a nnbs and swap the things I mentioned above


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What about the VVT of the LY6?

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Ended up being that they were under torqued. It was pretty much my first time ever doing brakes / new rims / whatever and I only used a torque gun, which didn't do the job.

The root cause was that I used lug bolts that were not designed for the application.

I was very fortunate that my coworker pointed it out so that we could fix it, before I ended up losing a tire at 85 MPH on my commute to work.

View attachment 217349

lugs cracking because they aren't deep enough and aren't meant for these rims

View attachment 217350

comparison of the grooved back of the rim in the 6 lugs used for Chevy, vs the universal ford or dodge ones

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Thats scary af. Howd you drive down the street on that?

"Torque gun" huh? Ive used rattle gun or impact... Anyways its a good idea to use a torque wrench. Nice of you to share your experience. Im sure someone will learn from it.

 

[dszx13]

What about the VVT of the LY6?

Putting in a btr stage 3 truck cam. Texas speed makes a gen 4 to gen 3 kit which contains everything I’ll need to delete vvt along with the connector extensions needed.

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[ArcticYukon]

That's nice. How much did you get, 2 or 3 yards?

Actually, I got 4 of the foam-backed just to be safe and 1 of the non foam-backed. Better to have more than you need than not enough.

Sweet. I need to do this on my 94. Looking forward to reading about your experience. I may order from there too.

Yeah, I'll throw the details over in the Big Red build when it's done.

 

[Bombsquad85]

Putting in a btr stage 3 truck cam. Texas speed makes a gen 4 to gen 3 kit which contains everything I’ll need to delete vvt along with the connector extensions needed.

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Nice! Looking forward to your progress

 

[dszx13]

Nice! Looking forward to your progress

It’ll be slow build. As funds allow kinda thing. Hopefully I can’t get the cam kit this week to make some progress


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[W8TVI]

7k on an oil change? Using synthetic?

If I remember correctly it's the high mileage semi-synthetic stuff

 

[Ryan Buck]

Put on a new lift kit in front skid plate and a set of shock hoops. Still got to figure out what shocks to run with it they’re not very long from the shock hoop to the top a arm is all. Lift Kit Was a big pain in the ass to do I don’t recommend that lift for anybody. Go with the spindle Lift Kit if you want a lift.

 

[Scottydoggs]

new maf i bought came in the mail today. installed it back on the tahoe, runs fine on it. treated it to a tank of 93 octane at the tune of 55 bucks. i think the last time i filled it up was last year.

 

[Galandorian]

Thats scary af. Howd you drive down the street on that?

"Torque gun" huh? Ive used rattle gun or impact... Anyways its a good idea to use a torque wrench. Nice of you to share your experience. Im sure someone will learn from it.

it actually didn't drive any differently than usual

from inside the vehicle, between the exhaust and my car audio, I couldn't hear any noise at all

it wasn't until my coworker pointed it out, and I drove home with all the windows down, that I even noticed anything

and yeah I'm hoping my experience can help someone else. I went and watched a lot of videos of wheels falling off on the highway and nearly scared myself shitless

 

[TheAutumnWind]

it actually didn't drive any differently than usual

from inside the vehicle, between the exhaust and my car audio, I couldn't hear any noise at all

it wasn't until my coworker pointed it out, and I drove home with all the windows down, that I even noticed anything

and yeah I'm hoping my experience can help someone else. I went and watched a lot of videos of wheels falling off on the highway and nearly scared myself shitless

yeah i definitely used to just snug shit up and call it good years ago. Now that my vehicles transport my family I am pretty **** about torque wrenches atleast when dealing with brakes suspension and wheels.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Anyone do the 28" to 34" rad upgrade?

Im doing on grandpas truck bc the rad leaks and i can get the hd 2 core 34" rad for less than the original one. Looks like it should be basically plug n play?

another thought. Are they the same from NBS to OBS? They seem very similar. Can I upgrade my escalade rad and use the old escalade rad in grandpas truck? Not sure I want to do all that but if its easy maybe ill spend another hour on it.

Its a wider core in teh cu624 (HD rad for the obs trucks) that I have purchased for the obs truck compared to what I see is listed as an oem replacement for the caddy.

 

[ArcticYukon]

Anyone do the 28" to 34" rad upgrade?

Im doing on grandpas truck bc the rad leaks and i can get the hd 2 core 34" rad for less than the original one. Looks like it should be basically plug n play?

another thought. Are they the same from NBS to OBS? They seem very similar. Can I upgrade my escalade rad and use the old escalade rad in grandpas truck? Not sure I want to do all that but if its easy maybe ill spend another hour on it.

Its a wider core in teh cu624 (HD rad for the obs trucks) that I have purchased for the obs truck compared to what I see is listed as an oem replacement for the caddy.

Mine has the HD tow package, so it came with the 34".

I would imagine that since you have the 28", it doesn't have the engine oil cooler. Should be able to find a 34" without the engine oil cooler at autozone and the other major parts suppliers. I wouldn't think it would be all that difficult to install. Only other issue would be your fan shroud. Your current one is 6" too narrow.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Mine has the HD tow package, so it came with the 34".

I would imagine that since you have the 28", it doesn't have the engine oil cooler. Should be able to find a 34" without the engine oil cooler at autozone and the other major parts suppliers. I wouldn't think it would be all that difficult to install. Only other issue would be your fan shroud. Your current one is 6" too narrow.

I could just not hook up the engine oil cooler for the time being id imagine. Plug the holes. I'd probably plumb it up at some point for the heck of it.

Yeah i know the shroud wont cover and thats not ideal. Looks like I can get em for $50 if i need to from ebay or jy find em for cheap. Atm ive got $65 into the wider and thicker rad whereas the 28" rads i found are going for $100. If i can upgrade for roughly the same money or even less win/win.

The part im not super clear on is if i need different mounting brackets. I think i need the uppers so ive ordered some. And i think the lowers can be relocated.

 

[915_Tahoe]

before and after
so much better i can see now also replaced the belt moldings.