Kbuskill's 2008 Burb LTZ "MOD" Thread

[kbuskill]

Stance pics???

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I will try to get one tomorrow.... before my son installs 1/2" strut spacers on top of the struts to lift it back up a little.

It was fine all the way home from my brothers house yesterday with just me and my oldest son in the truck.... today with my whole family in the truck the front tires kept grabbing the fender lips and pulling them down and gouging tires.... so she's gotta go back up a little.

Rough Country claims a 2" drop from bolting the struts to the bottom of the control arm with a 1/4" spacer under the control arm.... I don't have the spacer and it is every bit of a 2" drop as is.

I dunno... maybe the lower strut bar that the bolts go through is thicker on the Ranchos.... didn't really pay much attention but I didn't think they were.

One thing I know for sure... I don't like the plastic knob for the adjustment on the Ranchos... every time I go to adjust them it feels like the plastic knob is going to break... and they are EXTREMELY hard to turn.... I even tried to turn them with pliers and it's still a nightmare.... doesn't matter that they are 9 way adjustable if you can't turn the knob

 

[kbuskill]

Here you go @08grey

Before 1/2" strut spacers....

31.25" front fender lip to ground
32.5" rear fender lip to ground

After 1/2" strut spacers...

32.25" front fender lip to ground
32.5" rear fender lip to ground

 

[Fosscore]

Gives you another look at stock height.

35.5 front
37.5” rear

Man that looks good though.

 

[kbuskill]

Gives you another look at stock height.

35.5 front
37.5” rear

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Man that looks good though.

I wish mine was that clean... she is in dire need of a bath right now.

 

[89Suburban]

That looks sweet.

 

[randeez]

I wish mine was that clean... she is in dire need of a bath right now.

gonna take more than a bath to get it "@Fosscore Clean"

 

[kbuskill]

gonna take more than a bath to get it "@Fosscore Clean"

No kidding... I don't know how he finds the time... seems like a full time job just detailing his rigs... lol

 

[kbuskill]

Took a picture of her sitting next to one of her cousins... lol

Please excuse her... she needs a bath.

 

[89Suburban]

Took a picture of her sitting next to one of her cousins... lol

Please excuse her... she needs a bath.

I'm waiting to see that Yukon lift a tire and take a whizz on the little guy. Sibling rivalry.

 

[Sam Harris]

I'm waiting to see that Yukon lift a tire and take a whizz on the little guy. Sibling rivalry.

Lol

 

[Fosscore]

No kidding... I don't know how he finds the time... seems like a full time job just detailing his rigs... lol

She's gonna be dirty today with all this rain. I spend as much time detailing as you do changing your exhaust and suspension....I'll take some of that effort this way. lol

 

[kbuskill]

She's gonna be dirty today with all this rain. I spend as much time detailing as you do changing your exhaust and suspension....I'll take some of that effort this way. lol

Touché

 

[73impala]

She's gonna be dirty today with all this rain. I spend as much time detailing as you do changing your exhaust and suspension....I'll take some of that effort this way. lol

SO MUCH RAIN TODAY!!!!

 

[Big Mama]

Ok enough of the 70 degree rainy days once a week you’re killing me

 

[BG1988]

1. It is probably against the law.
2. It might make people think you are slowing down or that your riding your brakes or that your brake switch on your pedal is messed up.
3. Coming from the world of riding motorcycles, choppers to be more specific, lighting is an especially important safety feature. I am ALWAYS of the mindset that the best, most effective brake light is the one that wasn't there before. In other words the one that wasn't lit before you pressed the brake pedal. I would rather have a single running light on my bike and have 2 more light up when I press the brakes as opposed to having 3 running lights that get brighter. The odds of someone rear ending you while in motion are slim compared to when you are slowing down or stopped in my opinion. Evidently the NHTSA agree with me because you can bet if they thought it would reduce the number of rear end collisions they would force the manufacturers to make the HMSLs into parking lights as well.

My 3 cents.. lol

It's your truck, do whatever makes you happy.

on my hyhoe the stop lamps are always lit as soon as you take your foot off the gas peddle...

Regen..

it would be nice to MOD the lower lights to turn on with another switch added to the brake peddle. to light up the lower portion as well.. LED would be required to save power

(it has a separate Independent turn signal circuit on the Hyhoe no running lights)

The goofball above me speaks the truth. I notice a few MPG increase when I run the good stuff, 89 even. It also doesn't knock when I'm romping on it.

I use 91 Octane Cheveron or Shell V-Power

6MPG increase, lowered my cost per-mile highway..
0.14¢ per mile @ $3.75/gallon 91 octane
0.17¢ per miles @ $3.55/gallon 87 octane


I only used 6 gallons for 152 miles. 11.43 L/100km
while the same trip with 87 octane used 7.5 gallons


VVT kicked in yo...

 

[kbuskill]

on my hyhoe the stop lamps are always lit as soon as you take your foot off the gas peddle...

Regen..

it would be nice to MOD the lower lights to turn on with another switch added to the brake peddle. to light up the lower portion as well.. LED would be required to save power

(it has a separate Independent turn signal circuit on the Hyhoe no running lights)

The regular Tahoes have independent turn signal circuits as well. The lower lens/bulb is the turn signal. I modified mine to make the lower bulb a brake light.

How can you not have running lights?

Or do you just mean in the day time?

 

[BG1988]

The regular Tahoes have independent turn signal circuits as well. The lower lens/bulb is the turn signal. I modified mine to make the lower bulb a brake light.

How can you not have running lights?

Or do you just mean in the day time?

I seen them light up with the brake light on many of them..


No running light on the lower part

Mine has factory GM LED brake light/running light combo/..
the lower part only lights up with the signal..


you can see the individual led didoes in the housing
ULTRA bright as well

I might MOD the Signal with another LED from another housing to be 100% factory looking LED housing

the back up lights are Ridiculously bright as well.. the back up camera is over exposed because of it

60watt equivalent bulbs seems like

 

[PG01]

I seen them light up with the brake light on many of them..


No running light on the lower part

Mine has factory GM LED brake light/running light combo/..
the lower part only lights up with the signal..

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Nope

 

[BG1988]

Nope
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yours is a normal

HY2 trim has no lower running light

 

[kbuskill]

I seen them light up with the brake light on many of them..


No running light on the lower part

Mine has factory GM LED brake light/running light combo/..
the lower part only lights up with the signal..

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Not unless someone modified them to do so...

The '07-'14 Tahoes, Suburbans have independent turn signals... like yours.

The Avalanche and Silverado use both the upper and lower for brakes and signals.

I always thought it was strange that the Avalanche uses the Silverado style harness for the tail lights since it has essentially the same wheelbase as the SUVs.