Black Betty 2018 Z71 Silverado....build
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actually I think these end links are too short, i'm thinking a slightly longer one would work better, talked to the shop here and he said the articulated links snap off, im going to play with it a little with the inserts that came with the new end links i bought for the bushings
kbuskill
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Moog 700528 are 3.25" with 2 bushings and the center sleeve... so 3.25" from sway bar to lower control arm.
This is what I used on my 4/6 dropped Burb to get the sway bar parallel with the ground.
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I might have to flip the sway bar over if there is clearance it looks like the ends are angled better that way, for now I cut some sleeves about 1/2" longer than the ones that were on there, taking it to the local truck shop tomorrow that does lifting and lowering and see what they can come up with.
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The 220amp alternator from a 3500 arrived today also, it's plug-n-play for sure, just a little bigger but fits exactly the same
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went by the Truck shop today the guy said the rear bags should have came with a remote control so I have to work on getting one, the frame is notched on the back and that appears to all be fine, for the front he recommended going with the stock control arms and strut (because they need parts off of it) then use a 2" drop spindle and adjustable struts, the spindles and struts would run me about $750.00 then I would need to acquire some oem control arms poking around online I can get all 4 for about $400 (used), just need to price out some oem struts, he said it would be $400-500 labor, the control arms that are on the truck now are tubular and he said it's probably not aligned right and will put excessive wear on the ball joints. so overall not to bad of a synopsis to get it done better hopefully.
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DistantXtremes HID upgrade kit installed, the truck came with factory D5S HID but the bulbs are only 25w, this kit is 45W so should be a nice improvement, pretty much plug-n-play just had to make a hole in the dust cover to insert the bulb harness, looked to be about the size of a quarter so I used a box cutter and it turned out perfect. everything fits under the radiator shroud. once it gets dark I will adjust the lights and try to get some output shots
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photo's don't really show it properly but not entirely impressed with the output, photo's are of both the Silverado and the yukon on the right with 55w HID's in the stock housings, the left is the Silverado with 45w HID's in the factory projectors, then just the Silverado on low beam, then High beam. I think I will try and find some 55w D5S.
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I concur with Jay on the bar needing to be parallel and it looks like yours is angled due to the drop. I'd get shorter links (or cut the sleeves with shorter bolts- same thing).
You wanna keep it lowered? If you're gonna buy new suspension parts, now's your chance to lift it like a Z71 should be
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needs moar zip tie action, please
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lol, I didn't want to drill holes and this is a new brand HID kit I am trying out and i'm probably going to upgrade the ballast to 55wneeds moar zip tie action, please
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the problem I have is the holes on the sway bar and the holes on the control arm do not line up so the end link sits at an angle and the bushings get pinched so much there almost useless, the end links that are on the truck are probably the same length a little over 3", I cut some sleeves about 1/2" longer and made the bushings just snug so it works for now, the guy at the shop said using the factory control arms and a 2" drop spindle and adjustable struts would make it line up better? the control arms on it now are tubular and unknown maker, do you think I could just drill new holes in the control arm so the end links work correctly?
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I know but i'm torn on that, keeping it lowered for now will cost me less, I don't mind it being lowered but I want it to handle goodI concur with Jay on the bar needing to be parallel and it looks like yours is angle die to the drop. I'd get shorter links (or cut the sleeves with shorter bolts- same thing).
You wanna keep it lowered? If you're gonna buy new suspension parts, now's your chance to lift it like a Z71 should be
kbuskill
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If there is enough room and material to move the hole I don't see what it would hurt.
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I will have to jack it up and take a look again, my main concern is getting both sides drilled in the exact same spot so it will be even and not do something weird like pull to one side or sit uneven.
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Sounds logical
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the Viper alarm has been triggering randomly, usually it's the tilt sensor, took it to the shop and sure enough the tilt sensor had come off of the double sticky tape that was used, so they put a screw in it to keep it static positioned. Now it's just a waiting game to see if that was the problem or not.
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So I found out this has a Inez 4/6 drop kit, the front lower control arm has a lower strut connector so it still uses the factory strut which the z71 now uses a Rancho shock, the rear is a flip kit and they cut the bump stops off. Everything is supposed to work with the factory parts otherwise I will probably call IHC and see what they say about the sway bar not sitting properly.
