2004 6.0 NV4500 Tahoe
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Strange that one of your old plugs looks like it's copper but the other ones are not.
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Dantheman1540
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Thank you for the clarification! I thought the blue boot looked familiar.
I think it will be just fine on a lowered 2wd with small tires.
Interesting!
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Not a Delco fan when it comes to plugs I see. We ran NGK's in our sleds.Steering is all finished up as is the wheel bearing and fresh TR55 plugs to replace the random assortment of TR6s.
Steering feels a little tighter I wouldn't say its night and day but it was never really "bad" before. Only thing I don't like is I got a AC Delco professional grade pitman arm and it seems considerably smaller than what was on there which I'm 99.9% sure was stock however, I do like the better quality blue boot.
Plugs were a little oily but I don't remember if I ever got them real clean when I installed them with the new heads.
Anyway happy to have my girl back on the road. Got all the coilover measurements I should need while it was apart too.
P.S. to myself in the future this was done at 258,997 miles.
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And I, “ like my oatmeal lumpy .....”
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When I had the valve drop and the heads went to the machine shop they stole my like new tr6 iridium plugs. When I thrashed to get it slammed back together I realized it was to late to run to the parts store and get new plugs and I wanted it running that night so I scoured my old parts boxes and came up with what I think was 7 iridium from the previously boosted 4.8 on the floor and then 1 random plug from IDK what. Brushed um, gapped um, gave um a brake clean BJ, and threw um in while telling myself "Ill order new ones tomorrow". Never had any knock issues or weird misfires.
Always have run NGKs in LS stuff, I guess because LS1 tech seems to like them the best.
Oatmeal is yikky, grits are the best.
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Creaky, groany, haunted house noises from the front end are still haunting me. Pretty much the only thing left is ball joints which certainly aren't fresh but don't appear to have any play or make any noise from me wiggling them around.
The problem is if I do upper ball joints I should really just do loaded UCAs cause it's easier. If I do UCAs then I need an alignment which is kind of a waste because coilovers also require an alignment. 2 alignments are more expensive than one so the solution to my groaning steering is a coil-over swap down the Randy rabbit hole of "While I'm in there might as well do XXXX".
The problem is if I do upper ball joints I should really just do loaded UCAs cause it's easier. If I do UCAs then I need an alignment which is kind of a waste because coilovers also require an alignment. 2 alignments are more expensive than one so the solution to my groaning steering is a coil-over swap down the Randy rabbit hole of "While I'm in there might as well do XXXX".
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my coil overs still creak...
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Dantheman1540
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Say what!?!?!?!?!?!? My silverado coilovers don't creak. My current creaky polterguiste is low speed steering only so its 99.9% the ball joints I think.
Tonyrodz
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Could it also be bushings? Maybe some graphite lube would help? I've heard sway bar bushings can squeak, along with end links--maybe...
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i dunno its pretty much all new. prob the spherical bearings, i did change them out tho
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Tonyrodz
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What about Dan's? Gotta lube it up
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Dantheman1540
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My creaking is not a bushing that's more of a squeak this sounds like metal joints under high stress.
I use a dry lube on those every few months usually keep them quiet. Although by the beach is probably worse.
Sounds ready for a good time
What about Dan's? Gotta lube it up
I don't like to over lube gets all over the chassis/sheets
Also everyone is supposed to further convince me to get coilovers not point me towards cheap easy possibilities like lubing things.
Sounds like you need coilovers. 
Tonyrodz
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Yeah, def man--coilovers 100%Sounds like you need coilovers.
will get rid of all that squeaking.
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Dantheman1540
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Sounds like you need coilovers.
Yeah, def man--coilovers 100%
That's what I was looking for!
Talking to Atomic now. Might have a set of belltech drop spindles for sale if anyone is interested.
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Ball joint is clunking pretty bad now, coilovers are ordered and should be here soon. Looking at doing UCAs obviously but I suppose I should go ahead and do LCAs as well since they likely have over 250k on them and it would be kinda dumb not to replace them while I'm in there.
Problem is I see so many mixed reviews on Moog and Delco parts being sent as knock offs or quality control being shit.
If you were to buy all 4 where would you get them from and what part numbers or manufacture would you use?
This is the best I've come up with.
Problem is I see so many mixed reviews on Moog and Delco parts being sent as knock offs or quality control being shit.
If you were to buy all 4 where would you get them from and what part numbers or manufacture would you use?
This is the best I've come up with.
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Went ahead and bit the bullet from Rock Auto hopefully everything is true Moog parts and fits as it should. I'm excited to feel a 260k mile POS with all the steering and suspension replaced. More so looking forward to not hearing it.
Not sure what's coming first this stuff and the coilovers from atomic or the suspension overhaul I have coming for my tacoma which might be done at the body shop Friday. Either way I have 2 full front suspension upgrades to do over the 4 days I have off on the holidays should be fun!
Not sure what's coming first this stuff and the coilovers from atomic or the suspension overhaul I have coming for my tacoma which might be done at the body shop Friday. Either way I have 2 full front suspension upgrades to do over the 4 days I have off on the holidays should be fun!
