Odds of rollover in Tahoes?

[AN292]

Just wondering how easily these things can roll in an accident?

My tahoe has 285's and 1 inch spacers. No lowering/lifting.

New KYB shocks, and an Eibach sway bar up front. If any of that makes much of a difference.

Thoughts?

 

[Doubeleive]

well hard to say I could probably roll mine on purpose in less than 30 seconds, but most people don't think of such things
there is always a risk

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[Joseph Garcia]

My advice to you is to find a test road, such as a cloverleaf entrance/exit ramp on a highway, and start testing how the truck responds to consecutive runs with increasing speed through the cloverleaf. I'm not suggesting that you increase speed until you roll the truck, but performing this test will give you a much better picture on how your truck responds to increasing centrifugal force. You will find the point where you say, "I think that this is about as much as I want to push this truck." Then, you will know how much you can push this truck, without being concerned about rolling the truck ever.

Your Eibach sway bay will help rolling resistance, but you would be best served by getting the matching Eibach sway bar for the rear.

Both @MO VietVet and I have Hellwig sway bars front and rear, and we each have our test cloverleafs, where we evaluate suspension repairs and mods. We got significantly faster speeds through our test cloverleafs, after installing the Hellwig sway bars.

 

[OR VietVet]

Like @Joseph Garcia said, those Hellwig front and rear sway bar kits are the sheite! Big difference and adjustable tensions as well.

 

[Alex_M]

The age of your suspension will also play a role.

As is the case with SUVs, the chances are higher than in a car, but you can sling these things around pretty good before getting into a bad spot.

That said, I bought mine post-roll over. PO rolled it and then passed it on down the road.

 

[Bill 1960]

If it were me, I’d ditch the wheel spacers; losing a wheel has a big negative effect on stability.

In stock form, I found mine to have excellent cornering capabilities for a 4x4 truck, but I have no doubt that under adverse circumstances one can be induced to trip and roll.

 

[S33k3r]

If it were me, I’d ditch the wheel spacers; losing a wheel has a big negative effect on stability.

Oh man! But how am I gonna fit my 310/25R24s in the super low stance? (NOT directed at anyone specific)

 

[wjburken]

At the end of the day, these 5000-6000lb sleds are not agility masters. As @Doubeleive states, if you wanted to, you can roll one pretty fast, but by-and-large, if you aren’t a total maniac, which Wes had the potential be at times , you should be good to go.

 

[Doubeleive]

At the end of the day, these 5000-6000lb sleds are not agility masters. As @Doubeleive states, if you wanted to, you can roll one pretty fast, but by-and-large, if you aren’t a total maniac, which Wes had the potential be at times , you should be good to go.

ya the stabiltrac and traction control can do a lot to try and make you not roll over in many situations, but if given enough force it's oopsi!

 

[swathdiver]

Just wondering how easily these things can roll in an accident?

My tahoe has 285's and 1 inch spacers. No lowering/lifting.

New KYB shocks, and an Eibach sway bar up front. If any of that makes much of a difference.

Thoughts?

Statistics wise, not many, but you can see lots of videos on youtube, even during crash tests.

 

[Doubeleive]

normally you should not roll but things that will make you roll
brute force
impact with another object
driving onto a soft shoulder/ditch - this could happen even at low speed
over correcting a swerve at high speed
driving on a incline/angle that is more pitch than what the vehicle is designed for
incorrectly inflated tires could magnify any of the above situations