Fosscore's 2013 Suburban LTZ Build Thread

[Fosscore]

Foss buddy wuts up, truck looking clean like always …
Take a black sharpie to the recirc button for now until you put the sticker on. I used it for the radio dial in my work truck and it’s actually been holding up surprisingly well. Put some on, let it dry then lightly hit it again….
If ya want

Hey man I'm here keeping the truck clean in between rains. lol

Yeah I used the fat Sharpie to hit the edges on the fan switches before applying the stickers with the stickers. Gotta find a fine line sharpie, but alas the teenagers move stuff, hoard it, forget about it....you know the drill. And they are soon to get their permits. Maybe I'll just forget about that too?

 

[BADRIDES]

Let me know how the light shines through the decal at night

 

[Fosscore]

Let me know how the light shines through the decal at night

Will do. I'll post it up later as I am curious myself.

 

[Fosscore]

Let me know how the light shines through the decal at night

Sticker overlays look pretty good. Touched up the recirc button @PG01 and the edges of the fan buttons by the chrome bezel too. That angle seems to show some tiny bits of bleed through at the most extreme edges, but barely noticeable at normal viewing angle without the phone set low on the console directly in front.

Got my ride or die 12 gauge in the shotgun seat taking it all in for the ride home tonight. She was loving the wind in her muzzle. @BADRIDES

 

[Fosscore]

These options turned up on the door step.

Blue is Moog K7383 from Amazon $9.99.
Red is Suspension Dudes from Amazon $17.99.

Cognito sway bar is 1.31 inches in diameter which converts to 33mm. Both materials look and feel to be exactly the same, just a different color.
Red is faster, but Blue was cheaper. Will see if any different fit once the old pieces come out.

Time to get these installed and take care of the clunking in the rear end over the bumps. Let's hope this solves the issue.

 

[Fosscore]

So the sway bar bushings swap out was a bust this morning. The Cognito sway bar 210-90266 is an oversized bar (1.31"/33mm diameter). The bushings inner diameter is 33mm and matches the Moog parts I ordered. The Cognito bushing is 66mm top to bottom and 52mm with the bumps on the end that fit the bracket perfectly. The Moog bushing is 52mm tall and 57mm wide. The Cognito bushing sure is wallowed out, hence why all the clanking underneath going over the bumps. Butttt...the height of the actual bracket and bushings are quite different and not interchangeable. The Moog bushing is too short.

I have found some universal Energy Suspension 33mm greaseable and adjustable brackets that might be able to do the job. They will fit the bar and fit the bolt holes, but the problem may be the offset of the bar and hence why Cognito has the taller brackets and bushings? The shorter bushings even with its own bracket may not be tall enough. See drawings with measurements. I might order them in and see if they will work, but I'm thinking the shorter bushing and bracket combo may not be able to lock into place and bolt securely with that 5mm differential as there is a tiny bit of wiggle room on the sway bar and end links, but 5mm is quite a lot to force it to fit. Thoughts?

I might also contact Cognito in California to see if they have any replacement bushings as I have been unable to find any exact Cognito bushings and/or bracket combos in my searches online.

I put the used bushings back in until I can get some new parts in. Here are some pics.

Any other thoughts that I may be missing, shoot them over.

 

[Fosscore]

Here are the measurement drawings. Good thing I grabbed the Harbor Freight 10mm super pack. The bushing bracket bolts are 10mm. Can't have too many options under the truck.

 

[randeez]

have you called cognito?
theyve actually been really helpful over the phone from my experience. trying to search/buy individual parts online was a pita though as every vendor just types in year/make/model and says nope thats not available! and im like no shit i can google as well

 

[Fosscore]

have you called cognito?
theyve actually been really helpful over the phone from my experience. trying to search/buy individual parts online was a pita though as every vendor just types in year/make/model and says nope thats not available! and im like no shit i can google as well

Thx @randeez. Yeah I am planning on giving Cognito a call when California wakes up.

 

[Fosscore]

I called Cognito Motorsports in California and spoke to Natalie who was super helpful in finding the part even though there is no part number. It is only listed as
POLY-BUSHING-1.5-SWAYBAR so it took us a moment to locate what I needed. At one point, we dropped a part in the cart and it was the end links, which is what I was finding on my initial searches.

Another random site had it labelled as

Cognito Sway Bar Frame Mount Bushing - 2001-Up HD​

Anyways the 2 bushings have been ordered and should be here whenever UPS Ground gets here from California. Hopefully they are the correct size.

 

[randeez]

I called Cognito Motorsports in California and spoke to Natalie who was super helpful in finding the part even though there is no part number. It is only listed as
POLY-BUSHING-1.5-SWAYBAR so it took us a moment to locate what I needed. At one point, we dropped a part in the cart and it was the end links, which is what I was finding on my initial searches.

Another random site had it labelled as

Cognito Sway Bar Frame Mount Bushing - 2001-Up HD​

Anyways the 2 bushings have been ordered and should be here whenever UPS Ground gets here from California. Hopefully they are the correct size.

great to hear, i have needed some obscure parts from their lift kits on several occasions and theyve always came thru.
when i needed upper control arms i knew exactly where i was getting them, certainly couldve found some cheaper but figured i would support a company that still delivers customer service

 

[Fosscore]

great to hear, i have needed some obscure parts from their lift kits on several occasions and theyve always came thru.
when i needed upper control arms i knew exactly where i was getting them, certainly couldve found some cheaper but figured i would support a company that still delivers customer service

Copy that. Parts were $20 and shipping a touch more. It the correct part will be worth it.

Especially as wallowed out as that bushing is.

Thx @randeez

 

[iamdub]

Copy that. Parts were $20 and shipping a touch more. It the correct part will be worth it.

Especially as wallowed out as that bushing is.

Thx @randeez

If whatever combination you end up with has too tall of a bushing, the bracket can be shimmed with thick washers or spacers if you wanna fabricobble. My bar upgrade came with bushings but was to use the original brackets. The bushings were taller, so they splayed out when the brackets were tightened:

I added some Grade 8 washers to both sides and it was then a perfect fit:

The washers were replaced later by some aluminum spacers @89Suburban made for me when he had to make some for his new bushings. They're T-shaped and extend inward to fill the void and touch the bushing:

 

[07Burb]

If whatever combination you end up with has too tall of a bushing, the bracket can be shimmed with thick washers or spacers if you wanna fabricobble. My bar upgrade came with bushings but was to use the original brackets. The bushings were taller, so they splayed out when the brackets were tightened:

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I added some Grade 8 washers to both sides and it was then a perfect fit:

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The washers were replaced later by some aluminum spacers @89Suburban made for me when he had to make some for his new bushings. They're T-shaped and extend inward to fill the void and touch the bushing:

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That @biff feller is useful from time to time

 

[Fosscore]

If whatever combination you end up with has too tall of a bushing, the bracket can be shimmed with thick washers or spacers if you wanna fabricobble. My bar upgrade came with bushings but was to use the original brackets. The bushings were taller, so they splayed out when the brackets were tightened:

View attachment 407946


I added some Grade 8 washers to both sides and it was then a perfect fit:

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The washers were replaced later by some aluminum spacers @89Suburban made for me when he had to make some for his new bushings. They're T-shaped and extend inward to fill the void and touch the bushing:

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Thx @iamdub for the insight and options herein. Nice T spacers too.


Key words are "fabricobble" "iamdubricate" aka fabricate. Your level of Type A and beyond is commendable.

 

[Fosscore]

Polished with 3 stage Rupes Bigfoot system and the Porter Cable.

 

[adventurenali92]

Looks beautiful! The rupes machines are beasts! I have one and it was hands down the best money spent on a polisher. I just had to pull my porter cable out of retirement in the garage. Well not really retirement jsut been using my little torq baby polisher. But it died last night while I was polishing up my glass to put a fresh glass ceramic coating on. Of course it would throw up a brush from the side while I’m working on my truck…. At least I was in my garage and the porter cable as handy lol. My protest cable is 12 years old now and still works like a champ.

 

[BADRIDES]

Polished with 3 stage Rupes Bigfoot system and the Porter Cable.


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As good as it looks I believe its time to talk the wifey into a wheel upgrade.

 

[Fosscore]

As good as it looks I believe its time to talk the wifey into a wheel upgrade.

@adventurenali92
Has the Mac daddy with the Rupes machine which would be great.

For now I am happy with the Porter Cable.

And especially the Rupes polishes and pads. Color coordinated for dummies.

 

[89Suburban]

If whatever combination you end up with has too tall of a bushing, the bracket can be shimmed with thick washers or spacers if you wanna fabricobble. My bar upgrade came with bushings but was to use the original brackets. The bushings were taller, so they splayed out when the brackets were tightened:

View attachment 407946


I added some Grade 8 washers to both sides and it was then a perfect fit:

View attachment 407947


The washers were replaced later by some aluminum spacers @89Suburban made for me when he had to make some for his new bushings. They're T-shaped and extend inward to fill the void and touch the bushing:

View attachment 407948

Just to have a little of my labor and tinkering being a small piece of a part of that legend makes me happy.