07Burb’s 09 Deathscalade Non-Build

[adventurenali92]

Like the wheel and tire change up! Looks great on the platinum edition reps!

 

[07Burb]

Like the wheel and tire change up! Looks great on the platinum edition reps!

Thank you, sir

 

[07Burb]

Threw on the shocks on all four corners yesterday and she drives great! I didn't notice any excessive harshness or anything so I'm very happy with that. Bilsteins on the back and the monroe quick-strut package up front.

While in there I did a thorough look over of everything else and everything looks to be in tip top shape.......except....... The last corner I did was driver front. Cruising along checking things out whilst getting the shock assembly out and what do I see? A sway bar missing it's end link SOME JACKWAGON (me) apparently didn't tighten it down good enough when he replaced them right after we bought the deathscalade and the thing auto ejected at some point SO, I picked up another one last night and will throw it on this weekend and be sure that it's 100% tightened down with all the torques applied whilst tightening

 

[89Suburban]

Threw on the shocks on all four corners yesterday and she drives great! I didn't notice any excessive harshness or anything so I'm very happy with that. Bilsteins on the back and the monroe quick-strut package up front.

While in there I did a thorough look over of everything else and everything looks to be in tip top shape.......except....... The last corner I did was driver front. Cruising along checking things out whilst getting the shock assembly out and what do I see? A sway bar missing it's end link SOME JACKWAGON (me) apparently didn't tighten it down good enough when he replaced them right after we bought the deathscalade and the thing auto ejected at some point SO, I picked up another one last night and will throw it on this weekend and be sure that it's 100% tightened down with all the torques applied whilst tightening

Smacked ass

 

[07Burb]

Smacked ass

Never had that happen before Makes it tempting to squirt on some never come off juice this next time around, though

 

[Tonyrodz]

Never had that happen before Makes it tempting to squirt on some never come off juice this next time around, though

Gotta tighten up that wrist while turning the wrench.

 

[07Burb]

Gotta tighten up that wrist while turning the wrench. View attachment 394531

 

[89Suburban]

LOL

 

[adventurenali92]

Well that escalated quickly…. Lol

 

[Geotrash]

Well that escalated quickly…. Lol

Escaladed.

 

[89Suburban]

Escaladed.

At least it wasn't Deathscaladed!

 

[07Burb]

At least it wasn't Deathscaladed!

 

[07Burb]

Last night, finally got time to replace the front hubs for the second time since ownership Not sure if it was from when the brakes got hot coming down Pike's Peak or what but the hubs I put on over the winter lasted for sh$t so I got some new hub assemblies (supposed to be a "good brand") threw them on last night along with new rotors (pads still had a lot of life left in them). I'm getting really tired of hub assemblies not lasting regardless of what brand you use! For the last 3-5 years I can't get any hubs to last more than 20k miles and it's pathetic. I usually try and get OEM parts any time I'm replacing a worn part so that I get "quality" but in my experience here recently all hub assemblies are junk and don't last for nothing.

/rant

I'll do last rear brakes and headlight bulbs this week. This thing has the $100 bulbs and one of them turned pink on me last week So, I bent over and grabbed my ankles and ordered 2 units so that the headlights matched.

On the upside, a couple weeks ago I replaced both running board motors and those things are working flawlessly now Another upside to this rig is it's not corroded like a lot would be at this age so I don't have to fight rusted fasteners too much on this which is pretty surprising. That funeral home must have had a policy of no burying dead folks when they throw salt on the ground

 

[Fless]

That funeral home must have had a policy of no burying dead folks when they throw salt on the ground

No need for salt on the roads in that situation; the dead folks are already the salt of the earth.

 

[07Burb]

No need for salt on the roads in that situation; the dead folks are already the salt of the earth.

 

[07Burb]

New Corsa intake installed

 

[07Burb]

We finish up vacation in Deathscalade tomorrow and will have put 3,500 miles on her in 9 days. After that I’ve realized I need to make a few upgrades as I’m not happy with how she’s riding. So I’m ordering a Belltech 2/4 drop similar to what I used to have on my 07 burb back in the day except I plan on using Belltech coilovers. I’ll also be adding a rear sway bar (front already upgraded) and helper bags. Hope to have the stuff in a week or so and then plan the install.

I also hope to eventually upgrade the panhard bar to a Spohn unit along with the rear control arms with Spohn units but that’ll come at a later date.

 

[swathdiver]

Last night, finally got time to replace the front hubs for the second time since ownership Not sure if it was from when the brakes got hot coming down Pike's Peak or what but the hubs I put on over the winter lasted for sh$t so I got some new hub assemblies (supposed to be a "good brand") threw them on last night along with new rotors (pads still had a lot of life left in them). I'm getting really tired of hub assemblies not lasting regardless of what brand you use! For the last 3-5 years I can't get any hubs to last more than 20k miles and it's pathetic. I usually try and get OEM parts any time I'm replacing a worn part so that I get "quality" but in my experience here recently all hub assemblies are junk and don't last for nothing.

/rant

I'll do last rear brakes and headlight bulbs this week. This thing has the $100 bulbs and one of them turned pink on me last week So, I bent over and grabbed my ankles and ordered 2 units so that the headlights matched.

On the upside, a couple weeks ago I replaced both running board motors and those things are working flawlessly now Another upside to this rig is it's not corroded like a lot would be at this age so I don't have to fight rusted fasteners too much on this which is pretty surprising. That funeral home must have had a policy of no burying dead folks when they throw salt on the ground

You gotta remind us what brand hubs those were and how long they lasted!

I just replaced a Timken after "only" 84K miles.

 

[07Burb]

You gotta remind us what brand hubs those were and how long they lasted!

I just replaced a Timken after "only" 84K miles.

Precision from O’Reilly because at the time I needed them right then and couldn’t order Timken. I was in the middle of traveling at the time.

With that said, I’ve had Timken hubs fail prematurely, too. None of them are a “sure thing”

 

[89Suburban]

Where the GD pics!!!???

I wanna see that filthy thing!!