Fosscore's 2013 Suburban LTZ Build Thread

[adventurenali92]

Those shaft cables are such a pain in the behind when they have problems especially the bushings. When my original one failed last summer on my 4th of July road trip to Utah on the way home, it was the judging and nowhere did I find bushings g repair kits. Now I know the exist after replacing three snapped replacement cables because no one told me that there’s a 2WD length cable and a 4WD/AWD cable that’s longer to go up and over the transfer case. Super frustrating. Glad your buddy wa scale to get back in business without having to replace the whole cable!

 

[Fosscore]

Had the shop install the Hellwig 7960 Adjustable End Links 6-8" yesterday which took care of the position of the rear sway bar. Just a bit down tilted below the horizontal now. I did have the DJM offset end links on hand for them in case they were a good fit, but they went with the beefy adjustable Hellwig's. Better choice and direct bolt on. Everything has clearance back there.

Thx @91RS for your input on the Hellwig end links. Good call!!

Can find them on Amazon or from Hellwig direct. When I called Hellwig direct to ask them for assistance, they could not have been nicer. From the lady who picked up the phone, to one of the techs in their shop. The few minutes in helping me find the right part for this install was very appreciated.

Somehow the rear coil rubber was either not installed or popped out? Not sure, but it was sitting on the frame after the first install a few weeks ago, so they put that back in place.

Found it sitting right behind the coil on the passenger side.

In place on the driver's side.

Handles like a 3 ton sports car. Everything seems to feel tight on the side roads and I-95 at 70mph. Just some front tire rub at full lock and can occasionally hear the rear tires on the fender liner. And the truck just looks good.

At my buddy's shop picking up another style of transmission shift cable bushing as it popped off when I got home.

 

[07Burb]

Those Hellwig endlinks look great! Much nicer than the DJM endlinks. I may have to grab a set for the Esky.

 

[randeez]

i have some very similar ones(maybe even older gen?), but the threaded side wasnt threaded very far, so i had to cut some of it off and buy a 1/2-20 tap to run some more threads on it. so i didnt recommend them
we gonna keep commenting, bar should be as flat as it can be lol
and make the bolts point the same way, my preference is head out

 

[Fosscore]

Those Hellwig endlinks look great! Much nicer than the DJM endlinks. I may have to grab a set for the Esky.

@07Burb Yes I was impressed. Not far off the diameter of the sway bar itself. They are stout! The DJM are nice, but the offset diameter is thinner and I have seen other threads of guys showing them snapping with too much sway. The Hellwig end links are 2 parts screwed together and quite a few threads down. Some solid hardware.

 

[89Suburban]

It's crazy that isolator just hung in there like that and didn't fly off. Those links are nice. @07Burb order me a set when you order yours.

 

[89Suburban]

I was thinking about removing my isolators to get that extra 1/2" of drop.