Fosscore's 2006 Tahoe Build Thread

[#1taho]

View attachment 57147 This is the headlight pretty much finished just gotta clean up the lens on the outside & drill a hole to pull the cord threw for the projector high beam & then they'll go on on. As you saw in the last one I'm out here in alsaka lol I myself I'm from Boston MA though I'm in the army so this is my duty station lol. Not bad here though not much colder than home & less snow

Is that projector a kit ? I like that look

 

[Isaiah Thompson]

Is that projector a kit ? I like that look

It's kind of a kit I guess lol. It's a Denali retro fit. The projector has a little arm that blocks a small portion of the headlight so when you hit your highs you have instant more light while your waiting for your hids to warm up. That piece is what you could call a kit. It's made for a Denali headlight though & we are basically taking it &I putting it in the depo projector headlights for the Tahoe. Also have it wired up so all my lights stay on with the highs. Lows,highs,fogs & running lights. It's dark here in Alaska & I'm not about to put a big light bar on my roof or bumper lol.

 

[Fosscore]

November 12 2015

Thanks for the votes on October TOTM. Really appreciate your interest in my truck. Been a fun project.


So I decided to drop the Tahoe down a little more last week as I wanted to tighten up the fender gap and have her sit closer to the 24s. I took the Tahoe back to the shop that originally installed the 3/5 drop and let them loose on the suspension to do the following:


1. Free travel mod

2. Remove rear coil spacer

3. Install new red bump stops on the axle pad

4. Crank down on the keys

5. Alignment


After everything was completed, I went to pick up the truck, but noticed that she was sitting a bit ass heavy as soon as I drove up. I pulled the tape measure out and sure enough, with the bags aired out, she was up in the front by about 1 - 1.5 inches. We measured ground to fender lip, discussed the bags and climbed under to check the keys again. Plenty of room to get another 1-2 turns to bring her down in the front, air out the bags and close up that fender gap.

The tech did not realize that the bags were aired out and had not turned the keys down far enough. Out of time for the day and no appointments until the following week, I drove her home, aired up the bags and leveled her out at 34 inches. Not low enough.

I took her back today to have the the tech turn down the keys about 1 1/4 turns, air out the bags and put her back on the rack to be aligned. (They did not charge me for labor or the second alignment since they did not address the keys enough the first visit). That's taking care of your repeat customer. Thanks to California Custom Sport Trucks for your work.

The front is now sitting about 32.75 inches and the rear about 33 inches. The fender gap is minimal and I am super stoked with how she is sitting now. Gotten quite a few compliments. The truck hugs the road a lot better and without that big sway and dive like the OEM set up used to be.

Thanks to Tony @NORCAL SS for answering a lot of questions and hooking me with suspension kit and TBSS wheels. Hope you guys like the stance and outcome.



Here's a look at the setup after the free travel mod and with the new bump stops installed on the axle pads.

The finished product and lower stance.

 

[Fosscore]

 

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[Isaiah Thompson]

Got damn man!!!!! It's looks so good! I wasn't sure if you were really about that low life but I see lol. We just cut the bump stops out a friends truck man! So much travel! I'm omw to getting low but I want to finish up my front end first & take all my z71 stuff off & shave it. Man your truck real good though man! Do a smell a swap of some sort next? Or interior next? Lol good stuff man keep it coming!

 

[crazycrew]

Looks damn good, but that sure doesn't leave much room for axle travel.

Is that considered a 3/6 kit??

 

[Fosscore]

Got damn man!!!!! It's looks so good! I wasn't sure if you were really about that low life but I see lol. We just cut the bump stops out a friends truck man! So much travel! I'm omw to getting low but I want to finish up my front end first & take all my z71 stuff off & shave it. Man your truck real good though man! Do a smell a swap of some sort next? Or interior next? Lol good stuff man keep it coming!

Thx sir. My eyes are always open for parts. I am pretty happy with the interior. New headliner, new carpet, new floor mats and new driver's seat leather. Check out a few pages earlier in my build thread for pictures and write up (September 2015). Made a world of difference in looks and smell because it was so bad.

 

[Fosscore]

Looks damn good, but that sure doesn't leave much room for axle travel.

Is that considered a 3/6 kit??

Yes it is. I used Tony's NorcalSS 3/5-6 kit.
http://tbssowners.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=88

So far the ride around town has been good. Firm and tight. Need a few more runs to see if I need to cut anything off of the new bump stop. You can see by doing the free travel mod, it gets you a bit further down in the rear. There are a few different levels on that bump stop that I can cut it down if/when I need to.

 

[crazycrew]

Yeah, that's the kit I plan on getting for mine, when the time comes. I kinda figured thats what the little "steps" on the bump stops were for.

And I know all abou the free travel mod, lol. I've got a few under my belt!!

Again man, looks damn good!

 

[Fosscore]

Sorry man. I know you have been around here a while. I tried to make my build thread easy for anybody to follow. Newbies or veterans. That's how I got lots of info when I started on here. Thx for the compliments.

 

[crazycrew]

Oh yeah man. It's all good. I enjoyed seeing your build. Wasn't trying to sound *******, LOL.

I think I'm aiming for the comp grey tbss wheels for mine.

 

[#1taho]

Sorry man. I know you have been around here a while. I tried to make my build thread easy for anybody to follow. Newbies or veterans. That's how I got lots of info when I started on here. Thx for the compliments.

I like the transformation of your truck! Over the last few day I have been going over you build. Great job and the final out come is fantastic. Do you still have the 4.8 in there?
Any future mods planned?

 

[Fosscore]

Oh yeah man. It's all good. I enjoyed seeing your build. Wasn't trying to sound *******, LOL.

I think I'm aiming for the comp grey tbss wheels for mine.

No offense taken. I like the comp grey as well. The TBSS really sold me.

 

[Fosscore]

I like the transformation of your truck! Over the last few day I have been going over you build. Great job and the final out come is fantastic. Do you still have the 4.8 in there?
Any future mods planned?

Thx man. It sure has come a long way. Only the 4.8L, but I cannot complain as I got it dirt cheap from a previous employer and have been driving it since 2009. Wish I had the 5.3L, but its only got 73500 miles on the clock now, so a long ways to go. General maintenance mostly.

Future mods....I have a few inherited dings that are driving me crazy so I might have those taken care of. Maybe tighten up the stereo a bit and I've been on the search for an HD hood. Found a couple long distance, but unwilling to ship and so far nothing local. The HD hood would really set the front end off IMO. Other than that, nothing too radical as you can see I've chosen tasteful and complementary even though it may seem like a lot.

 

[Fosscore]

Bone stock 2006 Tahoe LS. How I started driving her in February 2009.

How she sits now in November 2015.

 

[#1taho]

Bone stock 2006 Tahoe LS. How I started driving her in February 2009.
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How she sits now in November 2015.
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I liked the stock look. Why did you change it ? LMFAO
The look you went for or have achieved is awsome. If my beater grows on me maybe I will lower it and put nice rims on it. But for now it's just the winter beater.
I love my Z-71 Taho. I do to much with it to lower it but the caddy corner and glass will give her a different look and the 6.0 will help in the power department. The interiors on both truck were real clean. Just a detail and it's good as new. Nothing like your Indevor. Thanks for the mod modivation and the other tfy members. There are a ton of great ideas here.

 

[07Burb]

...I love my Z-71 Taho. I do to much with it to lower it ....

What do you mean by this? What do you do that you think lowering it hinders the task needed to accomplish?

 

[#1taho]

What do you mean by this? What do you do that you think lowering it hinders the task needed to accomplish?

I tow a big camper and a heavy old boat. It squats it down real good. And the trails I go down when I am camping. Just the general use of the truck wouldnt be good lowered. But the white one would be a good candidate for that. I only drive it. And mainly in the snow.

 

[WhoDatBuul]

And who said 4.8 cant look good . Alot of reading that was well worth it ! one of the cleanest Tahoe's on here . The color match bumpers got me stuck ! im droolin over here. Im takin mad notes LMAO
Truck looks awesome tho dude. Time for me to put in some work