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    07 Escalade lowered ride quality

    Thanks for the reply. When I lowered the truck and replaced the shocks/struts, they looked like the original OEM's that came on the truck in 2007. The rear bags were definitely blown. The truck had 84,000 miles on it when I got it. Is it really possible the old original shocks/struts would ride...
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    07 Escalade lowered ride quality

    The Arnott front struts came with new springs. Do you think the Maxtrac springs in the rear will improve the overall ride quality? I'm at the point where I don't like the ride quality of the truck anymore but I don't really want to spend more money on suspension components. Are these the rear...
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    07 Escalade lowered ride quality

    When I took it to the alignment shop, the guy did say that he could not get it in perfect alignment even after he maxed out available settings. Here's the numbers on the paperwork he gave me: Left Front Camber -1.5 degrees Castor 6.2 degrees Toe 0.01 degrees Cross Camber 0.0 degrees Cross...
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    07 Escalade lowered ride quality

    Here's pictures of the Arnott front struts/springs. I bought the front struts as an assembly with the springs and the rear air ride shocks from Rock Auto. The front are the SK2954...
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    07 Escalade lowered ride quality

    I don't have a tech2. When I started the truck for the first time of the day this morning, I hear the compressor turn on to air up the bladders. After it turned off, I squeezed the bladders and they do have give and can be squeezed so they compress some. I never tow anything and it's usually...
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    07 Escalade lowered ride quality

    Thanks for the reply. When I first installed the kit, I used the included shortened ride height sensor rods but found that even at their shortest length, it was raising the rear up too high so I bought some threaded rod and made shorter ones. I bought the Arnott's that plug right into the air...
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    07 Escalade lowered ride quality

    Thanks for the reply. I thought when the front is lowered with drop spindles that you lose no travel in the front? I know in the rear you lose distance from the top of the spring mount to the axle where the bottom of the spring sits. The Belltech kit only comes with a 2" shock mount relocator...
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    07 Escalade lowered ride quality

    I lowered my 2007 Escalade with the Belltech 2/4 spindle/spring kit and installed new Arnott struts/air shocks along with the 4" shock mount extenders so I lost no travel in the rear. I've also done the free travel mod and installed smaller bump stops. I really like the look with the lowering...
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    Solved--Rough ride after 2/4 Belltech kit, please Help!

    My Belltech 753 kit uses the drop spindles in the front so there was no travel loss there. I would imagine you would want to use a drop shock in the front if you are using lowering springs only since you will lose travel.
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    Solved--Rough ride after 2/4 Belltech kit, please Help!

    No, 4" extenders to give you back lost shock travel. In my instance, when I lowered with the Belltech 4" lowering springs in the rear, I lost 4" of shock travel. The included shock extenders in my kit dropped the shock mounting point 2", giving me back 2" of the 4" of lost shock travel. I was...
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    Solved--Rough ride after 2/4 Belltech kit, please Help!

    The issue you describe sounds exactly like the problem I was having. The 4" shock extenders I listed above are only $40 on ebay and can be returned within 30 days if they don't work out. I would highly recommend trying them. I'm guessing you already have 2" shock extenders on your Denali. Make...
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    Solved--Rough ride after 2/4 Belltech kit, please Help!

    Just the stock exhaust with a 4" chrome tip.
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    Solved--Rough ride after 2/4 Belltech kit, please Help!

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    Solved--Rough ride after 2/4 Belltech kit, please Help!

    The rear of my truck rides really rough. I searched and found some good suggestions/information on these forums but none fit my exact issue/question. I installed the Belltech 2-3/4 kit on my 2007 Escalade AWD with stock 22's on 285/45/22 Michelin tires. I didn't install the spacer in the rear so...
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    Adding remote start to a 2007 Tahoe LT w/ a couple questions

    Do you have the original key fob to test if you already have factory remote start? I found this thread on the12volt.com which mentions some Tahoe's did not come with factory remote start: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=72038 If you decide to install remote start on...
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