Hey there, guys… Long time no see!
Life got a little bit messy there for a minute, and the Tahoe got put on the back burner. I’m finally digging back into it. I’ve been reading this thread to try to refresh my memory on where I left off.
I’m sort of stuck on this one particular issue:
I have...
Ugh... Advice needed...
For only the second time in my life, Rock Auto ****** up. I ordered the adjustable upper A-arms, due to lowering the truck. They sent me the regular version that can't be adjusted. I waited too long to send them back, so I'm screwed.
I just wanted to clarify that I am...
DJM is correcting their mistake and sending the correct parts, for the record.
I started doing the plugs and wires today. Since I have the front end taken apart and the wheel housings removed, it makes sense to do it now.
The plugs are definitely toast, upon inspection. I've put about 35k on...
DJM sent me the wrong parts, so I still can’t put my struts together. Anyway…
Here is a question about struts…
There is a small metal bracket/spacer that is part of the upper strut mount assembly… Bilstein supplies one with their struts. The OEM version is thicker or “beefier”… Would it make...
Lots to report…
I’ve been doing the front, and documenting with pics… BUT… I decided that the original strut bumpers needed to be replaced. At first I planned to just clean them and reuse them, but they were becoming brittle.
My dumb ass threw the originals in the dumpster before I checked the...
YES!
When I went to reinvestigate, I immediately noticed that the problem had corrected itself.
Just from moving the Tahoe a short distance to park it, everything clunked back into place. I just need to put the bolt back in on each side, and I'm good.
Now I need to do the front struts, sway...
Wait... I get it now...
I had my jack stands under the axle housing because I wanted the suspension loaded for tightening bolts.
What I need to do is jack the rear up by the frame and let the axle hang.
I started out with the flat portion bolted to the axle, but it was literally several inches away from the trailing arm.
It's physically impossible to bolt the brackets up any other way.
The only way to make it work that way would be to use extended and/or adjustable trailing arms.
Anybody have input on the trailing arm brackets? I’ll probably email DJM.
I’ve been busy trying to get my Audi project done before winter. I’m going a little bit overboard in some regards and spending time on lots of silly little details.
20 pounds of boost with AWD and a manual trans sounds...
Pictures are finally uploading.
Are the relocation brackets supposed to be swung out like that? It’s the only way they fit.
It actually wasn’t that big of a drop compared to stock PPV height.
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