1st time Tahoe owner (a 2014 SSV!) Long story...

[Saluki]

It was quite an adventure (and a bit risky) acquiring this vehicle! !No, I didn't steal it from a cop!) It's in pretty nice shape, all things considered. "DE-copping it" has been quite an adventure, too. Will tell more when I have a bit more time.

For now: I came here after trying to find a way to join your "sister site", tahoeforum.com . But, there seems to be no way to join / it is locked from doing so??

 

[Miami-Dade]

It was quite an adventure (and a bit risky) acquiring this vehicle! !No, I didn't steal it from a cop!) It's in pretty nice shape, all things considered. "DE-copping it" has been quite an adventure, too. Will tell more when I have a bit more time.

For now: I came here after trying to find a way to join your "sister site", tahoeforum.com . But, there seems to be no way to join / it is locked from doing so??

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Welcome from Miami Beach!

Looks to be in excellent condition and well maintained! Nice Find! Out of curiosity how many miles on your SSV?

Don't forget to check out the 2007-2014 SSV-PPV section.

As far as I know you should be able to join tahoeforum.com but you are much better off here as that forum is overall very quiet but will eventually check it out for you and let you know.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.

More pics of the truck, please.

 

[Saluki]

Welcome from Miami Beach!

Looks to be in excellent condition and well maintained! Nice Find! Out of curiosity how many miles on your SSV?

Don't forget to check out the 2007-2014 SSV-PPV section.

As far as I know you should be able to join tahoeforum.com but you are much better off here as that forum is overall very quiet but will eventually check it out for you and let you know.

Thanks! Our "new to us" Tahoe has almost 138k miles on it now. The trip back home after picking it up was over 800 miles, and we've used it a bit since.

I posted a question about dash illumination here (in the 2007-2014 Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade Models > Interior section) but no responses yet...

I'll check out the SSV-PPV section soon. And I'll post a few more pics of our Tahoe, here.

 

[OR VietVet]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Saluki]

Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.

More pics of the truck, please.

Thanks, Joseph! Maybe I can find a topic or two I can contribute to. I'm VERY new to Tahoes, but learning - I hope. As requested, a few pics of the vehicle just after I got it home, follow.

The barrier has been removed. (Can anyone use such - it's for sale!)

Rear view. I am inclined to leave the reflective decal, we get so many rear end collisions at workzones on the Interstate near here...

(Heheh - one of the 1st things I did after getting home (and sleeping about 15 hours) was take the Tahoe out on a local Wildlife Management Area road. Ergo, the dust on our "new" vehicle. The Tahoe handled the rough gravel road nicely, tho' a bit "squishy" -- it turns out THESE tires do a lot better with ~ 50 psi in them (rated to 80!)

Police type rack:

The lighter socket positions (to revise!) have become a "project"!

 

[Saluki]

All sorts of extra wiring (as received)...

And some heavy stuff (hefty 12v feeds, esp. that red one.):

I've since located and replaced a blown fuse on that 2nd lighter socket circuit.

The SSV has dual batteries, a heavy 12v feed to the rear, etc., too... This vehicle would be a car stereo enthusiast's / DIY installer's dream!

My daughter discovered an extra "bonus" in the little cubbyhole between the lighter sockets.

"Lamp 2" turned out to be a disconnected multi-function white strobe in each front headlight cluster. There are reds in the rear, too.

 

[Bill 1960]

I suggest checking the pressure rating on your wheels. It’s stamped on there somewhere.

Quite possibly they are not rated for 50 psi and almost certainly not 80. I’ve known people to split rims by running E rated tires at full pressure on half ton wheels.

IMO the proper tire rating and pressure gives the best ride. (says the guy riding on 35’s LOL).

 

[Saluki]

I suggest checking the pressure rating on your wheels. It’s stamped on there somewhere.

Quite possibly they are not rated for 50 psi and almost certainly not 80. I’ve known people to split rims by running E rated tires at full pressure on half ton wheels.

IMO the proper tire rating and pressure gives the best ride. (says the guy riding on 35’s LOL).

Any idea where that wheel pressure rating might be stamped? It's definitely not on an exterior surface (ie., viewable with the wheel / tire on the vehicle & not crawling under the vehicle.)

No way I'd go to 80 psi -- the "ride benefit" seemed to top out at 55. But at 40 and below the tires even seem to cause significant "wander".

 

[Sparksalot]

Any idea where that wheel pressure rating might be stamped? It's definitely not on an exterior surface (ie., viewable with the wheel / tire on the vehicle & not crawling under the vehicle.)

No way I'd go to 80 psi -- the "ride benefit" seemed to top out at 55. But at 40 and below the tires even seem to cause significant "wander".

I’m surprised at your pressure experience. I have KO2s on thecopcar. I set them at 38 or so cold for the pavement. On dirt, I go down to 22-25.

 

[Bill 1960]

I looked at my OEM wheels in the barn; there are a bunch of codes stamped in the inner surface of the barrel. But I couldn’t find any pressure or load rating, so apparently OEM’s don’t always do that. I thought it was a DOT labeling requirement but maybe I’m wrong.

 

[Saluki]

Probably 90% of my driving experience (maybe more) is in sporty, nimble vehicles with very precise handling and feel. Not a tooth rattling ride (although the old Toyota Matrix was getting close) -- going way back my old boss had a Mustang that made my then Honda CRX with all season "performance" tires seem like a luxury car. Now, I don't expect a sport car ride from the Tahoe, but even the '09 Ford Explorer the Tahoe replaced didn't have that "wandery" feel, and neither does the Tahoe, now. I'd also add that the tire wear pattern on the Tahoe indicated under-inflation on all 4 tires, pretty equally. It's not severe, but that wear in turn apparently causes the noisy tires to be even noisier. It subdues a bit at 50 psi vs. the 35 psi the vehicle came with. (Less use of the uneven wear, I guess.)

The Tahoe is much better on "uneven" roads than the Exploder, BTW.

 

[Saluki]

I looked at my OEM wheels in the barn; there are a bunch of codes stamped in the inner surface of the barrel. But I couldn’t find any pressure or load rating, so apparently OEM’s don’t always do that. I thought it was a DOT labeling requirement but maybe I’m wrong.

Yeah, I can't find anything on mine (at least with the tires on) either. The steel is hugely heavier (thicker) than the 80 lb. tires on our camper - granted the latter is not so heavy a load. I can't compare with our old Explorer even if I did recall, as it had Alum. Alloy wheels.

Lots of things on SSV's are beefed up -- maybe the wheels sometimes, too?

 

[Saluki]

BTW, I posted a question about interior lamps here:

What bulbs are in instrument panel display?

I asked this question in another sort of related thread, but, perhaps it's better asked "stand alone"? I've not been into the instrument panel of this vehicle (2014 Tahoe SSV) yet, but I need to, as portions of the instrument panel are very dim on a sunny day, no matter what I do with the...

www.tahoeyukonforum.com

No replies. Poor place to post, or just too dumb a question?

 

[Saluki]

I guess there is not much way (two choices) to change the forum display colors? I prefer the darker default option, but quotes "blocks" are quite hard to see. I'm rather surprised by the lack of color options on such a large forum. There certainly are a ton of other types of options! I suppose I could change MY text color manually, each post, and see if it carries over when someone replies to me...

 

[89Suburban]

Welcome, nice rig!

 

[Miami-Dade]

It was quite an adventure (and a bit risky) acquiring this vehicle! !No, I didn't steal it from a cop!) It's in pretty nice shape, all things considered. "DE-copping it" has been quite an adventure, too. Will tell more when I have a bit more time.

For now: I came here after trying to find a way to join your "sister site", tahoeforum.com . But, there seems to be no way to join / it is locked from doing so??

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Yeah, I can't find anything on mine (at least with the tires on) either. The steel is hugely heavier (thicker) than the 80 lb. tires on our camper - granted the latter is not so heavy a load. I can't compare with our old Explorer even if I did recall, as it had Alum. Alloy wheels.

Lots of things on SSV's are beefed up -- maybe the wheels sometimes, too?

What bulbs are in instrument panel display?

I asked this question in another sort of related thread, but, perhaps it's better asked "stand alone"? I've not been into the instrument panel of this vehicle (2014 Tahoe SSV) yet, but I need to, as portions of the instrument panel are very dim on a sunny day, no matter what I do with the...

www.tahoeyukonforum.com

No replies. Poor place to post, or just too dumb a question?

You might want to post your questions in the PPV/SSV section since that is what you own. The other PPV/SSV owners will be more then happy to help you out.

This section is just for introduction. Not issues.

 

[Saluki]

You might want to post your questions in the PPV/SSV section since that is what you own. The other PPV/SSV owners will be more then happy to help you out.

This section is just for introduction. Not issues.

Well, I had done just that, at the link I gave. Mentioned it here because of the paucity of replies. (Did finally get one, but the poster didn't know either.) However, yeah, will try to further avoid questions here.