2005 Tahoe 4x4 Boat Ride

[Grandpalecea]

Hi everyone!
I'm an avid reader of this site and love all the information members have shared. I have a 2004 Tahoe 4x4 LT with ZW7 suspension. I replaced the factory rear and front shocks with Bilsteins 5100. No lift. And replaced the rear springs with HD springs, not the Bilsteins. I gave it about a year for the shocks and springs to break in. Now it's reality time. The rear is a lot stiffer. It will skip over potholes which can be dangerous on the freeway. It still tends to sway a bit side to side. I don't know if it will ever get back to the new original ride. BTW. I saved the Nivomat rear shocks. There is very strong resistance. I can't compress them. Should I replace the rear Bilsteins with the Nivomat or ? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Fless]

If you're not lifted you should probably be using the Bilstein 4600s.

On your front suspension, do the jounce stops contact the lower control arms? They should, and that's a fulcrum point for stability.

 

[Bill 1960]

What kind of tires and what tire pressures?

HD springs are going to make a harsher ride.

Side sway is often from worn bushings on the anti-roll bars aka swaybars. Check the frame bushings and the end link bushings.

PS this is in the 2021 model year section. You could ask the mods to move it, or start over in the right section for a better response.