drewtx154
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Good afternoon all! My 2002 Tahoe LT 2WD is preparing to receive new hardware via the "Parts God" (a.k.a. me in this situation) in the front suspension and steering categories. Since I bought the SUV back in September 2022 it's has a slight whine coming from the front to which I'm pretty certain it is either the leaking steering gear box or leaking high pressure hose goin into the box that's responsible for the annoying whine. In both cases they are being replaced. When making the full turn in either direction I can feel a shimmy or maybe more like the tire is goin to collapse towards the inside of the vehicle, there are no pops or noise but I can feel it very weak... so while I'm doin the steering box and hose I will also be installing new upper control arms, inner and outer tie rods, new LCA ball joints and bushings, pitman arm, idler arm, idler arm bracket, sway bar links, sway bar bushings, bump stops. I think that's about everything I got so far, so I was debating as to whether or not I should replace my shocks and the shock bushings in the LCA? I've been slowly but surely ordering the necessary parts and they are of various brands. I mainly bought on budget and almost all parts so far are from Amazon. I tried to find any used parts that are just unused returned parts at a discount. If I had the necessary funds I would've just went with ACDelco Gold/professional but I figure as long as I do everything correct and don't drive like a maniac then all should be good ( I hope and pray lol) I'm treating this truck almost as if everything is original/needs to be replaced. Even if it doesn't seem like it does. I have mentioned in previous posts/comments that I believe my truck has close to 750,000 miles on it (frame, body, small components). Looking up my VIN post-purchase (I really should've done that prior to purchase) I found yearly registration transaction notes stating that odometer may have been rolled back at around 390,000 miles and then the next service record was an oil change I believe with odometer reading of 100,000 or something like that. As of now there is 297,000 miles on it. It runs really well and I believe the engine is original but I do know either transmission was replaced or rebuilt several years ago. I thought I'd share that info again for extra context. Anything else I need to remember while doin this repairs? Any special advice or experiences anyone would like to share? Thanks in advance for any advice or shared knowledge.... Oh and yes after jobs completed the next stop will be to get an alignment....which also makes me ask about a proper alignment??? I've read online about make sure to get a proper alignment as to say some places just give u a quick "good enough" alignment. Any advice or info on this would be awesome as well. Have a great rest of the weekend to all!!!
P.S. I know this is a book I just typed and a lot of info but thank you again for any of y'all that take the time to read and comment. It truly shows the generosity and character y'all have and the general love for these GMT800s
P.S. I know this is a book I just typed and a lot of info but thank you again for any of y'all that take the time to read and comment. It truly shows the generosity and character y'all have and the general love for these GMT800s