Getting the Ride Back

[NORCAL SS]

so you know a tahoe is only 118 pounds heavier in rear than a tbss. Ive weighed it before

a suburban is 228 pounds heaver than the back of a tbss. not much different.


i havent tried the ground force tahoe spring but its only a 3 inch drop but you can cut because there are tons of dead coils. I only tried the trailblazer ground force coils.

here liek i said check this thread out you will see the differences
http://www.tbssowners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59895


thats the gf tb spring vs belltech tb spring. Look at how many dead coils are in the truck when its on the floor.

what sucks on the gf set up to get the 3 inch springs you have to buy the entire kit
http://www.groundforce.com/vehicle.asp?id=2003&sale=Chevrolet&make=Tahoe

 

[Max]

I'm not a user so I can't see the attachments, hold up and I'll create a user quick. Progressive rate is definitely the best riding coil I've ran in this thing so I may have to check these out as well.

 

[NORCAL SS]

hold on let me upload pics

 

[NORCAL SS]

ride was nice on the gf coil because it was progressive. here it is on the truck you can see lots of dead coils which can be trimmed I did 3 loops no loss at all in ride. no spring noise nothing like that.


maybe you can get the tahoe gf coils by themselves because that would be easy.

I got my complete front/rear spring kti for 217 bucks shipped. i sold the front springs to a tb guy and then the rear springs were less than 75 bucks. Honestly if you have the money just do the same and get these rear springs you will like em. then go on trailvoy and sell the front springs for 160 shipped.

 

[Max]

Those look like my old belltech 5305s, I'll see how these belltechs ride with the bags and go from there. Thanks for all the info homie

 

[thehoe92]

what exactly are dead coils?
I have the 5305's in my tahoe with the helper bags max originally posted up and I have quite a few "dead coils"
what would be the advantage of cutting them?
how many do I cut?
could I still use my helper bags?

sorry for thread jackin I have just never heard/read anything like that before

 

[NORCAL SS]

all good man bag you need shorter

if you want to make that truck run hard just hollar i know how to make them run without spending $$

and max the belltech tb springs ride better than the 5305s thats for sure.

 

[thehoe92]

also max have you c-notched yet?
I would think with that much drop even with helper bags you would be pretty damn close to the frame

 

[Max]

She's close but the coils compress onto themselves before the frame hits, I've hit the frame a few times but it is only when the truck is weighed down and I hit something really off camber like a big ass pothole or don't slow down for something. I hope these new coils ride smooth I just wanna be able to tow some shit and not have to worry about a poor ride, thinking about hooking an airlift wireless air kit to it as well so I can adjust the height easily.

 

[NORCAL SS]

ive had the airlift wireless for over 2 years no issues at all. with the helper bags perfect when my fat ass buddys get in the back.

with 3 guys average of 220 lbs each and 5 sandbangs and had teh helper bags at 35 psi had no issues with ride with belltech tb coils.

 

[Tahoewhat]

So how much drop are the new beltech TBSS suppose to give w/o cutting. No helper bags. Im on the 5305's and wouldnt mind going lower and ride is fine on mine now.

 

[NORCAL SS]

another inch

 

[Max]

I'll know tomorrow but the current tb coils are about an inch lower than my 5305s after they settled.

 

[bub]

your belltech tb springs vs. my djm tb springs. i'll grab some measurements.

 

[Max]

Cute little baby helper bags ftw! I may come in early and get everything dialed up tomorrow morning but it depends on how busy we get.

 

[Max]

Installed everything and roto/rebal'd the tires and damn this thing rides nice with 5psi in the bags. I'm the same height and the ride is back, I'm going to get it washed and then I'll try to throw some pics up but the drive home was the smoothest it has been since my 5305 coils with helper bags.

 

[NORCAL SS]

todl you.

 

[Max]

I've been driving around places that my truck struggled with before and it rides so much better with the new setup, the truck exhibits far less sway with the helper bags installed and feels solid on the highway at higher speeds. Was a bit dark already but I managed to get a few pics, front is at 30.5" and rear is dead on at 31" with the helper bags just north of 5psi. I hope they settle a bit so I can run more pressure in the bags but the little guys give me far less lift than the old ones did due to the smaller size.

For anyone contemplating a rear spring setup the belltech trailblazer coils + airlift helper bags are the way to go. I'm so happy this thing finally rides smooth over big ass potholes and dips, was just ripping the shit out of it and she takes corners amazingly well now, full throttle opposite lock around corners is so damn fun in this thing

Old tb coil vs new tb coil + helper bag

 

[NORCAL SS]

max i knew the result would be the same as ive said

also cut 1 loop flatin the coil and put the untouched side on the axle. Truck will come down about 1/2 to 3/4 inch.

glad you like the ride.

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your belltech tb springs vs. my djm tb springs. i'll grab some measurements.

the djm spring is a wider spring with less coils vs the belltechs.

 

[Tahoewhat]

So the new designed TBSS beltech coils are alot better than the older ones. Without the bags aired up, how low would it be and do you think the ride would suffer without those? Max, how would you compare them to the 5305's? Id like the rear lower, just wondering about the diff.

Bub-- looking forward to seeing some pics or measurements of your djm springs.