Just got this 2000 XL

[Walchit]

Hey guys, my wife was really wanting a Tahoe or Yukon. I probably jumped the gun on this one, but I was tired of looking at them, and the guy was a pastor. Hopefully he wasn't lying about the low mileage on the rebuilt motor and transmission. If they aren't actually rebuilt then I probably overpaid, if they are then I got a really good deal lol

The odometer is at 309k but it seems to run and drive really well. It has new tires so I went to get an alignment and they wanted 1450 to change the ball joints before they could align it.

So my first task is gonna be a brake leak that just appeared at the front passenger caliper or something, and then deciding whether to press in ball joints or just change the control arms. I would like to level the front before I get the alignment too.

Things I've read on the forum so far that I feel like are a must, are the Corvette servo, and the transmission temp cluster swap.

Any other must do's?

I saw some of you guys were buying the fancy sway bars, but I'm not sure if I can talk the wife into those, lol.

Anyway, I'm glad this place exists, and happy to be here. Hope you guys like my rust bucket...

 

[Miami-Dade]

Welcome from Miami Beach!

Overall your Yukon looks to be in good condition. The Pastor probably did a lot of highway driving with it. Which is a good thing. My sister back in the early 70's bought a Suburban from a Pastor. In 3 years he put on over 250K miles. She had no major issues with it.

Ask any questions you have in the 2000-2006 section. Thank you.

 

[Big Mama]

Welcome to the forum from Virginia. Good luck with your new rig.

 

[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.

 

[Walchit]

you guys should at least get a couple years of participation out of me! Lol. I'm on a couple other forums for my hobbies of growing peppers, and collecting old Weber grills. I'm on the low end of the income spectrum, so don't expect anything too fancy on this rig. I saw those hellwig sway bars, and I might have to try to aquire some at some point. Right now I need to find a key for these lugnuts so I can get this brake leak fixed, and decide whether to press in new ball joints or change the whole control arms. I imagine with 309k I should probably do the whole control arms. I also want to level the front. And I need new headlights.

 

[OR VietVet]

Welcome to the forum.

The brake leak is the most important thing to address RIGHT NOW! Do the whole arms when you do the ball joints and don't cheap out on them. Same goes for the brake work.

IMO, I would have wanted documentation proof of the engine work and transmission work. I would also get the entire rig inspected, front to rear. I am assuming the brake leak was found at the same time as the ball joints but rest of rig was not inspected.

 

[TollKeeper]

I would probably do the entire control arm, with ball joint. The bushings, unless previously replaced, are going to be worn.

Looks to be in good shape otherwise..

WELOME!

 

[bigdog9191999]

welcome from sw michigan!

they dont all have to be pretty! i know a couple of mine are not.

how much did you end up giving for it?

 

[Walchit]

I found the brake Leak because i thought it was an oil leak where I was parking at. Found the ball joints a day later when we took it to her family's shop for an alignment. The guy had painted the calipers recently, so I'm hoping it just needs a new copper washer. I was gonna do the 07 rotor upgrade, but I don't think they will fit in these 16" wheels. And bigdog, he was asking 4800, and I talked him down to 3. In the guys defense, out of the long list of new parts it supposedly has, ball joints wasn't on the list. And I had kind of expected to replace them. I guess I should probably make a thread for this thing huh?

 

[TollKeeper]

In todays market, any vehicle that runs and drives it likely worth 3g. So I think you do good. I see them on my local market for 7000 with 270k miles.

 

[Walchit]

Oh and it has these stupid lugnuts and there is no key. Been trying to find one all week. And finally ordered one off Amazon today that I hope will work. Tried all the salvage yards, but they didn't act like they saved them. It's a 10 spline and I ordered the TA23. Once I get that then I can see what's up with the brakes and other stuff.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I agree it's much better to replace the complete control arm. Just did this with my 03, along with the nnbs brake upgrade. Your 16" wheels def won't fit, you need st least 17's. Depending on the look you're going for, you could get some cheap 17" steelies.

 

[Walchit]

It has really nice tires now, I will probably upgrade to 17'' when it's time for new tires. I guess I would need a new spare too. The guy did throw in 3 pretty decent 16" tires too. I do like those steelies through.

 

[Walchit]

About to put a bunch of suspension stuff on next weekend, I will update in this thread.

Walchit's 2000 XL

Hey guys, figured I would move on out of the introduction part of the forum and ask a couple questions. Here's my intro for anyone who didn't see it. https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/just-got-this-2000-xl.129066/#post-1607736 I'm about to fix the ball joints, thinking about just doing...

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