Man that is so friggen sweet dude.
Kbuskill's 2008 Burb LTZ "MOD" Thread
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alpha_omega
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Looks nice! Great work.
Do you have a breakdown parts list of everything that went into making this “vision a reality”?
Do you have a breakdown parts list of everything that went into making this “vision a reality”?
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kbuskill
***CAUTION*** I do my own stunts!
Honestly the biggest issue for making this work is having the lower "Spring Cups" cut and extended so the air spring sits low enough on the struts.
The 2021+ struts are longer/taller overall so if you were to bolt them into a GMT900 as-is it would lift the truck.
By cutting and extending the lower cup it allows the air spring to sit lower on the GMT900 strut so you can use the proper length strut. You can see how close to the bottom they sit in this pic...
I also seriously doubt these would clear a 4wds CV axles, although with a 4x4 you could probably get away with using the longer struts as you would probably be lifting the truck anyway.
I probably have better pics somewhere but this is all I can find at the moment...
I really don't expect anyone else would go to this much trouble when there are aftermarket options available.
As for the rest of the setup:
Trailblazer SS bags out back and an Airlift 3P management system to hook it all up.
I did drill and tap the TBSS bags to allow for 1/4" push to connect fittings to be installed...
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kbuskill
***CAUTION*** I do my own stunts!
Phase 2 of this project is going to be hooking the Autoride struts back up to the suspension control module.
My original plan was to swap these air springs over to the KYB Monomax struts that were previously in the front. However, I discovered that isn't possible because the KYBs are a larger diameter and therefore the modified lower spring cup won't fit the strut. Therefore I will have to stick with the Autoride struts.
I had previously installed resistors because I wasn't using Autoride struts/shocks any more.
Now the plan is to remove the resistors from the front and reinstall the plugs to the struts and see how it rides with the autoride struts functioning the way GM intended for them to be from the factory... but on air this time.
But that is another project for another day... lol
My original plan was to swap these air springs over to the KYB Monomax struts that were previously in the front. However, I discovered that isn't possible because the KYBs are a larger diameter and therefore the modified lower spring cup won't fit the strut. Therefore I will have to stick with the Autoride struts.
I had previously installed resistors because I wasn't using Autoride struts/shocks any more.
Now the plan is to remove the resistors from the front and reinstall the plugs to the struts and see how it rides with the autoride struts functioning the way GM intended for them to be from the factory... but on air this time.
But that is another project for another day... lol
