My 2011 Escalade Build Thread!!

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Did you get that from Kachina? I was out there getting my Escalade serviced and I saw this galaxy grey Escalade sitting in the sales floor. Gotta say the color is sweet.
 
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Did you get that from Kachina? I was out there getting my Escalade serviced and I saw this galaxy grey Escalade sitting in the sales floor. Gotta say the color is sweet.

yes that was mine
 
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Well good news found a sawzall blade pack at work so hacking off the resonator when I get home.
 

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Well good news found a sawzall blade pack at work so hacking off the resonator when I get home.

Can you make before and after sound clips of it? I'd like to hear the difference in how the 6.2 sounds with and without resonator? :)
 

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wooo progressm, suprised you didnt put a pic of it comin off the trailor
 

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Can you make before and after sound clips of it? I'd like to hear the difference in how the 6.2 sounds with and without resonator? :)

you do realize that a sound clip on the web is not going to be anywhere near what it would sound like in person... :Handshake:

sound clips cannot hit dB notes that you hear in person.
 

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This I know :D unfortunately, I will not be as to make it to Cali in time to hear the difference in person, though ;)
 
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Well I cut the resonator off and a few things. 1 the escalade has a 3.5 inch cat back set up which will be perfect for my whipple 2.3 and the resonator is totally different then the tbss. Its pretty much solid inside and just one hole in the middle.

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and the new spohn bar.
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just loaded up the truck with some suspension parts. Im going to do some of it tomorrow im tried of this thing jacked up hi.
 
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48 Miles on the truck I couldn't take it anymore Had to lower it



i wanted to do steps on the truck just to feel the difference.

So today i did the front belltech spindles
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Front swaybar
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and rear shock extenders
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Even with my alignment off the djm front bar and spindles make the truck feel a lot more in control. In the rear im really suprised how better it feels. Its not as jarring and more smooth and this is with the stock rear springs in only thing added was shock extenders. Im guessing the shock angle is better so has a better chance to work.

I cant wait to put the rear belltech springs along with the djm trailing arm relocators, spohn panhard bar, lower spohn a arms and last the rear djm swaybar!! Thing will feel so much better.


riht now
FRONT 33 7/8 from ground to fenderlip
REAR 37 7/8 From ground to fenderlip


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LAST but not least!! esky 24" chrome replicas with 305 35 24 Yokohama tires
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Looks good!

Pardon my bad question, is that a 2wd esky? not sure if thats an option or not
 
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Looks good!

Pardon my bad question, is that a 2wd esky? not sure if thats an option or not

the 2wd ones are very rare. Its fully loaded Love the thing. I didnt want awd (ive only lowered 1 other 2wd over the years doing these trucks) since i knew id be doing a blower on it and wanted to be able to smoke up the block.
 

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2wd im guessing also makes the swap of the front spindles very easy...im assuming 4wd you would have to press the half shafts out?

Have yet to look at the front suspension on this truck, and yet this is my first 4wd vehicle
 
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2wd im guessing also makes the swap of the front spindles very easy...im assuming 4wd you would have to press the half shafts out?

Have yet to look at the front suspension on this truck, and yet this is my first 4wd vehicle



i did both sides in 45 minutes its easy.

4wd you just take center bolt on spindle off and yoru ready to go
 

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