Proud New Owner of a '12 PPV

[kronus]

Just picked this up last week. She's at the detailers right now, but I should be able to get pics up tomorrow. I've already installed the front air dam and the DIC switch, and I have a few more odds and ends coming in the next few weeks.

The wife and I are planning our next addition, so we decided to skip the intermediate/faux-SUV and jump right into a Tahoe. Our other vehicles are a '95 Ranger 2WD, '97 Talon AWD, and the wife's mermaid sticker clad '09 Kia Spectra.

Not new to forums, but glad to be a new guy here. Thanks!

 

[FrankU]

Welcome , Make yourself at home. Post up some pic's of that bad boy.

I have a few questions about the brake system on the newer PPV Tahoe's if you don't mind.

 

[NathanJax]

 

[kronus]

Welcome , Make yourself at home. Post up some pic's of that bad boy.

I have a few questions about the brake system on the newer PPV Tahoe's if you don't mind.

Feel free to ask away. I don't know if I'll have many answers, but I'll do my best.

 

[Yukon John]

Welcome...wise choice.

 

[FrankU]

Feel free to ask away. I don't know if I'll have many answers, but I'll do my best.

1 - Does the PPV have a power brake booster or hydro-boost brake booster ?
2 - What size rotor and caliper are on the rear ?

Thanks'

 

[kronus]

1 - Does the PPV have a power brake booster or hydro-boost brake booster ?
2 - What size rotor and caliper are on the rear ?

Thanks'

I honestly don't know if it has the hydo-booster. According the documentation is says vacuum assisted, so I would guess that it's just a normal power booster. What would I be looking for to identify that?

And I think the rears are standard to the civilian Tahoe, but once I get the back wheels off, I'll take a measurement for you.

 

[kronus]

Actually found the rear rotor diameter: 13.5"

 

[FrankU]

A vacuum booster is the big black canister that the master cylinder connects too.A hydro boost assisted brake unit is very small and has connections to the power steering pump and power steering box.

 

[iLikeEggs]

Welcome to the PPV/SSV Borg. Congrats on your purchase! Tons of info here from awesome people.

 

[kronus]

Welcome to the PPV/SSV Borg. Congrats on your purchase! Tons of info here from awesome people.

Thanks! I'm looking forward to learning more. I do wish there was a PPV/SSV specific forum though, or at least a place where everyone compiles their mods. It's hard finding what people have done to these since they're so much more uncommon.

 

[iLikeEggs]

Thanks! I'm looking forward to learning more. I do wish there was a PPV/SSV specific forum though, or at least a place where everyone compiles their mods. It's hard finding what people have done to these since they're so much more uncommon.

Haha true! I brought it up once but to no avail.
PPV/SSV owners untie! Lol.
The PPV/SSV's are kind of their own animal.