Randeez 2012 Budget Yukon Denali Build (stick on hood scoops galore)

[89Suburban]

I had a furious fkd up night until I saw that post. Thanks.

 

[89Suburban]

Xmas colors too love it

 

[randeez]

Xmas colors too love it

i changed it for you

 

[randeez]

I had a furious fkd up night until I saw that post. Thanks.

whats up? everything ok?

 

[89Suburban]

whats up? everything ok?

Good now. TY

 

[randeez]

Good now. TY

drove yukon to work, its kinda dirty
i95 gauntlet wasnt bad, cruised 80+ most of the way.
rear end feels like it moves so much not sure if spoon bars are flexing or delspheres just allows to much motion or wtf. kind of want to go back to a stiffer poly bushing that restricts most motion to just up and down

 

[randeez]

 

[pwtr02ss]

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Love it! I can never get a clear picture of this thing combined with the engine combo in my brain. It's like, it's just, I mean. It's not supposed to be that. So for whatever reason, when I see a picture of it, I can't put the sound with. My brain won't let it. I bet people are constantly confused when you pull up

 

[PG01]

I’m confused Ty @pwtr02ss , last time I saw this thing the front bumper was chipping paint and 1/2 way off……

Oh, hi Randzy….…. You so crazy…..

Truck has changed more than my underoos ever did….

 

[Trey Hardy]

check for leaks - didnt notice any, but also didnt really check
new front axle actuator, should fix leak with existing one, delivered yesterday - done, didnt even bother testing cause the best time to do that is when i absolutely need it and will do when wired up to tcase
new o2 sensor, dont think itll solve anything but it should be here in a day or two - done, also didnt bother to take a look at fuel trims cause i dunno. would need to undo open loop idle n crap, was dodging rain just wanted to get it swapped. old o2 sensor im not sure what brand it was, looked a lot different than the denso i put in
rcv axle install- i ordered some new axle to flange bolts, i only ever had 12 cause 1500, need 16 with the 9.25 so i ordered a full set of 10.9 10mmx1.5 socket cap bolts. - done, and also installed matching flange bolts on that side. not as easy as just replacing them with these RCVs, they basically mount an adapter to the flange and then the cv axle to the adapter, to swap the flange bolts i have to remove inner axle mounting bolts too. took for test drive, it is a lot better than i remember, i still feel a little bit but they may also be because i was driving the smoothubaru all day and its in my head, either way like 75-80mph cruise it rides pretty well i will leave the rcv in there.
wheel speed sensor been fine, not going to mess with it - had to say something, causes on way back from axle test drive it popped up again, front right going to go ahead an order a new gm hub. now i notice it blinks the traction control light fairly often i figured it was just pissy cause mods and did it for the hell of it. well i think it still has some bit of traction control working cause with it all knocked out from the speed sensor trying to pull away from a light in rain/wet roads it just knocked the tires off without giving it hardly any gas. also still need to check wiring just to make sure it isnt pinched or burnt. come to think of it i didnt thought it or the sensor but swapping the axle i used the impact to tighten up the axle nut, maybe that jostled some grease loose and on the sensor/reluctor and cause the code to pop up again
wire up front actuator for automatic functioning - not done, need to grab some appropriate wire to make ~6' pigtail from the transfer case to the front actuator
need to wash it - it was raining

Get some kryptonite hubs in that thing! I ain’t been able to break mine yet and they’re not much more then the Gm ones. Lifetime warranty heavy duty pressed bearings I ordered mine through Rudy’s diesel out of Nc I think when I looked on kryptonite they were out of stock still but rudys has em

 

[Trey Hardy]

drove yukon to work, its kinda dirty
i95 gauntlet wasnt bad, cruised 80+ most of the way.
rear end feels like it moves so much not sure if spoon bars are flexing or delspheres just allows to much motion or wtf. kind of want to go back to a stiffer poly bushing that restricts most motion to just up and down

I’m kinda glad I went with the poly over the delsphere joints I haven’t had a single issue out of mine! Heard a lot of mixed things on the delspheres.

 

[randeez]

Get some kryptonite hubs in that thing! I ain’t been able to break mine yet and they’re not much more then the Gm ones. Lifetime warranty heavy duty pressed bearings I ordered mine through Rudy’s diesel out of Nc I think when I looked on kryptonite they were out of stock still but rudys has em

i think the one ive having sensor problems with is a kryptonite one , these mfers gave me shit about buying a gimmicky hub theres nothing wrong with the hub itself it just keep throwing the speed sensor code and then lights up the dash
dunno i cleared the code and it hasnt came back since, i see skf and mevotech make, what they say is, a better hub with better seal on them. i like guinea pigging stuff. better seal would help for sure with the sandy/muddy water it runs through
hasnt quite gotten to the point that im annoyed enough to change it out so will prob keep the spare handy till that time

 

[Trey Hardy]

i think the one ive having sensor problems with is a kryptonite one , these mfers gave me shit about buying a gimmicky hub theres nothing wrong with the hub itself it just keep throwing the speed sensor code and then lights up the dash
dunno i cleared the code and it hasnt came back since, i see skf and mevotech make, what they say is, a better hub with better seal on them. i like guinea pigging stuff. better seal would help for sure with the sandy/muddy water it runs through
hasnt quite gotten to the point that im annoyed enough to change it out so will prob keep the spare handy till that time

Only sensor problems I had with mine was when I put the hub on my dumbass were t looking and pinched the sensor wire and broke it. Not once but a second time doing em on the Tahoe! Thought I would’ve learned my lesson the first time!

 

[randeez]

dunno
ordered a skf x-tracker hub - will prob remove sensor and make sure not junk on the tip before swapping entire hub out.
ordered some new wipers
ordered the dorman upper dash piece
ordered another obd bluetooth thingy to leave in yukon so i can see some of the crap without having to have hptuners connected all the time.
gave it a little bit of a wash but needs some heavy scrubbing
played with idle a little more, in gear ac on is nice, in park its a little erratic but otherwise pretty nice, like 87% confident it wont ever stall out after about 8 revisions
driving home from office saturday it started heating up a little, it was like 90°, ac on, pretty spirited driving...needle would creep a little over the "212" mark wasnt logging so thats all i have to go by. iirc thats like 220-230 in my truck, if i turned the ac off it would come back down to the 212 within like 30secs.
need to order some wire and loom, already have pigtail, for transfercase to front axle switch.

 

[pwtr02ss]

dunno
ordered a skf x-tracker hub - will prob remove sensor and make sure not junk on the tip before swapping entire hub out.
ordered some new wipers
ordered the dorman upper dash piece
ordered another obd bluetooth thingy to leave in yukon so i can see some of the crap without having to have hptuners connected all the time.
gave it a little bit of a wash but needs some heavy scrubbing
played with idle a little more, in gear ac on is nice, in park its a little erratic but otherwise pretty nice, like 87% confident it wont ever stall out after about 8 revisions
driving home from office saturday it started heating up a little, it was like 90°, ac on, pretty spirited driving...needle would creep a little over the "212" mark wasnt logging so thats all i have to go by. iirc thats like 220-230 in my truck, if i turned the ac off it would come back down to the 212 within like 30secs.
need to order some wire and loom, already have pigtail, for transfercase to front axle switch.

What OBD scanner did you get? Id like to get something so I could monitor the trans temp on the car.

 

[randeez]

What OBD scanner did you get? Id like to get something so I could monitor the trans temp on the car.

I just grabbed a little elm327 to use with torquepro, paid $5 for it once and have added app to like 10 cell phones and never had an issue

 

[pwtr02ss]

I just grabbed a little elm327 to use with torquepro, paid $5 for it once and have added app to like 10 cell phones and never had an issue

Thank you. Can you see the trans temp on that app?

 

[randeez]

Thank you. Can you see the trans temp on that app?

dependent on if car has a sensor that the obd2 can read...i can pull up the trans temp on my dic so i never specifically looked for it but im sure its in there. can check tonight

drove it to work again, everything pretty good. 65-70mph back roads to site A, about 60miles. lots of levee/dirt roads 35ish mph for another 40 miles probably and a short jump over to office. will prob take back roads home. its already a mess was dirty before i even got anywhere lol. checked coolant temp after about 45min on levee roads was sitting at 196,

 

[pwtr02ss]

dependent on if car has a sensor that the obd2 can read...i can pull up the trans temp on my dic so i never specifically looked for it but im sure its in there. can check tonight

drove it to work again, everything pretty good. 65-70mph back roads to site A, about 60miles. lots of levee/dirt roads 35ish mph for another 40 miles probably and a short jump over to office. will prob take back roads home. its already a mess was dirty before i even got anywhere lol. checked coolant temp after about 45min on levee roads was sitting at 196,

I'm fairly certain I can see it on hpt. I haven't specifically looked for it but I think it's there. I think the pcm can see it

Glad the Yukon is finally coming around for you. Makes me happy

 

[RAMurphy]

Holy crap. Just finished reading this thread. I need a beer (or two) and a nap. Simply amazed at the work, dedication, perseverance and the knowledge/talent detailed throughout this thread.