Tahoe swaying after leveling

[cbepro]

I apologize, i was hoping these would be the final answer to our problems, but then i looked at the instructions and remembered these are extended bumpstops for an H3 Hummer. And looking at this pic the stock H3 bumpstops appear to be shorter than a Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade one.

But there is hope that Trail Duty will make extended bumstops for us since they just need to be longer!

i will contact Trail Duty, unless someone here knows them and asks them to make some for Tahoe/Escalade/Yukons.

 

[justinlw]

Where's the 2"? All I see is 1/2" and 1". I'm going a different route this weekend. I feel if you extend the rubber, you add flex. The best solution would be to bring the stock elastomer to the right position. I'm planning to weld a 1"-1-1/2" piece of pipe to the back of the stop cup, weld a mount bolt in place to hold it on in the stock location, and reinstall. I'm hoping this will be the answer. I'm going to have the front end pulled apart to rebuild, so we'll see what happens.

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By 1"-1-1/2" I mean length. I've got some schedule 40 2" pipe that closely matches the diameter of the cup.

 

[cbepro]

Yeah i don't know what i was looking at. I think i just saw a "2" somewhere on the screen and got excited.

Extending the cup instead of finding a longer stop sounds like a choice idea.

 

[tahoe035.3]

Well got the extended bumpstops installed after waiting 2 weeks for delivery without Trail Duty saying anything to me about it. Went for a 10 minute test drive and the results were not that impressive. It soaks up the road 10x better than before, but still does not feel solid, I realize this could be due to other unknown to me factors as well.

Do you have aftermartket keys? And post up the results when you lower it and have the stops touching the control arms or find longer bumpstops, but i think im going to try to just make some of my own like the guy did in that link you posted were he just cut some in half and bolted them on the others to extend them

 

[01Konvict]

Could try larger Eibach sway bars and get longer links to reduce sway

 

[justinlw]

Well, I found an easy solution. Had this idea a while back, just didn't have time to try until tonight. This is 1" x 2" x 3/16" tubing, cut down to 2.375" long. Drilled and bolted to the LCA. Smoothed the ride drastically, got rid of sway and nose dive, and makes the truck feel stable again.

 

[bigdaddymatty]

That's basically what I did. I was pleased with the results.

 

[justinlw]

Mine feels nearly like it did stock. My 170lb bumper softens the ride a lot, tembren stops will probably take care of it. The truck steers and brakes great with the spacers though.

 

[tahoe035.3]

Well, I found an easy solution. Had this idea a while back, just didn't have time to try until tonight. This is 1" x 2" x 3/16" tubing, cut down to 2.375" long. Drilled and bolted to the LCA. Smoothed the ride drastically, got rid of sway and nose dive, and makes the truck feel stable again.

I think I'm gonna try this instead, how hard was it to drill threw the control arm?

 

[justinlw]

Easier than drilling the steel stock. It's soft cast, just use a sharp bit.

 

[devil docs chevy tahoe]

I think I'm gonna try this instead, how hard was it to drill threw the control arm?

do you think you can weld that block on??

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Well, I found an easy solution. Had this idea a while back, just didn't have time to try until tonight. This is 1" x 2" x 3/16" tubing, cut down to 2.375" long. Drilled and bolted to the LCA. Smoothed the ride drastically, got rid of sway and nose dive, and makes the truck feel stable again.

do you think you can weld those blocks on??

 

[justinlw]

I wouldn't want to heat the LCA that much, but I guess it's possible. Brazing would be the best procedure since there are two different types of metal. I've gone about 2000mi on these in the last few weeks, and they've yet to move.

 

[cbepro]

i installed that rectangle tubing after reading this post and good god does it handle better! Towed a loaded trailer with the interior of the Escalade loaded up 850 miles, still had bald tires but wow did the vehicle handle 1million times better!!! no nose dive when braking and reduced the extreme front end bouncing over bumps! felt like a normal slightly lifted truck!

What a difference this little piece of metal makes! This should be a sticky for people that crank their keys!

My only prob is that a 1" thick piece of metal is too thick now, requiring me to crank my keys more than i want. I also downsized my tires from 315 to 295. Just popped in my head to get shorter jounce springs

 

[Drok]

Did this mod get a sticky or is there a good write up of parts needed, I'm in the same swaying boat haha.

Sorry for the old post revive. This is what I found on a search.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Did this mod get a sticky or is there a good write up of parts needed, I'm in the same swaying boat haha.

Sorry for the old post revive. This is what I found on a search.

This mod makes sense for a crank. You really want the jounce stops to be barely in contact with the LCA @ ride height. New stops would help too. Maybe look @ the z71 stops.

I've gone to aftermarket jounce stops that are shorter that help the ride with a decrank.

 

[Drok]

OK I have 1.5" or 2" (I forget at the moment) front key crank and a 1" rear spacer, 5100s, 275 60 20s . I'll definitely look at the z71 stops first.

 

[ATIII]

Energy Suspension 9.9117G 1" Tall Flat Head Bump Stop https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CN7CVU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_FFgFxb3FXPJG4


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[Drok]

Atiii, are those used instead of the metal tube?

 

[ATIII]

Atiii, are those used instead of the metal tube?

Yep. Read this thread.

Lift or level kit

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/lift-or-level-kit.80825/

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[Drok]

Great thanks atIII