Tonyrodz's Tahoe Build Thread

[97YukonNZ]

Hot AF today, and Mon/Tue is gonna be hotter, so if course I cleaned my front carpet and front seats. Carpet is much better, but not what I expected. I was gonna get the oem rotors cut--@$25 a piece, but then saw these--View attachment 305727
I also ordered some GM abs sensors--so I thought. Looks to be only 1.View attachment 305729

Nice! How did you get on with your ac,allgoods now?

 

[Tonyrodz]

Nice! How did you get on with your ac,allgoods now?

It's ok, but it needs those electric fans to get it cold-er.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Updated clean pics.

 

[Tonyrodz]

What the....

 

[97YukonNZ]

Updated clean pics.View attachment 311222View attachment 311227View attachment 311230View attachment 311233

Looks real good! Makes me want to give mine some TLC too. Nice

 

[Tonyrodz]

Looks real good! Makes me want to give mine some TLC too. Nice

DO EET!!!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Brakes are in. Just waiting on the ds abs sensor now.

 

[97YukonNZ]

Brakes are in. Just waiting on the ds abs sens6now.View attachment 343491

Nice work!!
These bad boys arrived the other day so I climbed under her last night for a look and it still has stock shocks in the rear!!

so much bigger than the old ones!! Will throw em in today.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Nice work!!
These bad boys arrived the other day so I climbed under her last night for a look and it still has stock shocks in the rear!!View attachment 343493View attachment 343493so much bigger than the old ones!! Will throw em in today.

I bet you'll notice an immediate difference.

 

[97YukonNZ]

I bet you'll notice an immediate difference.

You know it!!! I have been wanting to do it since the day I bought it mate!
I may have to remove the rear bump stop brackets as i only have about 1 1/2" travel after dropping it 2" recently
Have found that with 200 pounds of stuff in the back it is tapping out over bigger bumps. Will run new shocks for a minute before deciding in case they work so good it stops that happening.
Woohoo. New stuff is so good ayy.

 

[Tonyrodz]

You know it!!! I have been wanting to do it since the day I bought it mate!
I may have to remove the rear bump stop brackets as i only have about 1 1/2" travel after dropping it 2" recently
Have found that with 200 pounds of stuff in the back it is tapping out over bigger bumps. Will run new shocks for a minute before deciding in case the work so good it stops that happening.
Woohoo. New stuff is so good ayy.

Have you tried looking into shorter rear bump stops? Mine bottoms out in the rear sometimes, when going over a big dip or bump. I'm lowered ny around 3" in the rear.

 

[97YukonNZ]

Have you tried looking into shorter rear bump stops? Mine bottoms out in the rear sometimes, when going over a big dip or bump. I'm lowered ny around 3" in the rear.

Lol it actually had none it it. Made it through compliance and 2 warrants of fitness before I pointed it out to the inspector so he could fail it on something.
I got some from the mount shop. They are about 50mm /2".Thought I might just trim about 1" off or if I need to I could relocate on the frame. What do you reckon. That'll work ayyy

 

[07Burb]

Brakes are in. Just waiting on the ds abs sensor now.View attachment 343491

You'll be happy with that setup. I've run that on several vehicles at this point and have never been disappointed.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Lol it actually had none it it. Made it through compliance and 2 warrants of fitness before I pointed it out to the inspector so he could fail it on something.
I got some from the mount shop. They are about 50mm /2".Thought I might just trim about 1" off or if I need to I could relocate on the frame. What do you reckon. That'll work ayyy

Why would you want it to fail for something?
How much of a gap will you have between the frame and rear if it's trimmed 1"?

You'll be happy with that setup. I've run that on several vehicles at this point and have never been disappointed.

Great to know. Thx. Price was great too.

 

[97YukonNZ]

Why would you want it to fail for something?
How much of a gap will you have between the frame and rear if it's trimmed 1"?

Great to know. Thx. Price was great too.

Yeah I was thinking of I have to' I can relocate bump stop to the frame and it will give it 4" which is good for movement 4x4 off road. It will have 2 1/4" with trim.
Thanks man

 

[Tonyrodz]

Yeah I was thinking of I have to' I can relocate bump stop to the frame and it will give it 4" which is good for movement 4x4 off road. It will have 2 1/4" with trim.
Thanks man

Do a lot of off roading?

 

[89Suburban]

You'll be happy with that setup. I've run that on several vehicles at this point and have never been disappointed.

Me either. I see some negative posts on here from some though. About warped rotors, rusted rotors. Mine have been fine and the ones on my daughter's car too.

 

[97YukonNZ]

Do a lot of off roading?

Yeah in summer we get up around some of our high country lakes n rivers to fish,kayak and mountain bike.
Some of the places we go have some pretty rough tracks. Some flexibility is good.
Once I have it loaded and full of gas 2"s of travel are gone and I dont want it smashing on the bump stops through the corragations on some of the inland shingle roads. She just starts chucking sideways,screaming wife isnt good on the nerves mate ayy haha.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Yeah in summer we get up around some of our high country lakes n rivers to fish,kayak and mountain bike.
Some of the places we go have some pretty rough tracks. Some flexibility is good.
Once I have it loaded and full of gas 2"s of travel are gone and I dont want it smashing on the bump stops through the corragations on some of the inland shingle roads. She just starts chucking sideways,screaming wife isnt good on the nerves mate ayy haha.

Nothing worse when they're right next to you screaming...complaining....just being a huge PITA!!!

 

[97YukonNZ]

Nothing worse when they're right next to you screaming...complaining....just being a huge PITA!!!

Lol yup