What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[swathdiver]

Thanks, I might be stuck getting 4 new tires if I can't find one close in tread depth

Get a tread depth gauge Wes and see where they're at compared to new.

 

[Doubeleive]

Get a tread depth gauge Wes and see where they're at compared to new.

the place where I purchased the tires is about a mile from me I am sure they have one so I will find out tomorrow what I am dealing with

 

[BG1988]

I just hope I can find a real nice used one, it's AWD so it has to be a pretty close match this set only has 9k on them

*maybe I can just put a new one on? not sure how much these have worn so far

i would dump the whole set and get a warranty claim going..

more then likely they are from the same batch.
Why would you risk keeping that same batch if one popped with 9k miles


if you can opt for another brand

Looks Like badyear tire is setup for a recall pretty soon on those
EAGLE LS-2 - SIZE: P275/55R20

your not the only one with sidewall blow outs at 9-10k miles..
you should also be using 10ply LT tires and not 4ply Passenger tires ..

they start with LT and not P


passanger = Load index
#111, weight limit 2403 pounds
LT load index
#122 weight limit 3307 pounds




well at 5500 pounds for the 4x4 curb weight

6700 with 8x 150 pound people..

extra equipment now at 7000 pounds


now your towing something also


that puts you at 8000-8500 pounds..


oh wait got bumps in the road

that is a extra potential 1500pounds down force from bumps etc.. (jump on a scale and see how high you can get that number!)

now your way over the limit of your tires and risk failure

Wait for it they are not correctly inflated to 44 PSI ..(which is the rated load index)

 

[swathdiver]

Speaking of oil, I received the GMC Certified Service coupon flyer card thingy in the mail today from the dealer I bought the Denali from and noticed the oil change coupon. 6 qt oil change package, ACDelco Dexos1 Full Synthetic oil, tire rotation, and multi-point inspection for $49.95. Expires 7/15 and I'm due for a change later this month in about 1k miles. Doesn't seem like a bad price, I've been doing my own for years and costs me about $35-40 with Mobil 1 and filter alone.

That's a great deal. If you can trust them, sitting in a waiting room in the AC would be a whole lot nicer than laying under the truck!

For thirty-two years I've been changing my own oil. Twice in the intervening years, my dear wife had the oil changed for my when I was sick. Both places messed it up, over filling the crankcase. But the writing is on the wall, I'm going to have to start letting someone else do it once our nest is empty; lest my new sons want to help their old and decrepit FIL out!

 

[swathdiver]

i would dump the whole set and get a warranty claim going..

more then likely they are from the same batch.
Why would you risk keeping that same batch if one popped with 9k miles


if you can opt for another brand


your not the only one with sidewall blow outs at 9-10k miles..
you should also be using 10ply LT tires and not 4ply Passenger tires ..

they start with LT and not P


well at 5500 pounds for the 4x4 curb weight

Brent, it was a road hazard right through the tread and at high speed. The sidewall came apart as he was slowing down and getting off the highway as there was no safe place to immediately pull over.

Ten ply tires are Load Range E. They do make LTs in Load Range D and maybe C and B for the 275-55-20 wheel. Highway tread as the AWD systems don't take kindly to AT tires from what I've read. Regular length trucks like Wes' Denali are 5900-6000 pounds compared with the short Tahoes at around 5500.

Having said that, two of my load range C KO2s have been patched but the leaks were very slow despite the size of the nails.

 

[sonic_the_hedgeh]

Brent, it was a road hazard right through the tread and at high speed. The sidewall came apart as he was slowing down and getting off the highway as there was no safe place to immediately pull over.

Ten ply tires are Load Range E. They do make LTs in Load Range D and maybe C and B for the 275-55-20 wheel. Highway tread as the AWD systems don't take kindly to AT tires from what I've read. Regular length trucks like Wes' Denali are 5900-6000 pounds compared with the short Tahoes at around 5500.

Having said that, two of my load range C KO2s have been patched but the leaks were very slow despite the size of the nails.

Question. I have an awd Denali. What is it with awd systems not liking all terrain tires?

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[Doubeleive]

i would dump the whole set and get a warranty claim going..

more then likely they are from the same batch.
Why would you risk keeping that same batch if one popped with 9k miles


if you can opt for another brand

Looks Like badyear tire is setup for a recall pretty soon on those
EAGLE LS-2 - SIZE: P275/55R20

your not the only one with sidewall blow outs at 9-10k miles..
you should also be using 10ply LT tires and not 4ply Passenger tires ..

they start with LT and not P


passanger = Load index
#111, weight limit 2403 pounds
LT load index
#122 weight limit 3307 pounds




well at 5500 pounds for the 4x4 curb weight

6700 with 8x 150 pound people..

extra equipment now at 7000 pounds


now your towing something also


that puts you at 8000-8500 pounds..


oh wait got bumps in the road

that is a extra potential 1500pounds down force from bumps etc.. (jump on a scale and see how high you can get that number!)

now your way over the limit of your tires and risk failure

Wait for it they are not correctly inflated to 44 PSI ..(which is the rated load index)

wasn't the problem, I had a puncture in the tread, tire deflated and I didn't pull over and stop until some distance later, I ruined the tire, I was driving about 85-90 and didn't realize I had a flat at first.

 

[Doubeleive]

Question. I have an awd Denali. What is it with awd systems not liking all terrain tires?

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I have never heard of that, only thing that I am aware of is that they need to be all the same size/type and of equal treadwear otherwise one or more wheels are rotating at a different speed than the others and causes issue's with the differential/viscous coupling, i.e. a wheel may be turning at more or less rotations than another which messes up the awd system over time.

 

[swathdiver]

Question. I have an awd Denali. What is it with awd systems not liking all terrain tires?

More rolling resistance against the AWD transfer case if memory serves. The system likes highway tires better.

 

[Doubeleive]

Get a tread depth gauge Wes and see where they're at compared to new.

the place where I bought the tires had a used one, $40 installed out the door, so I went and bought a gauge, I have (2) @9/32, 1@ 8/32, and the used one was 7/32, so I am putting the (2) 9's on the front and the 7/8 on the rear and I should be good to go?

 

[swathdiver]

the place where I bought the tires had a used one, $40 installed out the door, so I went and bought a gauge, I have (2) @9/32, 1@ 8/32, and the used one was 7/32, so I am putting the (2) 9's on the front and the 7/8 on the rear and I should be good to go?

I've read that they should be the same and others like Les Scwab say up to 3/32. Perfect and somewhere in the middle makes sense to me. Too much and the transfer case will protest!

 

[derfman00]

I switched my learcar2u with a homelink out of an Enclave. $35 and the gate clicker programmed into it. Happy wife! No pics cause it looks the same...

 

[Hi-psi]

So since putting on the 2/3 drop Saturday, been experiencing a weird random brake related issue. At least for the McGaughy's drop spindles you have to trim the brake backing plate some in order for the caliper/caliper bracket to bolt back up. I had kind of forgotten this and wasn't well prepared by the time I had it all torn apart and needed to trim them, so I had to do it with a pair of snips. Needless to say it was a bit of a hack job, but I got it done. The driver's side plate got a little bent up while doing this, but there was adequate clearance between it and the rotor after reassembly.

What it's doing is at slow speeds, light braking, and only when mildly turning (seems to happen more when turning right), I get a quick vibrating/pulsing of the pedal. Almost like the ABS/wheel speed sensor is freaking out causing the ABS to kick in. Since the hubs had to be removed to install the spindles, I did remove the wheel speed sensors from the hubs, and then reinstall, but don't see how that could have impacted anything.

Kind of at a loss at the moment. I ordered two new backing plates that I'll cleanly trim and install this coming weekend, and also have good look around everything up front, but I'm struggling to come up with what might be causing it.

Any ideas or similar experiences?

 

[PG01]

I would check those sensors and make 100% certain there is no dirt or rust and that they are absolutely clean and bolted in tight. Its doing exactly that from what you are describing, abs sensor is freaking out.

 

[Doubeleive]

double check those abs sensors, agree with Pete

 

[Hi-psi]

That was my plan this weekend when I put the new backing plates on. Also ordered two new sensors just in case. El cheapo brand, so not the end of the world if I just keep them as spares. Also need to remove the 1 in spacer in the rear. After it fully settled after putting a few miles on it, the front is right about an inch lower than the rear, so I guess I need a 2/4 to be level on mine.

 

[gooffeyguy]

Put the new non-wood trim steering wheel on

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

 

[Sam Harris]

Put the new non-wood trim steering wheel on

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

Where’s the pics?

 

[gooffeyguy]

Where’s the pics?

In the steering wheel thread, but I'll post it here also... Lol

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

 

[Sam Harris]

In the steering wheel thread, but I'll post it here also... Lol

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

Ahh.. thank you. Looks great! [emoji106][emoji16]