what serious upgrade would you do first?

[BlueCollarTahoe]

say you have a truck in these years what would you do first far as a serious upgrade from whats assumed to be stock?

Intake?
suspension?
Brakes?
exhaust?
Headers?
Tires?

which first, why, and whats a good next level upgrade for our trucks?

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Brakes are a good upgrade for all trucks from 00-06, whether you're going up or down. Stopping power is important.

 

[BlueCollarTahoe]

Brakes are a good upgrade for all trucks from 00-06, whether you're going up or down. Stopping power is important.

what brand and set would you suggest is a quality upgrade from stock? and i love that grille you got on the truck. Ranch one right? i want one of those lol

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Yeah Ranch hand, I really like it. I've seen a lot of guys just take used ones from GMT900 trucks.

 

[BlueCollarTahoe]

Yeah Ranch hand, I really like it. I've seen a lot of guys just take used ones from GMT900 trucks.

used ranch hands or brakes? that doesnt sound too safe if its brakes but im a novice when it comes to cars still.

 

[Big Buttons]

What are your goals?

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Brakes. At least for the calipers. You can get the bigger rotors that fit the GMT900 trucks and it should work.

 

[BlueCollarTahoe]

What are your goals?

to have a badass ******* truck breh

 

[02_Tahoe]

say you have a truck in these years what would you do first far as a serious upgrade from whats assumed to be stock?

Intake?
suspension?
Brakes?
exhaust?
Headers?
Tires?

which first, why, and whats a good next level upgrade for our trucks?

First thing I did was lift it with new wheels and tires. Completely changes the look. The next 2 things I did was get a custom exhaust and new audio equipment (door speakers, head unit, subwoofers). In less than 2 weeks I'm going to get a custom tune from black bear performance. It's your truck but if you ask me I think the best 3 big mods would be, suspension whether it be lifted or lowered, exhaust, and a custom tune. And you'll have the small cheap mods in between, like color matching, demolding, debadging, headlights (could be cheap or expensive) and many other things I did that I can't remember.

 

[jarydM]

say you have a truck in these years what would you do first far as a serious upgrade from whats assumed to be stock?

Intake?
suspension?
Brakes?
exhaust?
Headers?
Tires?

which first, why, and whats a good next level upgrade for our trucks?

Always suspension and tires first. You HAVE to have those two things working optimally for anything else to matter. no amount of stopping power, or engine power matters if you can't keep contact.

 

[MrBalll]

Are we choosing from that list?
If it was me I'd get a 4l75e so I can do a SC later on.

 

[BlueCollarTahoe]

Are we choosing from that list?
If it was me I'd get a 4l75e so I can do a SC later on.

not sure what this means but please tell me

 

[BlueCollarTahoe]

so far as suspension what would be a good next level upgrade from stock?

 

[02_Tahoe]

so far as suspension what would be a good next level upgrade from stock?

Well depends what direction you want to go, lifted or lowered. I don't know anything about lowering but I do know a decent amount on lifting. If you wanted a slight step above stock you could simply crank your stock torsion keys to level it out. But if you want to go higher the next step would be 1-3" keys and a coil spacer in the rear, size of spacer will depend on if you still want some rake, if you want it level or even if you want it to squat and will also depend on how high you go in the front. If you want to go higher, BDS offers a 4.5" and a bunch of companies have a 6"

 

[MrBalll]

not sure what this means but please tell me

Almost all Tahoe's and Yukon's come with a 4L60E transmission.
I wan't to do major engine upgrades on mine and the stock transmission won't handle it for long. So, if I upgrade to a stronger 4L75E transmission it can handle the power when I get to it. And 'SC' is a super charger.

For suspension you could go with new Moog parts. Very expensive, but much stronger than stock. If you suspension is fine I wouldn't mess with upgrading it until it needs it.
Depending on what you have you could just get Z71 suspension parts.

 

[BlueCollarTahoe]

Well depends what direction you want to go, lifted or lowered. I don't know anything about lowering but I do know a decent amount on lifting. If you wanted a slight step above stock you could simply crank your stock torsion keys to level it out. But if you want to go higher the next step would be 1-3" keys and a coil spacer in the rear, size of spacer will depend on if you still want some rake, if you want it level or even if you want it to squat and will also depend on how high you go in the front. If you want to go higher, BDS offers a 4.5" and a bunch of companies have a 6"

ive seen different levels of lift, 3 inch lift looks great to me.

Almost all Tahoe's and Yukon's come with a 4L60E transmission.
I wan't to do major engine upgrades on mine and the stock transmission won't handle it for long. So, if I upgrade to a stronger 4L75E transmission it can handle the power when I get to it. And 'SC' is a super charger.

For suspension you could go with new Moog parts. Very expensive, but much stronger than stock. If you suspension is fine I wouldn't mess with upgrading it until it needs it.
Depending on what you have you could just get Z71 suspension parts.

i believe mine is LT. what are the z71 parts?

 

[inmypassatlife]

Buy a corvette

 

[02_Tahoe]

ive seen different levels of lift, 3 inch lift looks great to me.


i have a 3" with 33s and 18s

 

[inmypassatlife]

depending where gas is headed, I am wondering about my 2001 lifted on 33x12.50r20's, your ride looks solid.

 

[M1Gunner]

Well depends what direction you want to go, lifted or lowered. I don't know anything about lowering but I do know a decent amount on lifting. If you wanted a slight step above stock you could simply crank your stock torsion keys to level it out. But if you want to go higher the next step would be 1-3" keys and a coil spacer in the rear, size of spacer will depend on if you still want some rake, if you want it level or even if you want it to squat and will also depend on how high you go in the front. If you want to go higher, BDS offers a 4.5" and a bunch of companies have a 6"

Whatever lift you go with, make sure it has torsion bar relocation brackets. You want to keep the torsion bars tucked up in the frame. Such an eyesore if those things are hanging down... like mine. I hate that mine are exposed and now I can't find any relocation brackets to tuck them back up without buying a whole new lift.