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Old 02-15-2014, 09:03 PM   #1
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My 97 Tahoe build

Hello. This is my official thread of my 97 Tahoe build.

I have spent the last few years working on my 61, now its time to focus on my other ride.

Here is a pic of it today..



I have had this since 2006 and its mostly been a daily driver..
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Old 02-15-2014, 09:06 PM   #2
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build

One of my recent project was to replace the fuel injection spider.. With the help of a 40 minute youtube video, I jumped right in..

Here is a before shot.


After.


What a difference in power going to a true multi-port injection over the central port fuel injection.
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Old 02-15-2014, 09:09 PM   #3
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The next thing I did was replacing the lights the lit up the AC control panel and guage cluster.

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After. I also replaced the push button switch led's with blue ones.







Superbrightleds.com is where I got the bulbs.. What a nice upgrade that was.
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Old 02-15-2014, 09:10 PM   #4
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build

Next on the list is a 3/2" drop.. Im planning on buying some 3" drop springs for the front and 2" drop shackles for the rear..

Stay tuned!!
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Old 03-05-2014, 07:02 PM   #5
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build

Look what the man in the brown truck brought me today..

New springs!!


Some before shots..
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Rear



I hope to start on this Saturday..
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build

The new springs are actually for a 2" drop.. I may just go 1" in the rear. The shackles I have coming can to 1" or 2" drop.. I will drop the front first and then go from there.
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Old 03-08-2014, 12:00 PM   #7
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Here are the shackles that came in yesterday.

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Old 03-08-2014, 12:04 PM   #8
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Today I started the front spring replacement.

Here are some shots during.

Spring out.


Old and new.


Spring in.


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Stay tuned. The rear is next.
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Old 03-08-2014, 12:05 PM   #9
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These springs gave me a perfect 2" drop.
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Old 03-08-2014, 01:16 PM   #10
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Well, the rear didn't take too long..

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After rear measurement


After front and rear are complete.


Im real happy how this turned out.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build

looks pretty nice down low
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Old 03-09-2014, 01:37 PM   #12
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Looks great with that stance.
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Old 03-10-2014, 07:44 AM   #13
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Thanks guys
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Old 03-13-2014, 05:53 PM   #14
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I pulled the running boards off today.. I was not sure if I would like it, but I think I do.. After the 2/2 drop, having the boards there did make it look lower.. I think I like the cleaner look with out them.

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Old 03-16-2014, 03:09 PM   #15
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build

Today was replacing sway bar bushings and end link bushings.

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New parts from Prothane


One thing you may notice, the sleeve and bolts were much longer than the original.. Problem was, these were for a 4X4 Tahoe.. I ended up reusing the old bolts with the new bushings, but that didn't look right either.. I cut down the sleeves down to 1 1/8" and used bolts to match.. That took it to the right level after dropping the front 2"

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Next shocks and all steering parts.
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Old 04-05-2014, 06:53 PM   #16
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build

Just a fun picture I took today.. Its not as low as it looks.. The ground is a little lower there where I parked it today.
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Old 04-12-2014, 04:07 AM   #17
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build

I have similar plans for mine.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build

Looks good! how tall are your tires? Was thinking about running a similar drop on mine for awhile. I can't tell from the picture with the tape measure they look to be around 28 inches?
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Looks good! how tall are your tires? Was thinking about running a similar drop on mine for awhile. I can't tell from the picture with the tape measure they look to be around 28 inches?
Thank you!!

My current tires are 255/70/15 (29.1"), but I was planning on changing them to a 255/70/15 (28"). Was going for a low fat look.
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Awesome thank you! Keep it up!
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build

I went to my local tire shop for an alignment and the guy there said my upper ball joint were too worn to align the front end.. I replaced the pitman arm because that was worn.. The ball joints looks ok to me, but they are the experts..

So, I bought new ball joints from ebay this week and they should be here tomorrow.. I hope to get them on over the weekend.. I have to find a press for the lowers..

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Old 05-17-2014, 07:23 AM   #22
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...and here we are doing ball joints this weekend.

I have the upper ones done so far and here are a few pics of that.






Now I need to track down a lower ball joint press.. I hope to get those done today.
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Lower ball joint going in..



Alignment shop next!
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I like it!
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