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  1. 87carl

    Spohn arms with johny joints or long travel rear

    Blew the rear axle last week and while swapping in the new axle I realized every single delsphere joint in the spohn arms is worn out 2 of them the collars unscrewed themselves. the rest the collars are tight still but the white plastics are worn out. I could just replace the 2 that came undone...
  2. 87carl

    Rear coilover conversion

    Has anyone ever removed the stock rear coil spring and replaced the rear shocks with a set of coilovers? I have been trying to find any info i can on it but all that comes up is front coilover kits. I currently have rough country 3.5 knuckle lift for gm 1500 trucks in front, 5 inch rear lift...
  3. 87carl

    8 lug and HD axles on a 1500

    Warning this will be long I tend to ramble and want this as detailed and accurate as possible. I'm trying to figure out what all parts are needed to swap Heavy-duty axles into my 07 1500 burb and convert to 8 lug but keep the 1500 suspension. 2500s have torsion bars front and leaf springs rear...
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    Avalanche quarters and roll pan on a suburban

    Has anyone welded avalanche lower rear quarter panel sections onto a suburban? Would have to also do bottom edge of a tailgate onto the hatch for the body line to match. Was also thinking using a rollpan instead of a bumper and moving plate to the roll pan to smooth out the rear end. Can anyone...
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    Ac and recirc

    When I push ac or recirc buttons they just flash 3 times and do nothing. Last summer tried doing relearn reset procedure disconnect battery wait hook up hold buttons etc that did nothing. Read before ac won't work without recirc. Checked all fuses and relays. Where is the recirc door and how is...
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    Tailpipe without resonator

    Will a tailpipe from a 2000-2006 fit on my 2007? I am going to replace my rusty tailpipe and muffler. I want to delete the resonator when I do. The 2000-2006 don't have the resonators in the tailpipe. Rear frames and suspension are identical. the 2 hangers they have look like same location only...
  7. 87carl

    Differential drop mounts

    The differential bolts solidly to the mounts part 1 in that picture and that mount bolts to frame through rubber bushings. Most diff drops use either a spacer above or below that mount. But does anyone know of any that replace that mount? Did any lift kits come like that all I have seen so far...
  8. 87carl

    Ly6 6.0

    Few weeks ago I messaged a guy local parting out a gmc 2500. At that time he told me he wrote add wrong and motor wasn't for sale. Since them I have had the timing chain tensioner in my 5.3 give out and send metal through the engine seems fine but who knows tbh it kinda scares me that there...
  9. 87carl

    Metal in oil

    Went to change oil few minutes ago and found this on the drain plug alot of flake and a couple big chunks. She has been throwing p0016 cam crank code for couple of weeks. Could all this be just from a bad timing chain? Do I need to rebuild the engine or will it be fine if I just put a new timing...
  10. 87carl

    Leather LT interior swap

    I just got a parts burb. 07 same as mine. The parts one is a LT with nice leather seats. Fronts I'm sure will be a straight forward swap. Middle is buckets mine has bench middle any tips on that? Will they bolt right up or will I have to drill holes or anything? Third row should clip in place of...
  11. 87carl

    Reverse lights in rear bumper

    Put flush mount led lights in my rear bumper for reverse lights today. wired them into the reverse light wire and ground wire on wiring for the trailer plug. Getting screws on was only challenge not much room for my hands in there. Just used a razor knife to cut the bumper. Definitely can see to...
  12. 87carl

    Brembo brakes

    https://www.brembo.com/en/company/news/brembo-brakes-gm-suv Will these fit our 2007-2014s? Our stock calipers have the same part numbers as the 2015s so I think they should fit. Would our master cylinder be able to handle them? I just dumped about 4000 into mine so I can't afford to spend...
  13. 87carl

    Evap diagrams

    Does anyone have any links to diagrams showing how all the pieces of the evap system connect together? I've tried searching but haven't had any luck. Especially looking for any hoses that connect to the fuel tank. And if anyone can get hose size or connection type that would help also. looking...
  14. 87carl

    Evap diagrams

    Does anyone have any links to diagrams showing how all the pieces of the evap system connect together? I've tried searching but haven't had any luck. Especially looking for any hoses that connect to the fuel tank. And if anyone can get hose size or connection type that would help also. My burb...
  15. 87carl

    Light bar inside behind windshield

    Idk if this is right section to post this but is in the burbs interior. Has anyone seen it done on a nnbs truck burb or hoe? There's a youtube video of a newer chevy truck done that way and there's kits for jeeps to do it. I like the idea of it being inside because can't be stolen as easily,no...
  16. 87carl

    Extended rear brake hoses and rear sway bar end links

    Anyone have any links to extended rear brake hoses the only ones I have found are from crown performance and they are almost exactly 200 bucks after tax and shipping. Might say screw it and order them if I can't find any others. Rear sway links I can't find much of anything for them. I have 2.5...
  17. 87carl

    Adjustable rear control arms.

    Thinking about ordering the spohn adjustable control arms and panhard bar for my suburban. Pan hard seems easy to adjust just get axle center side to side. But I have no clue how to set up the control arms properly. Can anyone tell me or point me to a detailed write up on how to adjust them...
  18. 87carl

    Rc silverado front lift and skyjacker rear lift coils

    Has anyone here used skyjacker c25r or c50r rear lift coils in a 2007-14? They are made for the 2000-2006 suburban and tahoes. C25R lifts 2.5 inches c50r lifts 5 inch. As far as I can tell the 2007-14s rear suspension is same as 2000-2006 and other replacement or heavy-duty springs are...
  19. 87carl

    Custom front idea

    It's obvious when chevy designed the 07-13 HD trucks they wanted them to like 67/68 chevys There is alot of similarity in there front ends I have seen pictures of 07-13 HD hoods grafted onto 88-98 chevys and I like the way it looks I have also seen 67 grills and headlights grafted into...
  20. 87carl

    97 tahoe 5 speed swap

    Yesterday I bought a 97 tahoe for 800 bucks. It's engine transmission and transfer case were rebuilt less than 50 thousand miles ago. I got it so cheap because it's got a small Crack in the frame which is an easy fix just got to drill a hole the top of the crack so it can't grow and weld it...

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