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    Epic road trip after action report - high-mileage 2500, 35-foot trailer, in the Rockies

    Wait..... what??? A wife that becomes a backseat drive?? Say it isn't so:rotflmao: After 40+ years together, mine has finally learned to just be quiet. Mostly.
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    '07 Suburban 2500 - Fox 2.0 Shock Review

    Kind of a follow-up to my thread looking for torques specs.... In case anyone opts for TLDR..... spoiler is the Fox shocks are a very noticeably better ride than the Bilsteins. The front Fox 2.0 shocks are now installed and after a little 20 mile test drive on the country roads around my...
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    2007 Suburban 2500 Suspension torque specs?

    I just checked my top nut size and it is 17mm on the Bilsteins as opposed to the 15mm I kept find on the net, which makes the threads M12 instead of M10. Based on that, Bilstein spec would be 34 ft-lbs. Interestingly, the Fox top nut is 19mm. Thanks for helping me catch that.
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    2007 Suburban 2500 Suspension torque specs?

    Forgot to add: for other's future reference, everything credible I found says not to torque down the top nuts till truck is back on the ground.
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    2007 Suburban 2500 Suspension torque specs?

    Thanks. I checked that one off the list some time ago. Best info I could find on the net was Bilstein's installation instructions. Had to teach myself to read German quick, but I think I found the guideline I'm going with. For my shocks it appears they recommend 19 ft-lbs top & 54 ft-lbs...
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    Epic road trip after action report - high-mileage 2500, 35-foot trailer, in the Rockies

    Great report..... and I like your truck! I have an '07 version. I could hazard a guess where your u-turn was. If you're talking Idaho Springs, CO. It's one of my regular night stops on my way further out west to see my kids. In fact I'll be there in about a month & 1/2.
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    2007 Suburban 2500 Suspension torque specs?

    Does anyone have torque specs for suspension components for these trucks? I'm finding widely conflicting info out on the net. I'm replacing my front Bilstein 5100's with Fox 2.0's as soon as I find the torque specs. I may well end up replacing the rears as well, but I do a lot of trailering...
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    2007 Suburban 2500 Grill Guard

    We probably talked to the same yahoo at Go Industries. I called them to see what they could still make for my '07 Suburban and he pretty much laughed at me and dusted me off. I didn't have much better luck with Ranch Hand or any of several other manufacturers I directly contacted either...
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    2007 Suburban 2500 Grill Guard

    I have a '07 2500 Suburban that over the last 2 years I've been tinkering with building it to just what I want for a fun hunting trip/fishing/dog hauling/etc truck. The burb also gets used at least once/year to run PA to the Rockies to visit and/or hunt & fish with my kids. Highlights of...
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