What did you do to your 2015-2020 K2XX Tahoe/Yukon Today?

Walkerfever said:

Hard to say, I have no idea what this would cost to be professionally done. I paid $35 for the media blaster, $28 for the Walnut shells, and $7 for a bunch of rags at Harbor Freight. The vacuum adapter I put together and 3D printed made the job a LOT less messy and easier. Without it, I'd be picking shells out of....everything. If anyone has a 3D printer and wants the STL file for the adapter, just let me know!

I'm still hunting for a spacer for behind the GMC emblem on the Denali grills so that I can 3D scan it and have an STL for that, too. Seems like that spacer is like unicorn teeth with these Yukons.

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WingsAA said:

How much time did it take you... not including the intake removal, just actual blasting?
I've had everything for a while but have just been delaying it due to time commitment. Just curious how long it took to clean each port... roughly.
Nice job btw!

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Walkerfever said:

Honestly it'd be hard to guesstimate how long it took, because it was a learning experience for my son. Even with all the "See, this is how this works, and this is how that works" talks, it took us about 8 or 9 hours spread across 2 days. If it were just me, since I've already done it a few times? Maybe 30 min per port, if that. I would blast them, give it a good soak with break cleaner (maybe 10 minutes) to break anything else loose, soak that out with the rags (vacuum+brake cleaner= potential vacuum bomb), then blast it again. Blasting doesn't get EVERYTHING, but does get most of it.

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NYBRD said:

About to put a hammer to this damn header yayyy
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k_arnold72 said:

I had the same issue! But after realizing how much it needed to be massaged to get it to fit, I decided to look at Silverados with the same headers and realized they didn't have the same issue. They have a different joint, and found one at the local pick a part fit cheap. Highly recommended.

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k_arnold72 said:

I had the same issue! But after realizing how much it needed to be massaged to get it to fit, I decided to look at Silverados with the same headers and realized they didn't have the same issue. They have a different joint, and found one at the local pick a part fit cheap. Highly recommended.

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NYBRD said:

Wish I knew ahead of time I already hammered this sucker, no patience lol

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gtrslngrchris said:

I got my Hellwig sway bar in a couple of days ago and I am pretty shocked at how improved the ride and handling is. I can't really say for sure that I ever got a fair shake with the Hotchkis but it WAS a positive improvement over my 10 year old stock bar and bushings at first at least. The hellwig in the front so far seems like a much stiffer bar (based on how heavy it is) if I had to guess and it really corners noticeably better now and just overall feels good.

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I will freely admit that the Hotchkis bar is noticeably nicer for fit and finish. There was even a spot in the steel and powdercoat both right where the bushing would sit that was sharp and I sanded it smooth with a flap disc BUT Hellwig managed to pack the right brackets, bushings and hardware with my sway bar so that's a clear win for them over Hotchkis just for that. So far I've driven it pretty hard including a lot of harsher-than-necessary cornering both up and down grades and the bushings are still in place and the Yukon feels better than it ever has!

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Walkerfever said:

I just had to cancel my Hotchkiss order because they keep extended their time frames. First is was 3 months, now it's 5 months. Where are you finding Hellwig bars? Worth the price difference to go up to the Hellwigs?

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