2008 Tahoe Z71 Rebuild - DOD Failure - DOD/AFM Delete & Performance Upgrades (201k miles)

[SmokesMagee]

Mevotech makes some nice suspension parts that are real upgrades to GM parts.
Also as far as rear end look into Truetracks, they are nice tough limited slips that lock up solid. They use a different oil though, be aware of that.
Lastly, look into Tick Performance for cams, they have a nice line of staged cams and complete kits.
I run a stage one towing cam in my daily driver silverado, with dod afm delete, oil pump upgrade, timing set upgrade, link bar lifter upgrade(not happy with the noise from them), trunnion and spring upgrades comp cam pushrods and shorty headers

I am thinking of switching to moog or mevotech. (Not now)

Oil pump upgrade? Mind if I ask what exactly you did?
I'm not sure if I should replace the oil pump or not, iirc dod oil pumps are high volume so I should be fine?

I put a USA LSD in the rear in of the truck. Uses a spring clutch to lock up. Haven't been able to try it since putting it in. I think I need a higher stall converter to roast some tires. Also I installed this kit to get me down the road, all that was available on shelf near me.

Not to hijack the thread, but I'd read similar comments about the link bar lifters, so I ended up going with Chevrolet Performance lifters when I did my cam swap/dod delete in my '12. Sorry yours are noisy, but I'm grateful for the datapoint.

I'm also considering going to Mevotech (their expensive line) control arms and tie rods for my '07. I put Moog parts on it when I bought it back in 2018, but it's only seen 50K since then and the dust boots on the lower ball joints are already shot and they're starting to chatter when I turn the wheel on a chilly day. That's the last time I'll put Moog on anything again. Good to see a vote of confidence for the Mevotech stuff.

Mevotech it is.
Yeah, I needed to put something on the vehicle as one of the control arms was about to break from being rubbed on by the broken link bars.
It pulled hard left because of it. It was awful trying to drive the truck as it was also very wobbly and tons of under steer, near impossible to go straight down the road.

 

[MD-Wood]

I'm on year three with the Mevotech upper and lower arms and tierod ends and sway links. All the heavy duty line and No issues at all.

 

[MD-Wood]

I went with the link bar lifters hoping they would not be too noisy. My purpose was to make it more tough and dependable. I just couldnt get past a plastic tray keeping my lifter from rotating.. I know the trays have well over proven themselves. This is a daily driver work truck that hauls a 3500lb mobile woodworking shop enclosed trailer. I beat on it pretty hard off the line and on the highway.
i know that I will need to do the block in about a year, but with a LS thats all good.