Dave's 2006 Escalade AWD Build Thread

[Onebadsss]

The superbight LED's are good for the inside not as protected like the Phillips or yours which is why I didn't use them for the plate lights, and I'll shoot you a link for the foglight LED's


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Thanks for the info and the link!

 

[Onebadsss]

Can't stop staring at that white. It just draws you in.
Good call on the wheels, I was gonna ask if you were gonna grab some oem 20s or 22s.
So the next question is .....2/4 drop?

The jury is still out on whether or not I'm gonna drop her as I'm concerned about compromising ride quality since this is a family hauler and not just weekend scene queen. Anyone have experience with dropping an AWD NBS Esky that can chime in?

 

[Onebadsss]

Taking inventory of what the OEM 20's wheel set I scored came with: chewed up lugs, stripped locks and missing a couple of the chrome lug caps soooooo I enlisted the help of Amazon and eBay to remedy those issues for reasonable cost:

 

[Onebadsss]

I know the suspense is killing y'all so here are the wheels mounted with brand new Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza Plus 275/55 R20 tires:





Thank's to the guys @ BJ's Wholesale Club for doing a great job!

 

[95escahoe]

The jury is still out on whether or not I'm gonna drop her as I'm concerned about compromising ride quality since this is a family hauler and not just weekend scene queen. Anyone have experience with dropping an AWD NBS Esky that can chime in?

I'm gonna lower mine this summer a slight drop with working autoride will ride pretty smooth aslong as you do new spindles up front, Tony aka NorcalSS he will hook you up on a kit


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[chevync]

I keep putting off dropping the rear 2 inches. Next is powder coating my wheels to match my paint. Doing the lip, inside of the spokes and leaving the outside spokes and center caps chrome. Should look good. I hope.lol

 

[Onebadsss]

I'm gonna lower mine this summer a slight drop with working autoride will ride pretty smooth aslong as you do new spindles up front, Tony aka NorcalSS he will hook you up on a kit


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I definitely want to overhaul the suspension at some point: new oem autoride shocks, hellwig sway bar kit, possibly new compressor for the air ride (if needed), moog suspension/steering up front, etc. She rides pretty smooth now and there are other areas that I need to address first like rebuilding the front diff, brakes and maintenance items...

Tony is a great guy, he hooked me up with a set of Belltech Street Performance shocks for my SS!

 

[Onebadsss]

Since I know @95escahoe has been asking: during one of my many FB marketplace troll patrols I came across a clean set of 2002 Esky 3-piece engine covers so I contacted the seller and struck a deal. Little did I know that seller would turn out to be @95escahoe, lol! And this went down before we connected here on TYF too, what are the odds?





These engine covers definitely look great on the truck and as a bonus I flipped the original Vortec MAX engine cover set that came stock on her for the same price I paid for these so it was a nice "freebie" cosmetic upgrade!

 

[Onebadsss]

So we had some really nice weather (for once) and the wifey was requesting I go through the interior and clean it out since our 3yo and 1yo daughters are the "masters of disaster" and love to make messes everywhere they go. So I pulled everything out of it, car seats, 3rd row, etc and gave her a good vacuum and interior wipe down with some Simple Green Automotive (which is actually blue, lol) and I'm still amazed by the cleanliness of the interior:

 

[Onebadsss]

One thing I noticed when I removed the 3rd row seats is that this (purpose unknown) bracket on the left side seat bracket is broken:





Any NBS gurus out there that know what this part's purpose is or what the OEM replacement part numbers are??