Lift Is On

[controversyink]

lift kit

hey man, im wanting to get a 3 inch or a 6 inch lift for my 99 tahoe. i was wondering if its a pain to intall it your self?

 

[Brandon X]

looks good, I hear the shocks on those kits suck (same thing with my cepek shocks, I took off and replaced with bilstein).

One point of advice, where you live take the boots OFF. trust me, salt and crap gets in there and eats the shock away. I ****** of my bilsteins due to the boots filling up with water and salt. boots are for better climates where tons of salt are not used

Seriously? God damnit I got the boots just for that reason, to protect the shocks from salt and shit.

controversyink: If you're not a mechanic, and have a bunch of tools including a ball joint or torsion bar tool, then don't try it yourself. Take it to a shop, that's what I did.

 

[bowtiefreak]

yeah, TRUST me on the boots. nevt time you pop a wheel off or are taking some pictures can you get a few of the front end parts? Interested in the upper control arm and so on.

 

[h0tr0d]

Hey man, I know you already said it rides like shit, but could you be a little more specific. I'm considering that kit just because I like the level I'm at right now, maybe an inch higher or so, but my front ball joints are f'ed and I like the idea of the UCA's on that kit having revised ball joint angles to cope with the crank.

I remember after I cranked my bars up for the first time is was rough as hell, but after about a month, it seemed to soften up a bit. What size tires are you running? It looks like you've got some 31's, but I'm wanting to know if I'm going to gain any clearance for my 33's

 

[Brandon X]

bowtiefreak: You got it. I planned on taking pics today or tomorrow.

hotrod: I feel every bump now. I don't know if it's the shocks or because I cranked my torsion bars but it's a pretty horrible ride right now. After the alignment yesterday the ride did improve but everything is still pretty stiff. We'll have to see how it is in a month or two.

My tires are 31s. Plan on getting BFG KM2 33x10.5R15's for next winter.

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

yeah... no boots! shocks will rust out fast enough without them. my procomp shocks look like hell after the last 2 winters... haha

 

[Brandon X]

Took a few more pics. Wheels should be coming off today or tomorrow bowtie so if you need some more pics I can try to take some more, however it's pretty dark inside his barn.

 

[bowtiefreak]

I want a set of those upper control arms for the tahoe so bad

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

do those uppers stick your front tires out wider than the rears?

 

[Brandon X]

My front tires have always stuck out a little farther then my rears, which is why I got a spacer for the back tires. However they might have pushed them out a little more, ill have to look.