Lowered Tahoe

[Edwardnavalo]

Check the front sway bar links and make sure they're in place and in good condition. Also the front jounce stops need to be contacting the lower control arms.

Lots of people make the mistake of changing the ZW7 suspension by replacing the Nivomat shocks (the G65 RPO code) with standard shocks, and without going to a firmer spring. Makes things really squirrely.

@Tonyrodz that driver's side parking brake cable should be under the sway bar (same as the passenger cable there). Like this:

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[Edwardnavalo]

I came across these shocks at pick your part , mounted them on and my issue was fixed , thanks again

 

[Tonyrodz]

I came across these shocks at pick your part , mounted them on and my issue was fixed , thanks again

Yup, those kyb's are terrible. Does it ride stiffer now? Still low, or did the rearend raise up?

 

[Edwardnavalo]

Yup, those kyb's are terrible. Does it ride stiffer now? Still low, or did the rearend raise up?

Yeah they were , those shocks that were on there were from a Mitsubishi montero and yeah a little stiff and it did raise up a little bit but I am happy how it got rid of that moving side to side on the freeway

 

[03X2]

Yeah they were , those shocks that were on there were from a Mitsubishi montero and yeah a little stiff and it did raise up a little bit but I am happy how it got rid of that moving side to side on the freeway

What are the shocks that you found there?

 

[89Suburban]

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Thanks I took it to a shop and was told that my sway bar needs to be parallel to the floor and mine at the moment is towards the floor

You have a nail in your tire holmes.

 

[Edwardnavalo]

What are the shocks that you found there?

I got them off another Tahoe not sure exactly what year it was

 

[thingraylinetah]

Them KYB Excel-G shocks seem to be junk in any form. I put some Excel-G struts on a compact car- super stiff.

I meant have you checked the end links in the front, regardless of the amount of lowering. They're a common wear item and are often broken and not even noticed. Check the condition of the jounce stops. They look like bump stops.


*EDIT* I see Fless has already got your back on this.

Well on my subaru forester I used wrx kyb excel g shock bodies with Koni yellow inserts with wrx/sti springs that with the two upgraded sway bars and front and rear end link up grade worked really good together.