New Z71!
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Smasal
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Very very good point JZ. Lol. And thanks guys. Any advice on the 2 inch leveling kit? Just keys would do it right?
DaRosa218
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If you want the Tahoe to sit level, purchase some keyway keys and it will lift the front end up around 2" to get the truck level. A body lift will not correct the front end sag, that's all suspension. I did 2" lift keys and 1.5" spacers in the rear on 34's with 18" rims and loved it. Your Z71 is sweet looking and looking forwards to seeing the mods
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These are good keys right here (Click me!)
It took me about 45 min to install mine then went for an alignment. Here is a pic with just keys up front on stock 265's:
Keys, 1.5" spacer and 285's
Keys and spacers on 34x13.50r18 (Some trimming required)
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Smasal
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The set with just the ford keys looks good. I just wanna fix the sag. I won't go higher bc I have a 42lb, 3 year old boy I have to lift as high as I raise my truck. So how easy is that?
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I'm 35.5" in the front and 38" in the back. Let's do this. Did you crank the front after the install? Or is that what you're supposed to do?
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Smasal
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If you want the Tahoe to sit level, purchase some keyway keys and it will lift the front end up around 2" to get the truck level. A body lift will not correct the front end sag, that's all suspension. I did 2" lift keys and 1.5" spacers in the rear on 34's with 18" rims and loved it. Your Z71 is sweet looking and looking forwards to seeing the mods
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These are good keys right here (Click me!)
It took me about 45 min to install mine then went for an alignment. Here is a pic with just keys up front on stock 265's:
Keys, 1.5" spacer and 285's
Keys and spacers on 34x13.50r18 (Some trimming required)
So is this level with the spacers and the keys? Because it sounds like you're telling me, "keys only" are all I need to level it's out? I'm running 275's right now.
felixgun
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When I had my 01 z71 tahoe my friend was driving it and bumped into another car in the driveway while backing out and I had an identical gap... definitely looks like someone might've done something similar there.
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I checked the fittings and they are correct. Is this the factory grill? Maybe it's after market and it's a little bowed? I checked where the lower bumper and it meet and the bumper isn't pushing it up at all.
that is not the factory grille. It is an overlay that sits directly on top of the original. Takes about 5 minutes to put on/take off. I had the same exact one actually.
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I cranked my torsion bar to make it more level:
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Smasal
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When I had my 01 z71 tahoe my friend was driving it and bumped into another car in the driveway while backing out and I had an identical gap... definitely looks like someone might've done something similar there.
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that is not the factory grille. It is an overlay that sits directly on top of the original. Takes about 5 minutes to put on/take off. I had the same exact one actually.
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I cranked my torsion bar to make it more level:
I have this much bolt on both sides. Which is good I assume for cranking? So when I install these keys, do I automatically get more lift? Or will I still crank?
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Smasal
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Maybe that's why this grill doesn't fit. Because the old one IS NOT behind it. I may be new to the NBS Tahoe, but I'm not new to making something fit and putting things together to look right. The whole time I was looking at this grill this morning and taking it off and on, I noticed it seemed too big. Meaning I almost need to shim it to help. It sags I think bc there's nothing behind it to hold it up.
