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Can't remember if it was mentioned but you plan on esky appliques? Or street scenes?
Pete's (Now Nate's) 2003 Denali Budget Build thread
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Fair enoughneither.
now that my OEM's are all super glossy and black they are staying
But you'll change your mind later
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I thought the same when I had my Yukon pieces color matched. And then I kept looking at the esky that belongs to the family I live upstairs from, the more I looked at them the more I was like I gotta have those haha.neither.
now that my OEM's are all super glossy and black they are staying
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haha, wouldnt be the first time i changed my mind
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Eibach Front and Rear Sway Bar kit with new End Links
Ok, i actually did all this on the weekend. But i wanted to drive it for a few days to give a real honest opinion.
I had kept coming back to this thread --> LINK <-- because it had so much praise about the Eibach kit.
My Denali has always had a lot of body roll when turning.
So i found the set on Amazon and put it on my wish list but it was almost $500 so i couldn't justify the purchase.
On December 19th i sent NorcalSS (our vendor) a message to get a quote on a sway bar kit. It's been 4 weeks and Still no reply. haha, great service yo. Anyways, thats a great thing, i went back to amazon, refreshed my cart and holy crap, the Eibach kit price was almost cut in half!
I figured this price wont last long so i finaly pulled the trigger.
NorcalSS still got some of my money because i still needed the rear end links
(eibach kit only comes with the front end links) So i bought the DJM End links from the TBSS site.
I read that the front takes longer than the rear. Not for me. haha, the front took me like 45 minutes including wheels off and jack stands. and you dont want to know how long the back took.
front was hella easy.
once off the jack stands it was all tweaked and like an inch and a half higher than normal.
Took her for a spin and then everything settled in nicely.
stock crap off
The rear took me forever. i mean like, 4+ hours!
I would look at Rocketmans thread, Look at youtube, look at the Eibach thread. Just trying to figure how it all comes together. NOTHING lined up. Maybe its because i used DJM end links with eibach sways. But man, the D-Bushing has to be relocated, drilling holes, back n forth buying bolts and nuts, angling the OEM brackets to squeeze everything together, 2 grease guns, zerk fittings, hammering pssh. you name it. it was a pain in the a$s for me. But, i got through it in the end.
i have been driving it since Sunday and here's my HONEST opinion.
Did it make a big difference? yeah
Does it handle like a Porsche now? nah
Is it worth $500 as an upgrade? not to me
Is it worth what i paid? yeah, im happy
Before if i had a Vaccuum in the back, it would tip over on a turn. Now it holds steady. My dog doesnt slide off the leather seat. I stay firmly planted. It has a solid and firm feel but not uncomfortable firm, reassuring firm. Doesnt feel top heavy anymore.
Hard to put it into words. But this is how i would describe the difference
That's all Folks!
Ok, i actually did all this on the weekend. But i wanted to drive it for a few days to give a real honest opinion.
I had kept coming back to this thread --> LINK <-- because it had so much praise about the Eibach kit.
My Denali has always had a lot of body roll when turning.
So i found the set on Amazon and put it on my wish list but it was almost $500 so i couldn't justify the purchase.
On December 19th i sent NorcalSS (our vendor) a message to get a quote on a sway bar kit. It's been 4 weeks and Still no reply. haha, great service yo. Anyways, thats a great thing, i went back to amazon, refreshed my cart and holy crap, the Eibach kit price was almost cut in half!
I figured this price wont last long so i finaly pulled the trigger.
NorcalSS still got some of my money because i still needed the rear end links
(eibach kit only comes with the front end links) So i bought the DJM End links from the TBSS site.
I read that the front takes longer than the rear. Not for me. haha, the front took me like 45 minutes including wheels off and jack stands. and you dont want to know how long the back took.
front was hella easy.
once off the jack stands it was all tweaked and like an inch and a half higher than normal.
Took her for a spin and then everything settled in nicely.
stock crap off
The rear took me forever. i mean like, 4+ hours!
I would look at Rocketmans thread, Look at youtube, look at the Eibach thread. Just trying to figure how it all comes together. NOTHING lined up. Maybe its because i used DJM end links with eibach sways. But man, the D-Bushing has to be relocated, drilling holes, back n forth buying bolts and nuts, angling the OEM brackets to squeeze everything together, 2 grease guns, zerk fittings, hammering pssh. you name it. it was a pain in the a$s for me. But, i got through it in the end.
i have been driving it since Sunday and here's my HONEST opinion.
Did it make a big difference? yeah
Does it handle like a Porsche now? nah
Is it worth $500 as an upgrade? not to me
Is it worth what i paid? yeah, im happy
Before if i had a Vaccuum in the back, it would tip over on a turn. Now it holds steady. My dog doesnt slide off the leather seat. I stay firmly planted. It has a solid and firm feel but not uncomfortable firm, reassuring firm. Doesnt feel top heavy anymore.
Hard to put it into words. But this is how i would describe the difference
That's all Folks!
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Sweet review. Always wondered about this upgrade especially as we are pretty damn low already, low profile tires, lower center of gravity, a 2 ton beast, etc.... You and I run flat roads so good info. And getting them at that discount makes not spending $500 for a sort of meh performance upgrade I guess easier to swallow.
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Sweet review. Always wondered about this upgrade especially as we are pretty damn low already, low profile tires, lower center of gravity, a 2 ton beast, etc.... You and I run flat roads so good info. And getting them at that discount makes not spending $500 for a sort of meh performance upgrade I guess easier to swallow.
Eggsactly!
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Been trying a bunch of different fittings and got a little galvanized pipe trying to adapt a foam cannon to my cheap lil harbor freight pressure washer.
still gotta work out a couple leaks to get it solid.
1st test
still gotta work out a couple leaks to get it solid.
1st test
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