Told no kits to lift 2023 z71 air suspension with magnaride…… please help

[GPZ71]

I’ve been told there are no kits available to do a 3” lift on the 2023 Tahoe Z71 with air suspension and mag ride. Is there anyone that’s has done so??? Please advise thank you.

 

[ldiddy]

I paid cash for my new '23 Z71 Tahoe and hate to tell you this but found out afterwards that I couldn't lift it except for the link arms extensions. I bought these and haven't found a single shop willing to put them on. I was repeatedly told the air ride system is nothing they are willing to mess with. I haven't done anything to my Tahoe incase I sell it. I was, and am still pissed. I spoke to ready lift to find out if the 69-31301 3" lift kit part would work and was told that they think it would but they haven't done one so they can't say for sure. I even offered them to take my Tahoe for a month to figure it out because they had a R&D facility near me. The main decision maker said that they have to worry about trucks first. I was shocked because as you know the Tahoe is the number 1 selling SUV. I am thinking about trading it in for another Tahoe without air ride or going back to a truck 2500HD. Sorry for the bad news. Good luck. If I decide to install those myself, i will update the post.

 

[WVBKW]

2 Inch Lift Kit | OE Air Ride | Chevy/GMC Tahoe/Yukon 4WD (2022-2024)

2 Inch Lift Kit | OE Air Ride | Chevy/GMC Tahoe/Yukon 4WD (2022-2024)

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[ProfeZZor X]

I paid cash for my new '23 Z71 Tahoe and hate to tell you this but found out afterwards that I couldn't lift it except for the link arms extensions. I bought these and haven't found a single shop willing to put them on. I was repeatedly told the air ride system is nothing they are willing to mess with. I haven't done anything to my Tahoe incase I sell it. I was, and am still pissed. I spoke to ready lift to find out if the 69-31301 3" lift kit part would work and was told that they think it would but they haven't done one so they can't say for sure. I even offered them to take my Tahoe for a month to figure it out because they had a R&D facility near me. The main decision maker said that they have to worry about trucks first. I was shocked because as you know the Tahoe is the number 1 selling SUV. I am thinking about trading it in for another Tahoe without air ride or going back to a truck 2500HD. Sorry for the bad news. Good luck. If I decide to install those myself, i will update the post.

Your best bet might be with a "mom and pop" suspension shop to do the installation. I only have the Magna-ride but when I wanted my 14 wide wheels to fit, I had to find a shop that would install my Ready-Lift kit, and a different shop to cut into the fender to allow the 24x14 wheels to turn. Those kind of shops are more willing to take your money and give you what you want, versus a franchise shop that might worry more about being sued or ruining their reputation if something goes wrong than just taking your money.

 

[OR VietVet]

Why do you buy an air ride 23 Tahoe and then want to lift it 3"?

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Why do you buy an air ride 23 Tahoe and then want to lift it 3"?

I originally wanted the air ride under the belief that I could adjust the ride height to whatever I wanted, but I come to find out that it's not how it works on those outfitted with that option. If you adjust it to a higher height then use a highway, the vehicle automatically lowers itself to its regular cruising speed height. This is a safety mechanism to prevent excessive body roll and roll overs at high speed. With GM going through supply chain issues a couple of years ago when I bought mine, I didn't know about that quirk, but it does make total sense. Unfortunately, the Air Ride suspension wasn't available when I bought mine, but I found out that information when I was researching a lift kit 3 months later. I know some lift kit manufactures even mention this issue during the early stages for some of their SUV lift kit offerings.

 

[OR VietVet]

I wanted the air ride under the belief that I could adjust the ride height to whatever I wanted, but I come to find out that it's not how it works. At a certain speed, the vehicle automatically lowers itself to its regular cruising speed height. With GM going through supply chain issues a couple of years ago when I bought mine, I didn't know about that quirk. Fortunately, it the Air Ride suspension wasn't available when I bought mine, but I found out that information when I was researching a lift kit. I know some lift kit manufactures even mention this issue during the early stages for some of their SUV kit offerings.

Ok, so, when you bought it you did not ask first and assumed hopefully.

 

[ProfeZZor X]

Ok, so, when you bought it you did not ask first and assumed hopefully.

I didn't have a choice when I bought my AT4. The demand for my model was higher than the Denali's in 21 & 22, so I got whatever I could get. It was just dumb luck that I came across the answer to the Air Ride problem after I bought my AT4. Someone on this forum had bought the Magna-ride lift kit for their Tahoe, so I just did the same. That's during the time I found out about the Air Ride issue.

The Air Ride was such a new feature on this generation SUV that no one really knew it would be a problem. The only ones that knew it were the lift kit manufactures, because they were the ones that were getting demand from customers that wanted a lift kit for their SUV's. That's when manufacture(s) offered those bracket bands, or whatever they're called, to trick the suspension into not lowering. They seemed to work, but I haven't heard any feedback in these forums from people that had them installed.

 

[OR VietVet]

So, whenever the system is doing the automatic lowering, your Tahoe would actually lift 3" higher than stock before the lowering took place?

 

[djnice]

I don't like air ride. Rides too bouncy and wobly. I test drove both and it was as bad as past experience with it. Best thing for a lift is to swap out for coil overs. There are disablers for the ride height sensors.