What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

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They give you a plastic bag to put over them which helps it slide (I learned this after I struggled for a whole LOL).
You can't remove the old leather because they injected the armrest with foam and it would all come apart so you slide the new ones over the old and it is a really tight fit. After an hour or so of struggling my hands were tired and I'm too old for this stuff.
The seats were not a big deal, I have to do the Denali next and will do headrest covers as well, gonna take headrest and armrests to the upholstery shop.
I'm learning to pick my battles.
The plastic bag is what you use to hook the vacuum to and suck the air out of the foam which makes them waaaay smaller so the cover slips on easy, just like the headrests. Just bag them, and use the end of the bag to get the vacuum to get a decent seal, and turn it on. I did a full Katzkin interior in my Silverado and without a vacuum and plastic bags I wouldn’t have been able to do headrests without that trick. You would be amazed how much smaller they are after you suck the air out of them. You can actually move the cover around and position it easy. Also essential for me was a steamer with a small diameter hose attached to it so I could get steam into the corners and seam areas after installing the saet covers. It makes the foam expand and tightens up the covers so there’s no wrinkles. These are the same tricks upholstery shops use. A helper with the vacuum would be good but I managed by myself pretty easy.
 

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Why 10w40?
Hi, my Tahoe has 302.000 km, it was starting to have some small oil leaks, i was advised to use Valvoline 10w40 and I must say that since i’ve been using it the problem has been solved, in the past I also had problem with the oil pressure which is now fine. In addition, at every oil change I first do a wash with Bardahl Tune Up.
 

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I didn't notice it before but my front sway bar is rubbing on my inner tie rods when my wheel is turned, I'm not getting full turning radius at this point. Any suggestions? I can't find a solution at this time. I have a 3" lift (keys and pucks) I'm looking for an extended sway bar links that will fit
 

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Trey Hardy

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I didn't notice it before but my front sway bar is rubbing on my inner tie rods when my wheel is turned, I'm not getting full turning radius at this point. Any suggestions? I can't find a solution at this time. I have a 3" lift (keys and pucks) I'm looking for an extended sway bar links that will fit
Try the kryptonite or cognito sway bar links the one side is a clevis so it’s got a pivot point which may solve your hitting the tie rods issue
 

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