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

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I can always change my mind.. lol. For now, I’ve already purchased the new keys to level it without cranking the torsion bars too much, Z71 Springs, and about to pull the trigger on the Bilstein 5100’s. Have these 2015 Yukon wheels I wanna put on, so I can do the NNBS brake upgrade, but still need to acquire the rotors, calipers, Goodrich 5-pc stainless lines kit, and pads.. do I need the hub-to-caliper brackets as well..? 89dd128b000a3004905f4b3b8825ba3f.jpg
If all goes well I plan to wrap the wheels with some decent 285/70 18’s (33”)

If you're not going up more than about 1.5", you don't need keys. Cranking the bolts will do the same exact thing. For the brakes, yes, you will need the abutment brackets.
 

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I can always change my mind.. lol. For now, I’ve already purchased the new keys to level it without cranking the torsion bars too much, Z71 Springs, and about to pull the trigger on the Bilstein 5100’s. Have these 2015 Yukon wheels I wanna put on, so I can do the NNBS brake upgrade, but still need to acquire the rotors, calipers, Goodrich 5-pc stainless lines kit, and pads.. do I need the hub-to-caliper brackets as well..? 89dd128b000a3004905f4b3b8825ba3f.jpg
If all goes well I plan to wrap the wheels with some decent 285/70 18’s (33”)
Depends on if the calipers you bought came with brackets. Some do, some don’t. The old ones won’t work.
 

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If you're not going up more than about 1.5", you don't need keys. Cranking the bolts will do the same exact thing. For the brakes, yes, you will need the abutment brackets.
Cool, thanks [emoji106]
 

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Wrapped up the usb connection from the HU today, and changed my adapter from a single USB+ aux port, to a dual usb. One just for charging and the other to connect to the HU. Now I see how awesome CarPlay is going to be! It was pretty sweet before, but damn I’m really impressed now! Kinda wish I would’ve sprung the extra $$ for wireless CarPlay, but this is still pretty sweet.. And I think my $300 receiver would have been closer to $600 625a77c1f6fb1ca38b391a022c9260b9.jpg90baf59d05a466ec92a452594cbcaa44.jpge39e77aef5cf214c1e517a3ca14d579b.jpg7243718a7bcc459831beef84a492713c.jpg7ecf81e34b38330c122d1b82f5161f6a.jpg67a73ab162273302c8d490a73b71afe9.jpg225b611c88f2e7312ece415d37e848bd.jpg6819d025477c3e85e94013db6a9bea99.jpgc54e2319d538434a00bd428471bc0ada.jpg
 

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Wrapped up the usb connection from the HU today, and changed my adapter from a single USB+ aux port, to a dual usb. One just for charging and the other to connect to the HU. Now I see how awesome CarPlay is going to be! It was pretty sweet before, but damn I’m really impressed now! Kinda wish I would’ve sprung the extra $$ for wireless CarPlay, but this is still pretty sweet.. And I think my $300 receiver would have been closer to $600 625a77c1f6fb1ca38b391a022c9260b9.jpg90baf59d05a466ec92a452594cbcaa44.jpge39e77aef5cf214c1e517a3ca14d579b.jpg7243718a7bcc459831beef84a492713c.jpg7ecf81e34b38330c122d1b82f5161f6a.jpg67a73ab162273302c8d490a73b71afe9.jpg225b611c88f2e7312ece415d37e848bd.jpg6819d025477c3e85e94013db6a9bea99.jpgc54e2319d538434a00bd428471bc0ada.jpg
Nice. Wish I had that.
 

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Nice. Wish I had that.
I really wasn’t planning to upgrade the HU, but a lot of my decision came down to the major desire for a backup camera, and some kind of connectivity with my phone. Really glad I did it! Still need to buy an amp for the secondary rear sub, and get that in. I think I’ll be good after that. Not trying to blow any more of my hearing.. Did plenty of that with the subs / system in my civic back in the day. Now I’m looking at saving up 5k for hearing aids. Lol.
 

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Wrapped up the usb connection from the HU today, and changed my adapter from a single USB+ aux port, to a dual usb. One just for charging and the other to connect to the HU. Now I see how awesome CarPlay is going to be! It was pretty sweet before, but damn I’m really impressed now! Kinda wish I would’ve sprung the extra $$ for wireless CarPlay, but this is still pretty sweet.. And I think my $300 receiver would have been closer to $600 625a77c1f6fb1ca38b391a022c9260b9.jpg90baf59d05a466ec92a452594cbcaa44.jpge39e77aef5cf214c1e517a3ca14d579b.jpg7243718a7bcc459831beef84a492713c.jpg7ecf81e34b38330c122d1b82f5161f6a.jpg67a73ab162273302c8d490a73b71afe9.jpg225b611c88f2e7312ece415d37e848bd.jpg6819d025477c3e85e94013db6a9bea99.jpgc54e2319d538434a00bd428471bc0ada.jpg
Impressive. Looks like a very clean install. Hate it when folks don’t take care of the little things like zip ties and heat shrink.
 

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Impressive. Looks like a very clean install. Hate it when folks don’t take care of the little things like zip ties and heat shrink.
Thanks! I try to do it right! Had to stretch out the heat shrink tubing to fit over the USB’s. The biggest ones I have weren’t quite there.. made em work though. I even added a rubber o-ring for the plastic nut, since it worked loose the last time. We’ll see if that holds up. If not, time for the Loctite stick n seal..!
 
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