2016 Tahoe, let’s make it cool

[Oh4Tahoe]

So the wife has been weighing options for a vehicle.

She is driving a 2016 Tahoe LTZ, has some wheels, nothing too special. Has been a good ride for her.

She has really good taste and the vehicles she likes are out the budget for right now unless we want to stretch a bit on funds.

I’ve been floating the idea of “pimping her ride”, she’s not opposed to the idea.

First order of business is going to be a whole
Mess of maintenance items, all the fluids, cv shafts, unit bearings, etc etc etc.

She wants a little bit of lift and some 33s

Soooooooooo, what’s out there for these trucks in terms of suspension?

My thoughts were new rear springs, new rear control arms and panhard, some nice front upper control arms , new stock replacement lowers and good shocks all around.

I was looking at the IzzyFab stock worth front stuff but it would be a waste on my wife’s truck, although I really like the idea of it.

What’s the best bang for the buck for replacement shocks for these GMs?
(Fox, King, Bilstein, lifted magneride ahocks?)

Who has good upper control arms?
(I was looking at dirt kind, Camburg, LSK)

Was looking at Method 709s , who is gonna have the best prices on those?

Any input and ideas are welcome. I have ideas , but as always there are obviously things I’m overlooking or don’t know about

Thanks!

 

[Oh4Tahoe]

I’d love to go full on mid travel but it’d be wasted on her. It will see the road most of the time but occasionally on weeekends or trips may see some fire service roads

 

[the bodj]

I'll be following along. I've been looking to pick one of these up for my wife

 

[Oh4Tahoe]

Also contemplating having the AFM/DOD delete done, anyone have experience with that? Anything to know or avoid?

 

[FENDERFAB]

I got my wife a 2019 suburban.

It has 2.5" kings on it, dirt king uppers with a 1" spacer. Rear has 2" lift springs on it with helper bags for towing. Has the fender liner trim/tuck and it clears 35's without rubbing.

I bougt it with the 18" grey wheels/35s and recently changed to black 17's on 35s. I will warn the transmissions on these are very weak. There is a gm service bulletin on this however they never did a recall on it. The torque convertors fall apart and send metal through the entire trans. Ours went out 3 weeks after i bought it at 53k miles. It cost me 6k to get it redone, i did all heavy duty internals and a bigger torque convertor. no issues since.

 

[the bodj]

Yeah the 6L80e does have the faulty TC. I just did the rebuild on my 6L80e myself - its honestly pretty easy (around $3k in parts). That said, my brother has a 2019 Burb. He's towed his 21ft toy hauler across the country twice without issue. I'm expecting to be rebuilding his trans at some point.

 

[Oh4Tahoe]

I got my wife a 2019 suburban.

It has 2.5" kings on it, dirt king uppers with a 1" spacer. Rear has 2" lift springs on it with helper bags for towing. Has the fender liner trim/tuck and it clears 35's without rubbing.

I bougt it with the 18" grey wheels/35s and recently changed to black 17's on 35s. I will warn the transmissions on these are very weak. There is a gm service bulletin on this however they never did a recall on it. The torque convertors fall apart and send metal through the entire trans. Ours went out 3 weeks after i bought it at 53k miles. It cost me 6k to get it redone, i did all heavy duty internals and a bigger torque convertor. no issues since.
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That looks nice! Haven’t had any tranny trouble, I wonder if it’s worth preemptively replacing the torque converter?

 

[the bodj]

That looks nice! Haven’t had any tranny trouble, I wonder if it’s worth preemptively replacing the torque converter?

It definitely is. A quality torque converter is under a grand and can be done in a day.

 

[Oh4Tahoe]

It definitely is. A quality torque converter is under a grand and can be done in a day.

I’m not up on torque converters for these, what brands should I be looking at

 

[the bodj]

I’m not up on torque converters for these, what brands should I be looking at

I was recommended to Dalenzie by @Klever

 

[FENDERFAB]

It definitely would be a good idea to replace it and do a full flush/service on the trans. i too would ask @Klever for his thoughts on this.

 

[Oh4Tahoe]

It definitely would be a good idea to replace it and do a full flush/service on the trans. i too would ask @Klever for his thoughts on this.

Yea I’m thinking this will be on the list.

I was looking at Yank, they seem to be overkill for what I want, circle D, same thing but I’ve heard good things about them. Going to call Dalenzie

 

[Klever]

Josh (Dalenzie Converters) he's in Oceanside but can ship anywhere. He's cool as shit. Tell him Bobby sent you.

Address: 229 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA 92054
Phone: (760) 734-1200

 

[the bodj]

Josh was honestly great to deal with, and like stated, knows what he's talking about.

He did recommend that I program the trans so it doesn't lock up until 4th gear. These lock in 2nd and 3rd, which is just too much torque for the TC liner, and they end up ripping apart, sending debris downstream. He said the 4l60e (a far worse transmission) uses the same liner, but doesn't lock up in low gears. Also, the pads that bolt to the flex plate are welded to the stock converter. He cuts oem converters apart and welds them back together with a machined front, so there's no pads welded on. The welds make the material brittle and it forms cracks. His pricing was also very fair. Give him a call and pick his brain. I talked to him for like 45 minutes when I was getting mine.