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Location: albuquerque nm
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Nice tahoe man. I love the C/K suvs and trucks. Wanna get a tahoe once my burban is done.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Thank you!
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Looks Good. I just dropped Mine and did a full front end rebuild, makes a huge difference.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Looks good! I'm not usually a fan of lowered vehicles, but these Tahoes look fantastic down low. Are you planning on going lower in the future?
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Im going to stay at this height.. I would like to drop the rear another inch if possible, just to level it out a little.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Here's mine sitting at about 3.5"ish in the front and 4" out back. Im on 2" djm spindles with a 2500 big block coil with 1 coil cut off and 2" shackles and Hangers out back.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Thats a clean tahoe dropped
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Thanks Man.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Today was tire install day! Its been a long time coming!!
The old tires were 255/70/15. The new ones are 275/60/15. I wanted something shorter and wider. I think I got what I was looking for. They are Cooper Cobra Radial GT's. Here are some pics after. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Looks good. I went with the same tire on mine, except staggered (235/70 front & 275/60 rear).
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Today's project was to start on the cat back replacement.
In this picture I have a Flowmaster cat back I installed about 5 years ago. It sounds good, but I wanted something louder. ![]() I think I found the answer with this setup. This is a Walker pipe from the cat flange back about 24" to two 12" Cherry Bomb glasspack mufflers with turn-down tips. ![]() This should dump just before the rear end. I got it all welded up today and planning on installing it tomorrow.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Swapped out the exhaust system from the cat back.
Before ![]() After The hanger mount that came with the Walker pipe was not in the right place. I needed to cut it off and move it a few inches. ![]() Its a little louder than I expected, but I still like it.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Today was a shock upgrade. I replaced the stock shocks with shorter shocks. These are Monroe Matics for a Dodge Dakota. The length was perfect thanks to a recommendation from a fellow forum member.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
cool build
following... just out of curiosity, do you guys do anything to cut weight from these? |
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
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I dont worry about weight.. If your planning to drag race your Ho, they you need to shed some weight.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
How does it ride with the new dodge shocks on there? Trying to form a plan of attack on parts to use when my 3/4 ton crew cab gets half ton suspension and lowered.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
I do not like those shocks at all.. Feels like there are not there. The length is right, but they have no huevos to keep the front end in control. I will be replacing them at some point.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
I like the new tire and stance
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
This weekend I went back to my old Flowmaster exhaust system with a twist. Where it was cut off just behind the muffler, I added a 3" turn-down to it. At idle and up to 2500 rpm the sound is incredible. Its a very low tone that is not too loud. I like it much better then when the system exited behind the rear tire. I will add some pics soon.
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
Love your front tag!
![]() I did the exhaust on my 94 the same way. The old flowmaster 40 sounded very nice!
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Re: My 97 Tahoe build
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I dont remember which Flowmaster I have, but its not a 40 series. Its quieter than that, but still has a great sound when I added the turndown. It sounds better when your in the truck then outside.
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