Help me spend money on my 1996 tahoe 2-door 2wd!

maroon88iroc · Nov 12, 2013

Man I havent worked on the tahoe in over a week... I bought a ZR1 corvette while I was on vacation in Tampa so my focus has been directed at that sine I got back this weekend.

Hopefully this week I can knock out the rear drop on the tahoe.

GTAwheelman · Nov 13, 2013

nice tahoe cant wait to see it lowered.

slightly off topic but are you a member of thirdgen.org? i think i remember seeing some your threads on there.

maroon88iroc · Nov 14, 2013

GTAwheelman said:
nice tahoe cant wait to see it lowered.

slightly off topic but are you a member of thirdgen.org? i think i remember seeing some your threads on there.

Thanks man! ya I have been on TGO for the past 10 years but I never get on there anymore.. I have a 1988 IROC camaro that was my first car and I have owned it since I was 15. here is a pic below.

how it usually looks:

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with my spare CCW's

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Here is the ZR1 I bought this last weekend:

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here is my Tahoe.. I traded the ugly (IMO) 15x10's straight up for these Billet Specialty wheels.

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soco707 · Jul 21, 2016

sewlow said:
Don't use the dropped control arms! Nope, nope, nope!
There are members here that have 'em. I guess they like them, but you'll be much happier with 2" spindles, & the 2" springs, with 1/2 a coil (or so) cut out to drop the extra inch for a 5" drop.
There's a thread here on what others have experienced with cutting coils & the drops that they achieved with whatever amount they cut out.

DONE CUT SPRINGS THATS HAACCKK!!

sewlow · Jul 22, 2016

Lowering springs mimic the soft stock ride characteristics. Gramps would like that, but NOT very performance oriented. Too soft! Mushy. They compress too much during any type of enthusiastic corner carving, which causes issues with inner fenderwell clearances & fender lips.
Cutting springs increases the spring rate. Bit of a stiffer ride, but it eliminates the clearance issues. It's been done 1000's of times with no ill results.
Not hack if it's done properly. No torches! Drop the spring in a bucket of water with the amount to be cut off above the surface of the H2o. Then use a cut-off wheel to remove the amount desired. This will maintain the spring steel's tension integrity.

laidbackbigun · Jul 26, 2016

You only really get into issues with cut springs when you cut a bunch off. Most springs won't see the amount of drop the person cutting wants until they get cut happy and take away to much. I have ridden in vehicles with improperly selected lowering springs and coilovers that were way more dangerous than some lightly trimmed springs. Then again there are always people out there willing to die for their belief in what they know as to be "right".

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