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    who are the go to steering/suspension parts now?

    100% agree with you,following that email I posted I said the exact same thing and didn't get a reply. I looked at it like "don't take my money then silly man" Edit: totally missed your other post about the lower joints,my bad!
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    who are the go to steering/suspension parts now?

    Uppers only. (97 for reference though,can take a pic when I get home from work if you'd like)
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    who are the go to steering/suspension parts now?

    I have the ball joints on my tahoe. Fabulous parts. The paint or whatever they use has is still perfect even after extremely salty roads all winter,and they are still stiff as the day I put them on last summer,including wheeling & racing usage
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    Poppets!

    I have no info to help with,except for the fact that when I do my mpfi upgrade/intake gaskets,I'll happily send you my poppets for research purposes if you'd like,free of charge.
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    Electrical Upgrade? Just do it!

    Big 3 is definitely worth it. I noticed a huge difference in my 97's general "performance" after doing it, especially since the original owner didn't do much in terms of keeping it from rusting,so all my ground points were crusty,after cleaning em up and running new cables & a new positive feed...
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    Need info on (97) vortec exhaust manifold flanges (downpipe flanges)

    My bad,5.7,1997 one specifically,k1500 with the small headpipes
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    Need info on (97) vortec exhaust manifold flanges (downpipe flanges)

    Howdy boys. If anyone has some stock manifolds handy,could you get me the measurements of the 3 bolt triangle flange that connects to the downpipes of the exhaust pipes on a vortec truck? Correctly working on redoing my exhaust,but the hoe is my daily and I don't have the time to break it all...
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    Lets's talk Corrosion, a.k.a. Rust!

    PA is especially good at free weight reduction/speed holes. Was great in highschool,my tahoe probably lost a second on my light-to-light time because of the road salt. Common event in my neck of the woods is to get 2 or 3 buddies a case of beer an air hammer and a grinder and clean a frame...
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    Lifted 97 Tahoe,need a little more front lift.

    Hmu if that ends up happening lmao
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    Lifted 97 Tahoe,need a little more front lift.

    Howdy y'all. Having some hard time understanding/ comprehending my options here. Other day I did shackle flip on my 97 hoe',my shackles turned out to lift it a little more than I realized and I figured cranking my t-bars another 1.5 inches would even my stance out and made me happy but it...
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    Adding Children's Car Seat Anchors. Any Advice?

    Exactly what I do with my little boys car seat,we have been in quite a few slippery winter skids / panic stops lately and he has been perfectly safe. Exactly why I love the Tahoe.
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    NBS Front Brake Swap for OBS Trucks

    This was basically done in the dodge ram caliper swap thread. I'll post my finished adapters and where they end up on my knuckles once I finish them. Basically just a billet of steel with the holes to mount the caliper bracket & caliper,and two 1/2" holes for grade 8 hardware,you need the rotor...
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    6.5 down for the count

    "worth it" is your call,if you could find heads cheap (treasure yard) you could probably knock it all down,hone n' ring it,and run it ,or you could also slap heads on and runnit. Depends on how much you care about it really,I'd consider how it was running for you before it overheated,if you...
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    forged lower control arm

    Got mine off eBay,didn't wanna have to screw around at the treasure yard with having to get the torsion bars out .. especially in pa
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    Roll pans and spare tires

    Could also grind off the winch aspect,grab yourself a plate and either drill & tap it or weld in a long enough piece of all-thread or 2 that goes through your lugnut holes on the rim,use those for retention. Makes roadside lifting/dropping kinda suck,but if you keep a jack with you behind the...
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    13.6 Inch 2019 Silverado rotor conversion

    You sir,are a gentleman and a scholar.
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    13.6 Inch 2019 Silverado rotor conversion

    Gonna tap this dead horse here. If anyone can throw up a measurement of the space between caliper ears,I can probably design a bracket at work. I just can't use my knuckles bc my truck is a dd and between 2 jobs I don't have time atm to go tear them off and do some sketching.
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    Thermostats

    I run the stant 195. Start up it gets up to about 215,then once it opens the stat' it stays at 195 unless I'm going up a long hill. This is with the 11 blade + severe duty fan clutch as well. In fact it was in the 20's this morning,and going up a rather steep hill for about 10 mins on my way to...
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    ABS fuse removal causes no shift condition.

    Hey y'all,got a weird question. So,I pulled my abs fuse due to the low speed activation,and haven't had the time to go down and yank the sensors out and clean everything up,when doing this though,if I cram the throttle,the trans won't shift out of whatever gear its in,and the speedometer stops...
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    Pushrod length (ls7 lifters + 383 cam)

    Hey guys,pretty big noob question here,not too well versed in cam swapping. So,I've got an ht383 cam,I want to swap into 5.7 vortec (all stock),I was gonna order ls7 lifters,how do I determine if I need different rods? Or can I just reuse my stockers? I figured it's cheap insurance to replace...
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    Timing cover 97 vortec

    Might keep the 4x4,still need to R&R the axle at this point tho,like I said,it's basically **** itself dry Thanks for the tips in the headers,guess I'll be looking into long tubes at some point,figured they would at least be better than manifolds
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    Timing cover 97 vortec

    Gonna ditch the the axle bc A: its blown any and all seals it has B:the actuator doesn't work & C: my cvs are shot so I'm actually not running cvs,just the lil stubbies to hold the hubs together The headers i mean,point downward (as they do) from the engine,in-between the front frame rails and...
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    Timing cover 97 vortec

    Hmmm..we'll have to see boys,might just wait another pay or two and get the holley piece and do it up. Anybody else got any suggestions? Trucks my daily (use it to carry my toolboxes to / from work (machinist ftw)) but I'd like it to have a little more pep for sure. So far all I've done...
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    Timing cover 97 vortec

    Also,that is a minty piece there bud ,that price ain't too minty tho lol
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    Timing cover 97 vortec

    Oh dude how I wish lol

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