96 Tallhoe
Newbie
Back in 1996, I ordered a brand new 96 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 4 door 4wd. Ever since the day I took delivery, I knew this would be a vehicle I would have a LONG time (due to it taking so long to pay for!! lol)
Anyway, over the years, the Tahoe has taken on many different looks- at first, it was a mild ProComp 4" suspension and 33's, then it grew another 2" with a body lift and 35's.
I also bolted on as many performance upgrades I could: Gibson headers and exhaust, oversized throttle body and spacer, power programmer, cold air intake, mass flow air sensor, etc.
Then I decided it was time to get rid of some chrome and add some other goodies like the MotoMetal wheels and the fender flares:
Of course, that wasn't enough- once I got started, I couldn't stop there! I had to go bigger. So, I went in search of the highest, most solid IFS suspension I could find. Of course, that doesn't really exist. So what I did was purchased a front box drop out of CA and pretty much custom fabricated the rest of the front suspension. For the rear, I went with new, custom made leaf springs. I added dual shocks on all 4 corners, custom drive shafts front and rear and some 2" wheel spacers to gain the extra turning clearance I needed. To finish up, I added 38" Toyo Open Country M/T tires.
For now, the truck is very capable off road and so far (knock on wood) the only thing broken has been a thrashed front drive shaft.
The latest series of upgrades have been to the interior- added a Kenwood in dash 7" DVD touch screen receiver, 2 sets of Polk components in the doors, Kenwood 4x10 speakers in rear and a 10" Kicker sub under the rear seat. With a 300w amp pushing the sub and a 500w pushing the Polks, the system sounds great without too much bass rattling the door panels.
The highlights of the upgrades:
38x14x16 Toyo Open Country M/T's on 16x9 Moto Metal 951
SmittyBuilt Nerf Bars
Pro-Comp Pre-Runner Bar
4.88 Gears - Yukon Axles and Diffs
Dual ProComp shocks all around
PIAA 520 series lights
The next generation is still on the drawing board, but you can bet it may include a supercharger, solid axle swap, and some 44's!!
Anyway, over the years, the Tahoe has taken on many different looks- at first, it was a mild ProComp 4" suspension and 33's, then it grew another 2" with a body lift and 35's.
I also bolted on as many performance upgrades I could: Gibson headers and exhaust, oversized throttle body and spacer, power programmer, cold air intake, mass flow air sensor, etc.
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Then I decided it was time to get rid of some chrome and add some other goodies like the MotoMetal wheels and the fender flares:
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Of course, that wasn't enough- once I got started, I couldn't stop there! I had to go bigger. So, I went in search of the highest, most solid IFS suspension I could find. Of course, that doesn't really exist. So what I did was purchased a front box drop out of CA and pretty much custom fabricated the rest of the front suspension. For the rear, I went with new, custom made leaf springs. I added dual shocks on all 4 corners, custom drive shafts front and rear and some 2" wheel spacers to gain the extra turning clearance I needed. To finish up, I added 38" Toyo Open Country M/T tires.
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For now, the truck is very capable off road and so far (knock on wood) the only thing broken has been a thrashed front drive shaft.
The latest series of upgrades have been to the interior- added a Kenwood in dash 7" DVD touch screen receiver, 2 sets of Polk components in the doors, Kenwood 4x10 speakers in rear and a 10" Kicker sub under the rear seat. With a 300w amp pushing the sub and a 500w pushing the Polks, the system sounds great without too much bass rattling the door panels.
The highlights of the upgrades:
38x14x16 Toyo Open Country M/T's on 16x9 Moto Metal 951
SmittyBuilt Nerf Bars
Pro-Comp Pre-Runner Bar
4.88 Gears - Yukon Axles and Diffs
Dual ProComp shocks all around
PIAA 520 series lights
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The next generation is still on the drawing board, but you can bet it may include a supercharger, solid axle swap, and some 44's!!
Nice work
