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.

Re: My 97 Tahoe build
 

Thank you!

Re: My 97 Tahoe build
 

Looks Good. I just dropped Mine and did a full front end rebuild, makes a huge difference.

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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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.

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.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps64b68e4d.jpg

Re: My 97 Tahoe build
 

Thats a clean tahoe dropped

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Thanks Man.

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I agree!! Very nice!

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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.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...psckxaewas.jpg
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...psl5xzvb57.jpg
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...pspq03xbyh.jpg

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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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.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...psrfs4jfot.jpg

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.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...pswzjwt9pb.jpg

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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Swapped out the exhaust system from the cat back.

Before
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...psusmie9kd.jpg

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.
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...psclo5f6ea.jpg

Its a little louder than I expected, but I still like it.

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.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps1kcuaell.jpg

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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Thanks!

I dont worry about weight.. If your planning to drag race your Ho, they you need to shed some weight.

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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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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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I like the new tire and stance

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Thank you!

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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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Here is a couple of pics I shot of the re-purposed Flowmaster setup.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...psqlyr51hb.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...pspcnowg6j.jpg

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I thought I would add a black bow tie to the Ho today.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps74z7m9d7.jpg

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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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Thanks!!

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.