Cleaned and updated.
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Cleaned and updated.
I now this is a Ford forum but I like to show off my Chevy stuff off every once in a wile. Plus hopefully it will encourage a few guys to do some customizing to there truck!
The Tahoe has been getting some attention recently so I figured along wit the air bag changes I would clean it up. It isn't as clean as it should be because I didn't have a sponge for the body or a brush for the wheels but it is by far the best it has looked in a long wile.
I had a semi truck syspension level valve to adjust the ride hight atomaticaly. It worked great over all but had some draw backs. Long story short I took off the level valve and installed electric valves so I can adjust hight as I see fit.
Ride height is about 2 inches lower then all the way up but it is hard to tell in these pictures. I am going to be putting Shockwaves on the front pretty soon if they will fit. I will update the thread once that happens.
Here is all the way down.
This is ride height.
And here is all the way up.
The Tahoe has been getting some attention recently so I figured along wit the air bag changes I would clean it up. It isn't as clean as it should be because I didn't have a sponge for the body or a brush for the wheels but it is by far the best it has looked in a long wile.
I had a semi truck syspension level valve to adjust the ride hight atomaticaly. It worked great over all but had some draw backs. Long story short I took off the level valve and installed electric valves so I can adjust hight as I see fit.
Ride height is about 2 inches lower then all the way up but it is hard to tell in these pictures. I am going to be putting Shockwaves on the front pretty soon if they will fit. I will update the thread once that happens.
Here is all the way down.
This is ride height.
And here is all the way up.
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Here are some pictures of where it stands now.
How the old compressor was mounted
So I built this for the new one.
Here is the 1 gal tank, driver side under the quarter panel.
The bags and cups.
Here is where the valves are mounted. The level valve was on the front side of this spare tire mount so since the lines were cut and routed I didn't want to change them. I bought 1/2 airline fittings forgetting that the Tahoe is on 3/8 line, the HD has 1/2. So this is just mocked in place so I could get my wire lengths.
Here is the Valve assembly minus one the dump valve.
Finally since I just need one switch for now I mounted it easy to get to but out of the way. Also if I expand and bag the front, then go to a full box of switches then I can easily put a plug in this hole and you won't ever see it.
How the old compressor was mounted
So I built this for the new one.
Here is the 1 gal tank, driver side under the quarter panel.
The bags and cups.
Here is where the valves are mounted. The level valve was on the front side of this spare tire mount so since the lines were cut and routed I didn't want to change them. I bought 1/2 airline fittings forgetting that the Tahoe is on 3/8 line, the HD has 1/2. So this is just mocked in place so I could get my wire lengths.
Here is the Valve assembly minus one the dump valve.
Finally since I just need one switch for now I mounted it easy to get to but out of the way. Also if I expand and bag the front, then go to a full box of switches then I can easily put a plug in this hole and you won't ever see it.
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I sure would love some beltech up front! haha Installing the shock waves this weekend probably. I would like to do some 2" spindals up front. I really like the ride height but possibly 1 inch lower wouldn't hurt, and the 2" spindal would let me have 1" more travel. I only hit the bump stops on hard hits like crappy rail road tracks.