Stanley’s Stance
SWAPPING OUT SUSPENSION ON OUR ’08 TAHOE
Swapping Out Suspension on Our ’08 Tahoe
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE GENERALLY BEEN THE GO-TO PURCHASE OVER THE LAST 10-PLUS YEARS FOR BOTH FAMILIES WITH AND WITHOUT CHILDREN. SUVS are spacious, easy to drive and the gas bill isn’t really that much higher than a small car when doing local, around-town driving. Folks use them for transporting sporting equipment and dogs, driving to the city or embarking on long cross-country road trips.
They are ideal for many situations and readily available for an affordable price on the marketplace.
Even after describing all the great benefits SUVS have, we still can’t see them as cool custom cruisers with their high factory stance and big bubbly tires. They sway like mad around the corners, and hitting the brakes feels soft and very non-performance like. Well, we are going to focus on all those negatives and turn them into positives so you can see that your old soccer-mom mobile really can be a cool little street rod with some time, money and greasy fingers. No need to get a new car loan on an overpriced people mover when you have a ton of potential in the driveway already. So, get some wrenches and start making your old SUV cool again!
For this project we picked up a ’08 Chevy Tahoe LTZ with 128,000 miles from a member of the U.S. Navy. Certainly, you know how detailed and by the book the men and women in uniform are trained to be, and it’s no different when it comes to their vehicles. Aside from some dirty seats and carpet, this truck was all stock and begging for some coolness. It came with captain’s chairs and third row seating from the factory, but the old leather was extremely worn out and pretty smelly to be honest. We could have spent some time deep cleaning and scrubbing the factory material, but we knew that the team at Roadwire leather interiors made a nice seat-cover replacement kit. So, as we wait for our leather kit to arrive at Gainesville Sound Trim and Tint for installation, we are going to focus on this sky-high factory suspension. Like most projects, we are turning to Belltech for its fantastically fitting suspension system that includes new performance shocks and big fancy sway bars, all for a very affordable price! Let’s get started!