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131 1106 Skyjacker Lifts The Chevy Tahoe - superchips Fuel Economy - Photo 30756974

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  • To get the speedometer reading correctly and help up the power levels on the ’04 Tahoe, we installed a Superchips Flashpaq. The Flashpaq is great for modified and stock vehicles because it allows you to alter the tire and gear ratio calibrations and choose from a host of performance and fuel economy programming tunes, and it also works as a diagnostics tool. In this modern age of computerized vehicles, a handheld tuner is like having a toolbox that fits inside your glovebox.
To get the speedometer reading correctly and help up the power levels on the ’04 Tahoe, we installed a Superchips Flashpaq. The Flashpaq is great for modified and stock vehicles because it allows you to alter the tire and gear ratio calibrations and choose from a host of performance and fuel economy programming tunes, and it also works as a diagnostics tool. In this modern age of computerized vehicles, a handheld tuner is like having a toolbox that fits inside your glovebox.
131 1106 01 o+131 1106 skyjacker lifts the chevy tahoe+driving through mud 131 1106 09 o+131 1106 skyjacker lifts the chevy tahoe+chevy in mud 131 1106 10 o+131 1106 skyjacker lifts the chevy tahoe+nitto tires The IFS Chevy’s aluminum differential requires a little modification to sit in the Skyjacker drop cradle. This is common among GM IFS lift kits. After a quick pass with the Sawzall we had the old mount off and the new one bolted in place. The Skyjacker 6-inch kit is a knuckle-style lift. Knuckle lifts often increase the front track width, but cut down on install time substantially since the upper A-arm is kept in its factory location. To accommodate the wider stance, CV spacers are fitted between the stock shafts and differential housing flanges. When installing an IFS kit on your Chevy, be prepared to replace any worn steering parts. High-mileage rigs tend to require new components here and there. Skimping out on replacement parts is not only dangerous, but prevents your vehicle from being properly aligned. After replacing a couple of worn items on our steering system, we installed Skyjacker’s dual stabilizer mount to give our Tahoe a little extra control. To account for the front A-arm drop, Skyjacker lowers the torsion bar crossmember with an installer-friendly, one-piece drop bracket. Torsion bars suspensions have been around for ages and are common among many mini and fullsize pickups and SUVs. Though not as advanced as a finely tuned coilover, torsion bars are a very robust and simple way to support and adjust the IFS-equipped rigs. The rear of the Tahoe is equipped with a four-link rear suspension that utilizes a track bar to center the axle. To raise the rear, lift coils were set in place along with Skyjacker’s Nitro series shocks. To keep the rear control arms from operating at extreme angles, Skyjacker provides a set of heavy-duty control arm drop mounts. These bolt-in brackets reuse your factory control arms and are a breeze to install.
Before we hit the highway we drove the Tahoe onto the alignment rack. 4Wheel Parts not only worked to get the SUV tracking straight, but with a little tuning of the torsion keys, got the Tahoe sitting level side-to-side too. To get the speedometer reading correctly and help up the power levels on the ’04 Tahoe, we installed a Superchips Flashpaq. The Flashpaq is great for modified and stock vehicles because it allows you to alter the tire and gear ratio calibrations and choose from a host of performance and fuel economy programming tunes, and it also works as a diagnostics tool. In this modern age of computerized vehicles, a handheld tuner is like having a toolbox that fits inside your glovebox.
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