I did the SAS myself with mostly ORD parts. It has 52" springs and a 32" perch width diff. The dmax is simply awesome in this truck and was not a hard swap either
did you buy the tahoe with the SAS done or did you convert it? im looking to do the same and need help on what to buy in order to make it as easy as possible
jaket2k9 Sorry for the late reply. The ZF6 / NP241 swap is pretty easy. You'll need a 1" body lift to clear the transmission with the body. The stock NV3500 or NV4500 clutch masters that come in these trucks will actuate the ZF6 slave no problem. You'll need a clutch disc that matches the ZF6 and a SBC flywheel. The NP241 will need a 29 spline input shaft from an NP261 and then it bolts right up.
This truck had poor road manners. The 52" springs had a lot of lateral movement that translated into very sloppy steering. It drove straight enough, but crossing the crown of the road resulted in a full half turn of the steering wheel to re center it. The ride was good. A track bar up front would have solved the steering issues but resulted in binding while articulating. A set of 47" leaf springs from the front of a 73-87(91) square body would have driven far better at the cost of articulation. I later removed the leaf springs and paid a shop to install a 3 link front suspension, but that was a whole other disaster that ultimately wound up with me dismantling this truck and building a new one to get the road manners and articulation I was after with a properly built 3 link.
Blue Lake Offroad is what they are operating as now, I think. Was Tactical Armor Group when I bought it. Expect extremely long lead times and very poor customer service from Kyle. He makes a decent product, but it took 6 months to get it after I paid him.
That suspension is flexing hard on everyone.
Sweet Tahoe 👍
very cool rig
That's a badass truck.
I did the SAS myself with mostly ORD parts. It has 52" springs and a 32" perch width diff. The dmax is simply awesome in this truck and was not a hard swap either
Thanks! I just happened to stumble across this one on a local classifieds super cheap.... There is a little bit of work done to make it flex a bit...
I want a 2 door so badly, but with a Duramax swap because that'd be awesome
Bad ass truck man here did you get the rear bumper?
This truck is getting harder find then toilet paper
Nice flex man, I want one of these badly, they're just so hard to find
Do you have a build thread?
did you buy the tahoe with the SAS done or did you convert it? im looking to do the same and need help on what to buy in order to make it as easy as possible
My older brother wants to do it to his 4 door tahoe, for the ZF6/NP241 how much work and effort and cost was it?
jaket2k9 Sorry for the late reply. The ZF6 / NP241 swap is pretty easy. You'll need a 1" body lift to clear the transmission with the body. The stock NV3500 or NV4500 clutch masters that come in these trucks will actuate the ZF6 slave no problem. You'll need a clutch disc that matches the ZF6 and a SBC flywheel. The NP241 will need a 29 spline input shaft from an NP261 and then it bolts right up.
What tires are you running with the ORD SAS?
I was running 37x12.5r17 Goodyear Kevlar MT/R tires at the time.
@@80K25 sweet, thanks. Did you have to do any fender trimming
@@80K25 did the ORD SAS, with the 37s, have good road manners
I did not. I had very minor rubbing when fully articulated, but not enough to cause any trouble.
This truck had poor road manners. The 52" springs had a lot of lateral movement that translated into very sloppy steering. It drove straight enough, but crossing the crown of the road resulted in a full half turn of the steering wheel to re center it. The ride was good. A track bar up front would have solved the steering issues but resulted in binding while articulating. A set of 47" leaf springs from the front of a 73-87(91) square body would have driven far better at the cost of articulation.
I later removed the leaf springs and paid a shop to install a 3 link front suspension, but that was a whole other disaster that ultimately wound up with me dismantling this truck and building a new one to get the road manners and articulation I was after with a properly built 3 link.
WHERE DID YOU GET THE REAR BUMPER
Blue Lake Offroad is what they are operating as now, I think. Was Tactical Armor Group when I bought it. Expect extremely long lead times and very poor customer service from Kyle. He makes a decent product, but it took 6 months to get it after I paid him.
they have s shitload of them in scandinavia, all 2 doors with diesel.
Bitchin.....
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