2 door tahoe build, Tre5 Customs

I just want to clarify, this is going to be a COIL UNDER setup...if it were a COIL OVER then the cylinder would need to move for sure.  I've seen it done this way before a few times and did not hear about problems...but I'm not saying you guys are wrong.  Jeremy has mocked it up once already and the coil seems to have no problem moving a little to compensate for travel.  Our cylinders shafts are heat treaded solid 1" chromoly, so they're pretty darn strong.  If there are any problems at all, he'll just redo it. The main focus here is ride comfort with no noise, and above all...reliability.  I'm excited to see how many people are opening their eyes to hydraulics!    

Edited: 5/18/2009 1:08:02 PM by tre5

For the ABS, yes. The residual pressure valves and a porportioning valve are all you will need to eliminate your abs on any vehicle.  For the mounts... how about I just post more pics when its done?

^ More pics less bitching!!

Are you running the factory springs that are cut down in the front?  How many coils are left?

Cut down factory spirngs. They are 10" tall still.

Edited: 5/18/2009 2:34:29 PM by Texmextukin

I really dig the kind of shit yall do man, really clean and simple. I dont know i damn thing about hydraulics, but seeing what yall put out makes me wanna try my hand at it. If only a wasnt broke!   Im also very curious to see how a juiced vehicle rides, ive heard very good things

So do you mount the spring to the bottom of the cylinder...then mount the spring to the lower arm. I'm lost...LOL

The cylinder goes into the tube on the frame. There is a donut welded to the bottom of the tube (you can see it in the previous pics), then the tube is welded into the frame. The cylinder has a deep cup bolted to the bottom of the ram. The cylinder slides up through the tube in the frame until the cylinder collar hits the donut. The spring sets on the bottom of the control arm, just like a factroy spring would. At the top, the spring goes around the deep cup. I took some pics to try and help you out here. This is the spring under the cylinder. The ram pushes the deep cup onto the spring, thus lifting the truck.  

It actually sucks to have the time to post these pics. I wish I had a rear axle!!!!!  

---------------------------------------------Originally posted by TexmextukinEdited: 5/18/2009 2:34:29 PM by TexmextukinI really dig the kind of shit yall do man, really clean and simple. I dont know i damn thing about hydraulics, but seeing what yall put out makes me wanna try my hand at it. If only a wasnt broke!  Im also very curious to see how a juiced vehicle rides, ive heard very good things---------------------------------------------I have never had hydraulics on one of my daily driven vehicles.  I have always had bags on those.  Then I installed them on my friends truck.  We ran coil under in the front (same as the tahoe) and accumalators on the rear.  I was amazed at the ride quality, especially in the rear.  The front seemed the same to me really, but the rear was definately a better ride.  This truck also did not have shocks on the rear.  It has a bridge under the bed, powerballs on the rear end and accumalators and spacers.  No springs at all in the rear.  It would have only improved with shocks.I am curious to see the front cylinders and the pipe over time.  Will this tahoe be driven a lot or just for show?