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Welcome. I wouldnt mind finding a TBSS for the wife......lol.

Guess I missed it so you replaced your truck? That blows that it let you down right after you got it. I assume you checked for codes?

Well I just bought one.... I'll update once I get it installed.

Ah yes the hero card is what thats called. I have the dealer poster framed..... cant wait to hang in the new garage!

A loooong time ago GM issued a TSB for an updated yoke to address the clunk. Could be a bad u joint as well.... I would check to make sure they are ok.

My truck and everything I own is in storage right now until our house is finished. Next time I go by to check on everything I plan to look at truck and see if the Belltec bar will clear my exhaust. Ill keep you posted..... once I get my lift set up at the new house Ill put it on the SSS.

Its a simple bolt on. A member in here did a nice write up on a junkyard bar they robbed from a Tahoe I believe. Just do a search..... Im fairly sure the same bar was used across all the GMT utes so wouldnt matter what you grabbed it from.

It seems that the Belltec one mounts forward like the discontinued Hotchkis bar. All the others mentioned above mount to the rear and my truck has a custom exhaust that I am not sure will clear. I dont want to take a chance on a non fit so Im leaning towards the front mount style. I would love to get my hands on the Hotchkis bar but I havent had any luck locating one......

I think we told you that..... lol.

Just wondering if anyone here has a Beltec 5502 rear swaybar? If you do give me your thoughts.... I am thinking of getting this bar as the Hotchkis is long discontinued.....

Welcome they are out there.... look at online sites like autotrader and car gurus etc.

Why not buy a new one. They used to be available from GM.

Thats the problem with old inventory.... had a similar experience. A near by dealer had a Chevy bedrug for my SS. I drove over two hours only to get to the dealer and it was empty with some old accessories inside. To say I was hot was an understatement......

I would just repair the cover you have...... and never park on the street again. Lol I hope you got the guys insurance and make them pay. Find an expensive body shop that does custom Cars or corvettes...... dont goto a production body shop....

That is the part I blocked out. Dealers will sometimes offer aged inventory at a discount. Usually they only give to a dealer but sometimes will to a customer. Just depends..... glad you got a deal!

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It was me.... I looked on the locator for you.... 3 dealers show in stock. Those other website just price every GM part number... even discontinued ones. As you found they can't order for you. Below is a screen shot with dealers and phone numbers... enjoy!

Welcome!

Around 2000 I had a thing for black cars then got tired of looking at them wrong and getting scratches....... now I seem to be stuck on red. Lol Yep that is hands down the dirtiest its ever been. Its my baby..... it only has 13,000 miles. We have a almost 2 year old gotta be closer to grandma and grandpa....

I don’t think these trucks ever had an airbag recall. Like it’s mentioned your probably not seeing the body codes....

Yep I took a new job here. I got out of the heavy trucks and back to the car business..... Were from the west cost so a lot closer to home. I like it here a lot. Love the mountains..... yeah it was a bit chilly in Wyoming!

Lol I did!!!

Here a picture of my dirty rides.....

Old girl did great..... not one issue on my way form North Carolina to here. I only got about 10-11 mpg pulling my trailer one tank I got 13! Unfortunately I ran into a snow storm in Wyoming and both cars saw first snow and possibly salt. Oh well thats common this time of year freak storms in Wyoming. I just rolled 74k now the truck gets retired and will see garage duty from now on.

They were the same on all the GMT 800 trucks. Just goto a junkyard and find some used ones..... there are tons of these trucks in junkyards now.....