Stanley

I'll post some pictures this weekend.

Sacramento California

I'm thinking about selling my 2005 Silverado SS due to some health issues. It's black with a 2" lowering kit and a Volant filter and scoop other than that it is bone stock. I has about 80,000 miles on it but since I,m old school I have all of the dealer maintenance records. What would be a good price to sale it for?

I have the same problem when I make a sharp left turn going forward or a sharp right turn in reverse. The problem can be greatly reduced by using a few large zip ties to keep the inner fender from the front right tire.

How much horse power can the NVG-149 Transfer case handle?

Has anyone installed a SLR Motorsports tune? They advertise 50HP and 50ft/lb of torque for $70.00 It just sounds too good to be true

I'm in Sactown & I'm down

That angle does look extreme; after I dropped my rear 2-inches I have a slight vibration from 68 to 75 mph. According to the forum at the beginning of the suspension section you need about a degree of correction for every inch dropped but, I could not find anyone to tell me what the range of allowable pinion angles are required for a smooth ride. That would indicate which shim is correct before you finished the correction. The nest time I’m at the dealer I’ll try and find out what is an acceptable range for the pinion angle. With that being said you angle looks extreme, maybe you do have the shims in backwards.

I’ve looked at several exhaust systems including the Corsa and none of the metal used on any of them appear to hold up as well as the metal on my three year old stock SS exhaust. Also the bends on most of the aftermarket exhaust appear more severe than on the stock exhaust. Therefore I can’t see where all of the horsepower gains come from. The only weakness I see on the exhaust is the piping between the exhaust manifolds and the muffler flange which is not changed in cat back system. I think that a replacement in that part of the system would yield more horsepower gains than a cat back system over the exhaust system used on the SS. I do agree that replacing the muffler might yield some gains if the connections between the muffler and adjoining pipes were done correctly.

Can you tell me what the pinion angle is on a stock All Wheel Drive 05 SS?

I bought a set from American Tire abut a month ago. I replaced the original tires with almost 56,000 miles on them. The X's are very quite at this point, ride much smoother and may handle a little better. The one small down side that the side walls may be a little stiffer therefore the ride is a little harsher.

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I installed spindels and hangers then replaced the hangers for shackles. Both gave me a 2-inch drop in the rear which leaves the front about 2-inches lower than teh front. A 2/4 drop sounds about right to me, I'd go with the leafs if I did it again.

I'll switch to a rear schakle and see if the vibration goes away. I guess my vibration is closer to 70 to 75 mph. If iI could find out what the acceptable range of angles were I could shim the pinion accordingly.