02 GMC Envoy 2-1/2inch leveling kit install ( Suspension Maxx )

[@jlinc11]

So, it was the CV half shaft that was in the way, when the spacers is mounted to the top of the quick strut. I separated the CV joint and moved the half shaft out of the way, jacked stuff around and got everything hooked up, connecting the CV joint last. Looks great. Hope this helps someone else who struggles with what I did. It's easy if you just pull the half shaft out.thanks all.

[@rwebdaddy]

Joshua Lincoln sweet. Good to know. Thanks.

[@jerrycel3937]

Hi Ron So you putt a 2 1/2 in the front and one inch in the back? We have a western snow plow on trailblazer now just need some more lift on it to clear a little better so don’t bottom out so easily.

[@rwebdaddy]

Ya this is about your only option on these things because the front transaxle runs through the oil pan.

[@rwebdaddy]

no problems yet. just make sure you clamp your cv boots tighter. They will slip off and shoot grease everywhere

[@yestepedoque]

Great video. Do you have Any suggestions where to buy this kit?

[@rwebdaddy]

I got mine from suspensionmaxx.com

[@DynaLowrider]

Much better. Always hated that rake on these and the fullsize trucks. My 2011 Sierras had leveling kits and my 2014 is getting it done soon...or a 4" lift =)

[@luisenriqueamador3535]

I put the 2” in my envoy 2003 and its causing problems with the 4x4 axle disconect actuator, it has broken it twice.. any solitions????

[@rwebdaddy]

Never had that issue

[@luisenriqueamador3535]

@@rwebdaddy with the lift kit , you aldo change the shocks for a bigger ones?

[@rwebdaddy]

@@luisenriqueamador3535 no need for bigger shicks

[@luisenriqueamador3535]

@@rwebdaddy thanks bro, i aprecciate it

[@salvadorcastro1195]

I noticed that there were some other spacers left on the table after you reinstalled the spring to the other assembly. did those come with the kit and weren't used? Also did you need to purchase longer shocks or did you just replace worn shocks?

[@VarnHomestead]

looks good! im thinking about doing this to my trailblazer.

[@michaelniceguy4042]

I couldn't put my 2" lift on.the pass. side no problem..the driver side royal pain. My only other concern is the 1/2 shafts, if we could get longer one's I'd try again so I don't have a problem with the cv axle's

[@rwebdaddy]

Hmmm.. I never had that problem with drivers side. I've put damn near 90,000 miles on it since and never had any problems with the shafts.

[@thelostmachine8395]

So why did you remove the upper ball joint bolt if you didn't do the control arm swap? all this require is that you remove the 3 shock mounting point bolts and the strut assembly pull right out the front.

[@rwebdaddy]

No it don't. You need the room to maneuver around. You can read procedures all you want but reality is way different.

[@dontbeakaren6145]

It's impossible to do it with the upper arm attached to the ball joint

[@tylerjoseph6874]

What did you replace front and rear shocks/stuts with part number. And 3" lift with 1 1/2" wheel spacers is what I'll be running on 32x11.50r16 bfg km2

[@mimoreque1805]

Hi Ron, quick question, I see another part lying by the strut another (silver) thinner spacers. Why didn't you installed those? Where does that piece goes? My kit is very similar and I don't have the install instructions, tried contacting the manufacturer and no luck (Big Brawns). Thanks a lot man.

[@rwebdaddy]

The kit comes with another washer to replace that one. I forget why

[@chrisney4466]

Nice video and great job with the before and after pics! So now that you've had this installed for awhile how do you like it? I'm about ready for new tires and was hoping to run 265/70/17 bfg all terrians.

[@rwebdaddy]

Chris Ney I love it. Haven't had any problems. You can only fit 265/65/17's unless you put the $300 wheel spacers on it.

[@rogerdane3253]

@@rwebdaddy This is late in the game for this video BUT "yes", only the 265/65s go on... I've had my TB 4WD since '02 with 300K on it and used the smaller 1 1/2" lifts front with an airbag lift in the back... decent clearance and the TB does well up to class 4 roads. Front end alignment has NOT been an issue; shafts has not been an issue; I put on a larger Hodgekiss sway bar in the rear and that helps as the vehicle "is" higher and it is noticed on curves, etc... but nothing extreme. GREAT video Ron.

[@dontbeakaren6145]

@@rogerdane3253 where did you find the 1 1/2 inch spacers? I only come across 2 inch and up online

[@pacheco464]

Just install 4 parts of leveling kit or you need more parts to leveling ?

[@rwebdaddy]

What??

[@rwebdaddy]

I did raise the rear with a 1inch disc that goes above the rear spring

[@erniee7557]

did you have to do a realignment afterwards?

[@hemanyt]

And made ​​to lift it back? no media for his lungs? Greetings.

[@tylerjensen8188]

You had to get tighter clamps for the cv boots? was it because thats how you took it apart? Or because the sharper angle they are at now?

[@rwebdaddy]

tyler jensen tighter angle. They slipped right off and grease everywhere

[@tedm9865]

Hi Ron, Did you level out the back end too? It seems like both the front and back went up. Thanks!

[@rwebdaddy]

Yes I did. I think I put like a 1 or 2inch spacer block under the rear coil springs.

[@tedm9865]

Awesome! Thank you for the quick response. Did it seem to drive better once the front end was lifted up? How was your fuel mileage affected? Did you see a big hit? Also, did you find yourself going back into the front suspension to put new ball joints in after a while? Very clean setup, thanks for sharing.

[@rwebdaddy]

@@tedm9865 ya it felt a little stiffer up front but felt more stable. The milage sucks on these things as it is but I'm sure I lost a few miles with a tad bigger tires with all terrain tires on it. I was only getn 14-15 mpg on the freeway lol.. I still to this day still have the same ball joints with no issues. I did have to go back and put a better CV boot clamp on due to the angle of the dangle put more pull on the boot and it slipped off and threw grease all over. And the tires wore evenly.

[@EddyMago2]

I looking for one in 3" and 285/70/17 in tires

[@jlinc11]

I also have a question regarding the front strut reinstall. I attached the spacers to a brand new OEM quick strut, and now it's of course too long to reach where the lower strut mounts by exactly the length of the spacer. I would need to compress the strut it appears, control arm is all the way down. Quick struts are identical to hose that came off of it. Any ideas? I'm no mechanic, just mechanically inclined.

[@rwebdaddy]

Joshua Lincoln so you removed the quick strut top then put spacer on and put top back on?

[@rwebdaddy]

Joshua Lincoln or did you buy the space that mounts on top of strut assembly?

[@jlinc11]

I bought the spacers that mount to the top of he quick strut, then the top of the spacer has 3 bolts for mounting to the stock location. My truck already had 3 holes that lined up perfectly.

[@jlinc11]

I bought new quickstruts, mounted the spacers to the top of them, then mounted the unit into the top mounting holes. Just need to reconnect the lower strut mount to what I believe is the CV bolt, otherwise know by me as, the big frigging bolt running thru the metal triangle that the wheel hub is connected to. Lol

[@rwebdaddy]

Joshua Lincoln then yes your gonna have to compress the struts to get them back in there. My style of lift I had to take strut apart ,put spacer on then squeeze the cap back on.

[@dereksmith7167]

Putting the strut back did you have to take the cv bolt off and lower the whole assembly I feel like the hardest part of this is getting it back on

[@rwebdaddy]

nope. Goes right back on like normal. All the kit does is preload the springs. makes for a stiffer ride.

[@dereksmith7167]

+Ron Webster awesome where'd you pick the kit up from

[@rwebdaddy]

+derek smith suspensionmaxx. com

[@rwebdaddy]

i believe i did. But I also had to put a tighter boot clamp on the inner boots. the stock clamps didnt clamp tight enough so the boot slipped off and flung grease all over.

[@dereksmith7167]

+Ron Webster did you get the heavier duty sway links with it or the stocks still holdin up

[@chosenone3889]

how much to do this kind of work? Am buying a 3 inch lift for my trailblazee but need it installed

[@SydeshowMO]

Thanks for posting this great vid,

[@charlesflaco5037]

Wow what a huge difference

[@joseplazolabeltran7356]

good morning would like to know the price of your kit you want for a 2002 chevy trail blazer I think hope is equal response and great video

[@rwebdaddy]

I went with the Cooper Discover AT3 265/65/17. No bigger size will fit without like 1inch wheel spacers.

[@dancingjester666]

not true...it have General Grabbers AT2 in 265/70/17 with no issues

[@-Golem]

What size lift are you running with those @jester?

[@oledeboisify]

@@dancingjester666 No rubbing upper control arms?

[@dancingjester666]

@@-Golem 2 1/2 rough country spring spacers

[@dancingjester666]

@@oledeboisify no. Theres about a 1/2 inch gap. Never had an issue with rubbing

[@MJ-ke3xv]

Are you on any of the forums? I got a few questions about issues with my lift.

[@shaunvalley8371]

i am in the middle of lifting mine and was wandering why the spindle sits on the spring

[@rwebdaddy]

What you mean? It shouldn't

[@brandontodd6014]

Did you just do the leveling kit or did you do a body lift as well?

[@rwebdaddy]

Level only

[@brandontodd6014]

NICE!!! That's probably all I'm going to need cause the tires I have are like 2 inches too big.

[@brandontodd6014]

Do you think I'll need wheel spacers to keep the tires from rubbing? My tires are 245/75 17

[@rwebdaddy]

@@brandontodd6014 I believe so. I foget what size I have. You can look back on here somewhere. But my tires are right at the upper ballpoint

[@brandontodd6014]

What size tires are you running?

[@rustym35]

what size of tires did you go with?

[@diamondharris4963]

Do anyone knows where's the front bump stops are on trailblazer?

[@hendo513]

Im putting a 3in level lift kit on my 04 gmc envoy

[@jwbulldawg8668]

How did it turn out?

[@willdog3]

I hope you flipped your UCAs, otherwise that ball joint probably went bad in about a month. also messes up the camber if you dont flip the UCAs

[@rwebdaddy]

Well it's been all these years now and never had a problem with them.

[@jimmyn8292]

@@rwebdaddy Will Thorton ' you really only need to flip the uca if you go 3 inches or higher on the leveling kit.

[@bigchris1722]

No shake in 4x4?

[@rwebdaddy]

Zero issues or shake.

[@abrahambenavides8050]

good day friend, where did you get the kit? its soft

[@rwebdaddy]

I got it from suspensionmaxx. Com it is a little stiffer ride but it's okay

[@rwebdaddy]

Yes always

[@rwebdaddy]

I put bilstiens shocks on but don't have part #

[@rwebdaddy]

They've been fine so far

[@vladimirivanov4788]

привет мой американский друг. скажи пожалуйста, проставки на сколько дюймов?

[@rwebdaddy]

English please

[@vladimirivanov4788]

hi my american friend. please say spacers by how many inches?

[@rwebdaddy]

@@vladimirivanov4788 Hello buddy. The rear has a 1inch spacer on top if the springs. The front also has a 1 inch preload spacer that goes on top of the strut spring before the strut cap goes on. Gives you 2-3 inch lift in front.

[@vladimirivanov4788]

@@rwebdaddy Russia please

[@flamecranium7787]

I've wanting to lift mine for awhile, but i have heard stories about severe wear and tear when lifting any vehicle. have you had any problems with your tb after lifting it?

[@juanmalacara5880]

to lift 2.5 I have to change shock absorbers

[@rwebdaddy]

nope if your old shocks are still good then your fine

[@juanmalacara5880]

tks

[@herbiesolomon3426]

I recommend the rough country shocks there way stronger and better

[@rwebdaddy]

no I'm not . just ask here

[@mrbojangles311]

311 yall

[@rwebdaddy]

Couldn't tell ya

[@rwebdaddy]

Huh?

[@rwebdaddy]

nope. if your old shocks are still good then your fine.