MOOG 81069 Coil Spring Set for Chevrolet Tahoe

These coil springs are very nice. Got 2.25 inch lift increase on the rear of my Tahoe. Ride is a lil bit stiffer but still pleasant. Super happy with these springs. Highly recommended

Recently put 4” lift spindles and 3” spacers in the rear of my Tahoe. It sat about .5” lower in the rear. These springs were recommended on many Tahoe forums, installed them and it added 2” to the rear. Gave me the factory 1.5” rake in the rear. Springs ride good and very satisfied!

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The springs on my 09 Tahoe were shot. Wheel opening on drivers side 5.5 inches from tire to fender, 4 inches on pass side. Installed these now 7 inch clearance both sides. Install time about 2 hours. Plenty of videos on youtube. Make sure to use new lower spring pads because they are usually beat up and you don't want metal to metal. Ride is a little more stable with less rear sway. Install by jacking up both sides of car until rear tires are off ground, springs are extended and loose in the pocket. Place jack stands on frame rails. The items needed to be removed are wheels, lower shock bolts (use jack under rear differential to remove pressure from shocks and sway bar links) sway bar links upper bolts, wheel speed cable from frame rail so as not to break it, and bolt from brake line bracket on top of rear end.

Put these on my 2002 Z71 Chevy Tahoe. As others have described, the installation consisted of removing the lower shock mount bolt and connection to the stabilizer bar running under the differential. Block the front wheels to keep the vehicle from moving while on the jack. I left the rear tires on in the event the vehicle fell off the jack. Doing so will force you to be creative in how you raise the truck enough to free the coils though. Used a 6x6 block of wood roughly 18 inches tall and a heavy duty floor jack under the hitch to raise the vehicle. Definitely add another block under the spare or where ever else you can get a support once the car is high enough to work on. I would not recommend getting under the car any more than you need to do this change out. The truck rear had to be raised roughly 1 1/2 to 2 feet higher than normal before the coils loosened up enough so they could be easily removed. Since the body is detached from the frame, the rear wheels will stay on the ground while the body is raised.Installation is everything in reverse. I would recommend only pulling/replacing 1 coil at a time for safety. To install the new springs, I had to get under the car to properly align the new coils, but did so quickly. Don't forget to replace the rubber coil spring insulators (1 on top and 1 on bottom of each coil spring, 4 total per vehicle). Lower car slowly and check springs to make sure they lined up where they should on the body and axle. Connect the stabilizer bar and rear shocks and you are done! This along with new shocks made the truck feel like new. Also added roughly 1 inch in overall height at the rear wheels.

when looking form springs for my 02 Yukon XL the springs shown said they would fit using the filters provided by Amazon. And in watching You Tube videos it was supposed to be an easy swap. I did have a picture of the springs side by side on my phone. However, this is a revised statement. The spring shown is at least 4in taller and 6.5 around, old spring is 8 in. and shorter. I sent them back and ended up getting more expensive version. Let's hope they fit, using the same filters.

This spring is the equivalent of the one used on the Tahoe/Suburban/Yukon "Z71" packages. This gives you about and extra 1” lift from a measurement standpoint on a suburban. To my knowledge this is the only Heavy Duty spring you can get without getting into increased suspension lift. Air bags are another option if you want to deal with it. The LS, LT and other models use a softer spring that is a bit wider in the coil configuration and less coils overall. This 81609 has a tighter coil package and the steel coil is thicker, I want to say the standard coil is 5/8 and this one is 3/4 . A tahoe/trailblazer website discussion forum has details/pics on it if you wish to search the web for further details.Install is pretty simple on a suburban, disconnect lower shock bolt and sway bar bolt holding axle. Jack frame of vehicle up high enough to pull old spring out and insert the new spring. Reverse order of putting everything back together… Keep an eye on the rubber brake lines while you jack up the vehicle that you don’t put too much tension on them that they rip apart. They will get tight so be careful on how high you raise the vehicle during this process. If you don’t know what I’m talking about go somewhere and have it done for you. I'm not liable for the instructions I'm providing.Comfort of ride did not change in my vehicle,, maybe not as of a spongy ride,, but really hard to feel any difference. Definitely did not provide a harsh ride afterwards. My use was for mainly for towing so I wanted the ride height of the vehicle to hold the trailer tongue weight better than the stock softer coils.

So I must have gotten a set that was made wrong or something because these lifted my rear end up about 4-1/2 inches.I had to install 3 inch lift spindles to bring it back to "level" now from the ground to fender I'm at 40 inches rear 39-3/8 in the front from original 34 inch front 35 inch rear. Needles to say I'm quite pleased that I got 4+ inches of lift for $220. (154 ish for the new spindles, $69 for these.).The only bad thing I can say, is that even after completely lowering my rear diff to the ground, with no tires on it, I still had to use spring compressors to get these in my 03 avalanche which makes me believe they are longer than they were supposed to be.