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Inspect Cadillac Escalade's Tires and Plan Yukon Upgrade

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LSXcalade Post Race Week Cleaning & Test Fit New Wheels for Uncle Rob Yukon! (Its Gonna Look Killer)

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What happens here

After the wash, the presenter examines the tires on the Cadillac Escalade. He points out that the rear Hoosier drag radials (285/35R18) on Weld Racing wheels are new and holding air well. However, the front tires, which are older, are visibly leaking air. He then reveals his plan to 'test fit' a set of new performance drag wheels and tires onto his red GMC Yukon, which he refers to as 'Uncle Rob'. These wheels are GMC 18-inch rims fitted with 325 Hoosier DR2 DOT drag radials. He also recounts finding a 4L80 transmission with a transfer case for only $350 on Facebook Marketplace, using the transfer case for the Escalade and keeping the transmission for future projects.

Goal: Evaluate tire condition on the Escalade and outline plans for upgrading the Yukon's wheels.

Tools and materials

  • 4L80 Transmission GM — Acquired for future use in the Yukon
  • GMC 18-inch Wheels GMC — To be installed on the GMC Yukon
  • Transfer Case — Installed in the Cadillac Escalade
  • Weld Racing Wheels Weld Racing — Currently on the Cadillac Escalade's rear
  • Hoosier DR2 DOT Drag Radials — To be installed on the GMC Yukon
  • Hoosier Drag Radials — Rear tires on the Cadillac Escalade

What they say

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the whole holding air thing they don't appear to have any bubbles coming out of them and the front ones are the old ones because i only bought two and you can see where it's still letting a little bit of air out it's not perfect they hold a lot better than they did before i soak them wd-40 and put the soap on the inside and all that but they still do leak you're never going to completely get rid of that with an old tire once it starts to dry up but this one you know i need to get the other two tires i just haven't yet because i'm poor if people watch these videos more i can get news tires sooner basically how that works this is my full-time thing now i gotta cut costs where they can be cut so i could put fuel in my tank to continue to go places and do things pretty much so if that means i gotta fill my tires up you know every other day so be it i'll do that so i can go do another build over there for you guys to learn things from what's better doing that and teaching things and expanding and educating on that process and documenting that so people can learn things from it or me not having to fill my tires up with air twice twice a week it's pretty easy to me take the extra effort do the other thing instead [Music] now we get to put all this away yay triple seven okay the escalade was a lot

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