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#1043 of 1057 by ryanbab May 04, 2002 (5:15 am)
try http://www.offroadwarehouse.com Cheapest place other than autozone i could fine em for Quad are you ordering the seat covers? They take some time to get if you are having htem embroidered
#1044 of 1057 Whatsachevy by kg11 May 04, 2002 (6:53 am)
Did you ever find a 3" lift kit?I know Trailmaster makes a 6" lift and with it you can use up to 35" tires.You can go up to 33" without lifting,what size tires do you want? kip
#1045 of 1057 kg11 by whatsachevy May 06, 2002 (4:33 am)
Yes, I'm still looking for a 3" suspension lift. 6" would keep my truck out of the garage, and there are too many hail storms here in the midwest for that. Someone, either Ryan or Oby, had mentioned that there is a 3" body lift for the 2500HD's, but I would rather have a suspension lift. I currently have 285/75/16 Cooper tires (33") on my truck. Cranked the torsion bars about 4 turns and trimmed the front air dam and inner fender wells. Still just a little rubbing when turning all the way to the left on the back side of the driver's side fender well, but not enough to worry about. It would require relocating the emergency brake cable. Posted some pics for Ray T. at picturetrail.com/whatsachevy. 3" should take care of any rubbing and would give a little more ground clearance (although my wife thinks it has too much ground clearance now - although she never seems to mind driving it!).
#1046 of 1057 Lift by tonyy May 06, 2002 (9:08 pm)
Rancho is the only option for less than 6" this time for a 02. Their's is 4" and I don't understand why the other reputable lift kit mfg. guys have not responded to the demand of a lift less than 6". The guy's I know that have the rancho do no like it, to stiff!
#1047 of 1057 tonyy by whatsachevy May 07, 2002 (5:37 pm)
Is Rancho's 4" lift for 2500HD's? Is it a body lift or suspension lift?
#1048 of 1057 Engine Knock Update by whatsachevy May 07, 2002 (6:12 pm)
BTW, went fishing with my buddy with the '97 GMC (350) which has had the cold start knock since it was new. He now has 105,000 miles on his truck. He told me he needed to change the oil. I asked him how many miles since his last change. He said he thought about 8,000. After giving him hell about how he treated his truck, we checked the oil. It showed a little over a half quart low. I asked him if he had added any oil since his last change. He told me he hadn't even checked the oil since the last change. His theory: "if there's no oil on the ground, then it must be in the motor". He drove to the lake, and I drove home (my beer count was about half of his). The truck ran great. It pulled his boat along at 75 with no problem and no apparent loss of performance. The only thing that sucked was the fishing.
#1049 of 1057 by ryanbab May 07, 2002 (6:21 pm)
5 yr old truck with over 100K miles and a knock since new and still running strong Good to hear
#1050 of 1057 whatsachevy by tonyy May 07, 2002 (8:09 pm)
The Rancho 4" is a suspension lift and is available for the 1500 & 2500 HD's. I would like to see RCD offer a 4", the people I have talked to that own a RCD lift speak highly of it. I have talked with Fabtech which indicated they are considering a 4" offering but no decision as of yet. I think I am going to go with the 6" RCD. I could use that extra clearance to venture down some of my favorite trails. Besides the Lear cap I just put on along with the Ranchhand front end and rear bumper replacement and step bars to be installed next week will add about 700#That will move my rig in the wrong direction that I want it to go.
#1051 of 1057 by kirstie_h HOST May 10, 2002 (8:50 am)
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#1052 of 1057 tires and rims by blackchevy1 May 10, 2002 (10:03 am)
I just purchased some stock alloy tire with stock Bridgestone tires. I noticed my stock chrome rims and stock Firestone Steelex were different. My truck is a 2001 and his was a 2002. Also I pull a 26' travel trailer 2 to 3 times a year. I read somewhere that you shouldn't use alloys or the will crack when towing, anyone know if this is true. Why would GM offer them if they cracked while towing? Wouldn't most people buy a 3/4 ton over a 1/2 ton because they need it for towing? Anyone hear about anyones stock alloy rims cracking after towing less than maximun towing capacity of the truck? Thanks I am a little leary about putting these alloy rims on the truck.