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#978 of 1057 2500 HD Report!!! with D/A Ext Cab 4x4 by hunter98 Nov 05, 2001 (12:21 pm)
After 1700 plus miles, still love the truck. The Kelly AWR tires are wonderful. Wet traction seems fine, the mud traction is worlds better than the stock tires. The 1 1/2 inch increase in ground clearance is great too. The road noise is minimal with the kelly AWR tires. The only rub on the drivers side rear well by just a little bit, and I am sure I could fix this very easily, but it isn't very much of an issue right now. I didn't have to trim the air dam or adjust the torsion bars either. I think these will be great tires, and they finally make the truck look right. (Warning, purchase of these tires will make you want to spend several hundred on side steps!!!) The speedometer and odometer now read off by 9.3%. The odometer shows 91.5 miles after traveling 100 miles. When it shows 100, I have traveled 109.3 miles. The RPMS were Before with 245 (.71/1) now with 255x85 (.71/1) 60 1760 2479 1610 2268 75 2201 3099 2013 2835 85 2494 3515 2282 3216 Worst tank has been 12 mpg with no trips over 5 miles, 17 engine hours and an average speed of 14 mph. With lots of towing. Best tank was 2nd tank with 19 mpg, before adding tires, and during break in. Got 14 last tank with the new tires (after adjustment), but this contained city, country, towing and some high speed interstate short distance. Took 2 hours to install the right sided Westin CPS step and 1/2 hour to install the drivers side after I figured out how to do it!!! hehe Best of luck Hunter
#979 of 1057 Hunter by mledtje Nov 05, 2001 (4:24 pm)
Do you have any pictures of the tires - before and after? Mike L
#980 of 1057 Not Really. by hunter98 Nov 05, 2001 (4:36 pm)
I had pictures posted on this site somewhere of the truck on the dealers lot. I haven't taken any pictures with my 35 mm yet. Stock it looked like any other stock 2500HD. The kellys are outlined white lettered. They go 1 1/2 inches up, forward, backward and down from the stock tire. The only rubbed on the drivers side rear wheel insert, which I will fix when I get time by tyeing it back. Made the truck 1 1/2 inches taller. Sorry I can't help in that regard yet. Hunter
#981 of 1057 Bug shield noise?? by eric757 Nov 16, 2001 (8:38 pm)
I just bought a 2002 Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab. I would like to put a bug shield on it but I read something about it making a lot of noise. Is it not worth doing? Can I get more details on this please? Thanks.
#982 of 1057 Forget the bug shield by quadrunner500 Nov 16, 2001 (10:33 pm)
Get 3M invisible bra instead. Preserves the original good looks, no problem with wind noise.
#983 of 1057 Where did you find it by mikeb31 Nov 16, 2001 (10:49 pm)
and how much did it cost.
#984 of 1057 You can get the 3M Invisible Bra at... by quadrunner500 Nov 17, 2001 (12:32 am)
...most window tinting shops. Not cheap, but it's good stuff. I think around $160 for the front, but I also had them do the rocker panels, the door lowers, rocker panel behind the rear wheel. So my bill was just over $300 I think. You can also get the pieces in kit form, but trust me. Don't do this. You don't save much money, waste lots of time. I've seen how they do it. You could never get it right on your first attempt, and it would look like a homemade window tinting job if you did.
#985 of 1057 3 M Invisible Bra by sonjaab Nov 17, 2001 (7:30 am)
Guys, check out www.xpel.com They sell it in kits and bulk rolls for the do it yourselfer
#986 of 1057 BTW by sonjaab Nov 17, 2001 (7:39 am)
I wanted to put the 3 m stuff on my door sills to prevent paint scuffing. A small roll was pretty pricey. Went to truck accessory place and they had a 4 piece set of scuff guards to fit the sills. Made by Vent visor Company . Only 20 bucks too. Installed in minutes ! Held on by sticky tape (included)even had a alchol (spl) prep pad to clean sills before installation. Looks like factory and saves the paint on the door sills.....Geo
#987 of 1057 DRIVESHAFT VIBRATION by frey44 Nov 17, 2001 (8:07 pm)
http://www.geocities.com/crackeregg/01-04-17-001A.html I ran across this and simply wanted to post it here. I own a Ford !!!!