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18277 messages, Last post on Nov 18, 2009 at 6:43 AM
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| Why on earth would someone assault the beautiful looks of a 2002 Envoy with those horrible tubes!?! They are for either serious brush infested off roading or, in our neck of the woods, for moving cattle. Most of these SUV's will likley go nowhere near either situation. It cracks me up to go to the city where I see these suburbanites with their SUV's loaded with these tacky tack-ons. I have a good friend in Kansas City with a $68,000 Range Rover HSE that is fully equipped with front and rear bumper, grille & light guards. I asked if he used them to push the poor people out of his way when he leaves his gate guarded community! At any rate, every owner who adds these should be criminally charged with vandalism. The Envoy is one of the best looking vehicles on the road at any price. Why ruin it? | |
| I think brush guards are a hazard to pedestrians. Many years ago, while walking, I was hit by a car that jumped the curb, Thankfully, my injuries were confined to sever bruising. However, the front of the car was visibly damaged. I think the "give" in the sheet metal saved me from more serious injury. Now, I shudder when I see an SUV with those "bone crusher" bars on the front. It appears that they could inflict unnecessary injury on a pedestrian. Any comments? | |
| Thanks for the information. | |
| You stated in msg 1714 that you ordered running boards (12497885) from a local GM parts shop back in mid July. I'm very interested in an update from you. Did you get them? Did they fit your Envoy? I ordered them from GMPartsDirect.com by the same number. They arrived and I made a late night attempt to mount them, but could not due to a mismatch in the contour at each end of the board. Please post whether yours worked or not so I can determine if I received the wrong boards or it may be that I need to make another installation attempt. | |
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| Why is it that the only way to get the locking rear miff on a TB is to order the 3.42 miff. It seems to me one of the biggest reasons to get a locking miff is when towing. <or pulling a large boat up a slippery ramp>. The 3.42 miff has the lowest towing weight of the three axle ratios. There is a thousand pound difference between the 3.42 and the 4.10. The locking miff with the 4.10 is available on the Envoy line, why not the TB? | |
| You can get the locking differential with a 3.73 rear end...that's what I have. | |
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