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#5678 of 5688 EXTENDED CAB 20" TIRES by jerrymcshane1 Aug 14, 2006 (12:11 pm)
With Ford one can NOT get the fatory 20" tires on the extended cab 5.5' box. ONLY on beds that are 6.5'. I wonder if one will be able to order an extended cab Sierra 4WD 1500 with 20" factories on the SHORTEST bed model with the new 900 platfrom series?
#5679 of 5688 Re: I'm Officially a Member! [erik_w] by p100 Aug 22, 2006 (8:24 am)
Replying to: erik_w (Jun 30, 2006 10:17 am) Suggest you get sheepskin covers for those front leather seats ASAP! If the seat quality is the same as on my neighbor's '04 Z71 (which he bought new), you will not be very happy. The leather on the seats started cracking after only a few months, and they looked like a cow chewed them up and spat them back out.
#5680 of 5688 lame forum by p100 Sep 17, 2006 (3:29 pm)
Not a single post since 22 of August? Yes, this forum is as lame as a forum gets.
#5681 of 5688 Replacing manual climate control with automatic by grawlinson Sep 22, 2006 (9:12 am)
Does anyone here know if it's possible to swap out the manual climate control in an '05 with the automatic from an '03. Those evil people at the dealership loaned me an '07 with all the bells and whistles when mine was in the shop, now my wife wants me to look into upgrading the climate control in our '05. Replies to this message: jneal (Sep 23, 2006 12:27 pm)
#5682 of 5688 Re: Replacing manual climate control with automatic [grawlinson] by jneal Sep 23, 2006 (12:27 pm)
Replying to: grawlinson (Sep 22, 2006 9:12 am) Almost anything is possible given sufficent money and time...... In this case however I would think that it would be far easier and probably about as cheap to trade in the "05 on a "07. Plus it sounds like you already have the 'other half's' approval
#5683 of 5688 Tire Question for Obyone by shiftless Sep 25, 2006 (5:17 pm)
Obyone, What is your opinion of Michelin LTX M/S tires regarding ride comfort, milage performance, handling performance, tire pressure and any other comments you can make comparing: P265-75-16 & LT265-75-16 ("C" rating) on a 2K Sierra short bed, standard cab? The bed is fairly heavily loaded with tools most of the time. My daily commute is short but most weekends involve several hundred miles of hi way travel.   Ed Replies to this message: kcram (Sep 26, 2006 5:14 pm) obyone (Sep 28, 2006 1:05 pm)
#5684 of 5688 Re: Tire Question for Obyone [shiftless] by kcram HOST Sep 26, 2006 (5:14 pm)
Replying to: shiftless (Sep 25, 2006 5:17 pm) I had LTX M/S tires (LT215/85R16E) on my 96 Ram dually, outstanding performance. I put over 55,000 on them in just 3 years, and they still had tread left. They even held their own in light to moderate snow.   kcram - Pickups Host
#5685 of 5688 Re: Tire Question for Obyone [shiftless] by obyone Sep 28, 2006 (1:05 pm)
Replying to: shiftless (Sep 25, 2006 5:17 pm) The "P" tire will give better ride results. I'm assuming you have a 1500 series truck. If that's the case, I don't see any benefit from owning a LT series tire since the weight rating of the P series exceeds the max load for the truck.
#5686 of 5688 Bounce and/or vibration at 40mph+, 2006 gmc sierra crew cab 2wd by vickery8 Oct 06, 2006 (6:56 am)
I recently purchased a 2006 gmc sierra crew cab 2wd and I have a vibration or bounce that comes in just above 40mph. It turns into more of a vibration at 50 and above. I think it is related to the aluminum driveshaft. GMC is saying they are working on new body mounts to stop the problem.Anyone else have this problem and know what to do to fix it? Replies to this message: p100 (Oct 12, 2006 5:27 am)
#5687 of 5688 Re: Bounce and/or vibration at 40mph+, 2006 gmc sierra crew cab 2wd [vickery8] by p100 Oct 12, 2006 (5:27 am)
Replying to: vickery8 (Oct 06, 2006 6:56 am) If your truck came with factory General tires, I would start looking there and replace the tires with Michelin LTX M/S. These General tires are of such horrible quality that some Silverado owners insisted on another brand of tires when the tires were repeatedly replaced by dealers under warranty for various vibration problems.   Who determined that your driveshaft is the root cause of the problem? I have the same aluminum driveshaft on my '06 crew cab Z71 and no vibration. If the driveshaft is bent or out of balance, it should be replaced/rebalanced. That's not that hard to figure out. As for body mounts being the culprit, I have not heard that.

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