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Re: Lift Kits [builderbill]
by shadypop5
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Nov 22, 2007 (9:32 pm)
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Replying to: builderbill (Nov 18, 2007 10:22 pm)
I don't think it's a lift kit you need to worry about unless you want your truck to look bad ass, if it's just the front end you want raised just take it to the dealer and have them adjust the torsion bar underneath and that will raise your front end for your desired ride height.
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Re: Navigation system question about a 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLT CREWCAB [mherring]
by obyone
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Nov 23, 2007 (12:00 am)
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Replying to: mherring (Nov 21, 2007 5:42 am)
So what your dealership is saying is that you need to buy the nav from GMC directly or actually any GM dealership and they will do the install?
There is a security system that is tied into the radio and I would believe that the ECU would probably have to be reprogrammed so that the truck knows the stock unit was replaced with the nav unit. Course depending on your relationship with the service manager it could be a minor charge to do the reprogramming.
Check out this site. They do charge a little high for the shipping buy their prices are very resaonable compared to my local Chevy and GMC dealerships sometimes saving me almost 50% on parts. Just enter the GM part number and it will return the description and price. If you buy the part from them your dealership should have no issues installing it.
http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/
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Re: Lift Kits [shadypop5]
by builderbill
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Nov 26, 2007 (12:01 pm)
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Replying to: shadypop5 (Nov 22, 2007 9:32 pm)
Thanks for the input Shady. That sounds a lot better than messing around with the lift kits. I wasn't aware they could make those kinds of adjustments.
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- #85 of 160
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GMC lift kits
by ldsokol
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Nov 30, 2007 (3:22 pm)
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Just so you all know if the dealer installs a lift kit before you buy the new vehicle, it voids the warranty through GM. This is just something that the dealer forgets to tell you if you have trouble with it. The dealer is making approximately $6500.00 profit by putting it on and then they don't want to fix anything on it. They shouldn't be able to put them on vehicles without having them re-inspected for safety.
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Re: Lift Kits [builderbill]
by toperski
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Dec 01, 2007 (10:51 am)
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Replying to: builderbill (Nov 18, 2007 10:22 pm)
adjustments to raise front is fairly simple. look for long rods with octagon shape ends under bottom inside of tires(lower a arms i think). tighten bolts , paying attention to ammount of turns. keep turns equal to each side. headlights will be higher and piss me off if we crisscross at night so please dial them down after adjusting front up, thanks
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- #87 of 160
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2500HD gas towing help
by toperski
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Dec 01, 2007 (11:13 am)
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I'm looking for a little more power for pulling my 5th wheel camper. I have an '04 silverado 2500HD gasser with 410 gears. I've added a K & N cold air intake and two flowmaster 40 series mufflers with no tailpipes. Mufflers are 2 1/2 in & out with narrowings at each end cut closer to match 3 inch pipes. Is a flowmaster 2 1/2 mufflers insides differant than that of 3 inch mufflers? Will tailpipes gain me more torque? Should I have purchased the HD muffler? Will an almost $300 chip help that much? If so what brand?
Truck does pull fairly well in 55 zones. Pulling in 70 zones is quite a bit tougher, especially in windy conditions with hills. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated ! thanks.
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Re: 2500HD gas towing help [toperski]
by obyone
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Dec 01, 2007 (11:23 am)
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Replying to: toperski (Dec 01, 2007 11:13 am)
Forget the K&N and the flowmasters. Other than intake and exhaust sounds you will lose low end torque. A westerns tune may help. Do a google on it. Other than that most bolt ons are not worth the price in return on $ per HP.
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Re: Lift Kits [toperski]
by builderbill
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Dec 02, 2007 (3:14 pm)
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Replying to: toperski (Dec 01, 2007 10:51 am)
Thanks for the info and the reminder on the lights. Hadn't thought about those yet. Those dealers charging 6,500. on the lift kits are making way too much money on them. You can get a 12" lift installed at a off road shop around here for about 3,500., inlcuding everything else that needs to be changed out to work with it.
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Re: Navigation system question about a 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLT CREWCAB [mherring]
by bpari005
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Dec 03, 2007 (5:24 pm)
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Replying to: mherring (Nov 21, 2007 5:42 am)
Alright truth is that the dealership you talked to is correct. There is an external antenna that needs to be installed as with any gps product. Also you do have to have the radio programmed in order to unlock it. The new radios built by denso have a data recognition of the VIN number stored in the radio and it will have to be programmed to work with the vehicle also the steering wheel controls have to programmed in order to function. The antenna for the gps is on the roof of the vehicle either painted to match or rough plastic. Vehicles with gps will have two of these on the new body style. One is the on-star/gps ant. the other is the xm ant. if so equipped. Now the only question here is, are the part numbers different between a vehicle with nav and without nav since on-star and nav are in the same ant. This I do not know. Where is the connection for the gps to hook in? I think you will have to pull the headliner most of the way down and replace the ant. for one with on-star and navigation.
Never really looked into this too much but I know alot about the new radio from the fact that I work at a customs shop and deal with hooking alot of things up to those new radios.
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Re: Lift Kits [builderbill]
by bpari005
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Dec 03, 2007 (5:50 pm)
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Replying to: builderbill (Nov 18, 2007 10:22 pm)
I work at a customs shop and have installed a lift kit on just such a truck. It was a 6" fabtech lift. The truck looked absolutely awesome afterwards. I saw a few other posts on here about cranking the tortion bars and this is a solution to level the truck out it will not lift the rear. Also cranking the tortion bars up can also cause a rough riding truck. A lift kit replaces crossmembers and drops the lower control arms. Also the rear end will get blocks that space between the rear end and the leaf springs. This raises the whole truck and levels it out. A six inch lift on this truck with the right rims and tires becomes a monster. I literally have to jump to get into the truck. hope this helps.
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