Bbowen826

Dropped mine off at the body shop. Someone decided to back into the front fender of my truck while out to dinner over the weekend. Of course they just left and didn't leave any contact information. So due to someone being a prick I'm stuck paying for the damages on my new truck! I can only hope the damage to their vehicle was worse.

So after months of dealing with this noise I finally got mine fixed. I wanted to put an exhaust on my truck but before doing so I wanted the noise fixed so its not harder to hear with the exhaust. The noise I was hearing was a series of squeaks when accelerating from a dead stop. For me it was often worse when turning left as well. It only happens for a few seconds then stops when up to speed. When its wet out the sound is much worse and happens ever time I stop then move. I figured with the noise I would give the dealership a chance to try and fix it since I was taking my truck in for an oil change. Of course I made the appointment on a day it was suppose to rain but never did. When I arrived at the dealer the truck would not make the noise so the tech took it threw a sprayer to try and duplicate it. Of course no luck. He asked me to drive the truck with him and it only made the sound once. Based off that one sound and describing to him when and how it happens he was thinking it was the leaf springs. So when doing the oil change and the truck was on the lift he placed some lithium grease on the rubber cushions between the spring ends. Surprisingly it fixed the problem. It has rained for two days since then and not one sound. I was very impressed the dealership fixed this that quick with only hearing the sound once. So for those who have similar issues you could probably spray the areas with some wd40 to see if it resolves it. Its not the bushings in the shackles but the pads between the leafs.

Just got my Flowmaster cat back system installed yesterday. It sounds perfect. Nice and deep but not raspy at all. When it goes into V4 mode you can hear a difference. It does not drone but its pretty annoying to me, so I got a Diablo tuner and turned off the DOD. With the V4 mode disabled the muffler sounds great when accelerating and can barely notice it at cruising speed.

Hey Mike, what brand HIDs did you use? Most companies say they have 25watt kits when they really aren't. The only company I have ever seen to actual post numbers and prove they have a cooler running kit is Oracle with their 24watt kit. It's still possible even with a true 25 watt kit it is still just to hot for the fogs.

I just ordered the flowmaster cat back system with the 50 series muffler. My buddy just placed a 50 series on his 2012 avalanche and removed the resonator. After hearing his I was pretty happy with the sound. It has a nice rumble on the outside and on the inside. It is a nice deep clean sound with no popping or raspiness you get with some straight threw mufflers. When it is in 4 cyl mode it gets slightly louder. When you give it some gas in 4cyl mode it almost gets to the point it wants to drone but then shifts into 8 cyl mode. So the mount of gas it takes to make the 50 series drone in 4 cyl mode will make the truck shift out. Will update how it turns out on my 2014 Sierra.

yeah it's normal. The ratio is somewhere around 2 to 1 for the front spacers.

I think its a good setup and looks very clean. But it's a little impractical if you actually did 4 wheeling in deep mud. With the winch control plug and clutch lever being located downward under the bumper you wouldn't be able to access them if you were buried in mud to your bumpers. If your not doing hardcore 4 wheeling then it wont be a problem. Either way it looks really good.

You shouldn't have to cut the bolt. Did you buy the correct kid for your truck? They have two kits, one for steel control arms and one for aluminum. I believe the bolts are different lengths for the kits.

Has anyone seen the HID kits made by Oracle? They have a digital ballast available that says has all the capacitors and resistors built in. They still recommend a relay harness for power draw but nothing else is needed. They also have a 24 watt HID system. They are the first I've ever seen to post it actually runs 30% cooler then the 35 watt. The digital ballast is a little pricey but for those wanting a direct plug and play this is the closest I've seen. They still don;t have the 9012 bulb so you still have to modify a 9006.

I have tried to pay more attention to my noise. Every time it happens I swear I have something in the bed of my truck moving. It does seem to be worse on cold days and or wet days. If i get a cold morning with fog in the air its the worse. It does it the worse when making tight turns. Happens when stopping and starting. Never at high speeds. Last night I noticed it was doing it consistently when I creeped forward in the parking lot with my foot slightly on the brake. I have also notice the noise happens with the turning of the drive train. The noise will happen, then stop, then happen again. It speeds up with the vehicle. So that eliminates shocks or bushings for me. If it was the differential I don't see the humidity in the air effecting it. I'm almost dead set it is in the brakes. With the rear of the truck it could be the disc brakes or the emergency brake. I wonder if their is a drag on one of the pads or shoes. Or as I mentioned before a stuck caliper pin. A slight drag on the shoes would explain why both temperature and wetness can effect it. Also why it normally goes away after driving a little bit. I also heard the exact same sound once in the right front drive train. Which again makes me wanna think brakes. I'm thinking about expecting the brakes on the truck myself. I wanna grease all the caliper pins and put some grease between the pads and calipers. Also check the e brake for any missing or bad springs. I had a 2000 Camaro once and every time I made a left turn from a dead stop their was a loud pop. The car was brand new. The dealer completely took apart the rear end checking the diff and drive train. After a month in the shop it never got fixed. They even called in a different tech from GM. A few weeks later I was working on the car to upgrade the brake pads and noticed one of the caliper pins in the front passenger side was seized and not moving. After freeing it up and greasing it the noise had stopped. Goes to show even though it was the front brakes even the main tech at the dealer swore it was in the rear end.

Thanks for the link...Just got one ordered. Looks good on the truck.

My radio did the same code once about 3 months ago. Had to turn the truck off and reset it. Hasn't happened since.

Does anyone have any experience with Gibson on the 2014 trucks? All the reviews I can find says they offer over a 15 H.P. gain and better gas mileage. I've heard both flowmaster and magnaflow in person. Curious on how the Gibson sounds on these trucks.

Looking good Moto. Fits in their nice. Now you got the off road lights in the rear and the front. Just need to figure out how to upgrade the courtesy lights under your mirrors. Then your truck will look like its being lit up with a spot light from a helicopter at night. HaHa

Put on some new tires. Went with Nitto Terra Grapplers in stock size 275/55/20.