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i would strongly suggest/encourage you to check out Black Rhino wheels...they have all sorts of black rims that are pretty sic...a dude in this thread a few post up has some BR Traverse which are pretty damn slick...just a though...

i like those wheels...i cant tell what they are...what do you have ? (also nice touch on the black out logo!)

looks awesome! hope your first 'mod' is to get some appropriate tires on it though...congrats on the new truck!

what size are those? I love the traverse, but they don't come in an 18"...Black Rhino makes some seriously ba wheels.

sorry I don't have a better answer, i can only speculate that you might have a similar experience if the dealer reprograms...

i'm a conservative driver also...here is my experience and some others with the 8 speed trans...

i got mine done at JOPAC in midwest city for $225 last year...i think normally it is $275, but he gave me a deal, not sure...that included an alignment from sears, down the road from them. I have been very pleased.

thank you! this makes perfect sense... and if i strip this down to an over simplified manner, it sounds like i can get slightly better gas mileage (or at least not worse) with some sort of better performance...without sacrificing reliability...this helps for sure!

Thank you, this is why I am asking. i'll give another example of this...when i bought my truck, i almost immediately got a K&N filter. was it because my factory was dirty? no, it was because i believe that is a better than factory item that didnt cost me an arm and a leg to manage... if a tune is $2000.00 the answer is, 'No thank you.' but if it is a couple hundred and i can get more power and better gas mileage (utopia, right?) then i can easily justify it...as you said Marty, it might not be a straight dollar for dollar savings, but if the truck just runs better, its a win. i'll use this last analogy and see if this helps...you go to a doc, he says you need to restrict your diet...stop eating salt...and he gives you 3 things to eat (that tastes like cardboard)...and you ask the doc, as long as i dont eat salt can i eat more than this? he says sure...but dont eat salt...and you go out and find decent tasting food...you feel better, and you are probably healthier than just eating cardboard...(i went off on a tangent there, but i hope that makes sense)...i'm not looking for steroids, just maybe healthy food for my truck...

I just rolled over 30k miles on my cc4wd, '16 with the 5.3, and 8 speed. I have read more than a handful of people recommending getting a tune (usually when the warranty runs out)...so this is my first post about that...before I really start my research, I wanted to get some real life experiences and expectations... I get that i can make my truck run like a banshee...but I don't need a hot rod...I just want to get optimal power and optimal MPG under normal driving...I rarely tow anything...and I drive pretty conservatively... in my scenario...would you still recommend a tune? what can I expect to get out of one? is there any that are the best value, what about getting a tune off the shelf verses going to a shop and getting it done? if I lose any mpg's it probably wouldnt be worth it...so I need to at least stay the same or improve...so keep that in mind... any insight and opinions would be appreciated!

looks good, other than you forgot the wheels!

but that is NOT a 35x12 which is what your original question is (if i'm not mistaken)....there is a huge difference between 33x12 and 35x12...maybe i missed something...

to me, chrome is way dated (but guess what, they've been making chrome wheels for a couple years at least ...so I agree, to each there own.

but the damn things aren't much cheaper than a fullsize! crazy expensive IMO.

yeah, i would take that back...(not the truck, their lift job)

thats crazy! not that it is a great solution, but usually i see a guys trying to get rid of their 18" stocker rims looking for 20"...you could trade maybe?

so you are saying regardless of tire size (its the wheel not the tire) that a leveled stock 20" will rub? I've never heard of that...crazy. I have stock 18" and do not have that issue...(I have the RC level, if that matters)