BlueSilvyZ71

I’m helping my father replace the upper control arms on his truck. The previous ones were shot. I’ve not done much of these myself but the upper ball joint looks wrong and the previous Ball joint had the rubber wore in the same area this is squished. This was with a jack under it. The parts store gave him a Moog RK80669. Any help would be appreciated.

I was in a similar situation and ended up trading my 17 DC in for a 16 Tundra Crewmax for the room.

Thanks everyone. I just got an email that someone reacted so I don’t mean to resurrect a dead or old post. I do miss my Chev, both trucks have their pros and cons in my perspective. Dad still has a 16 Chev and no garage, so he’s down here a bit when something needs to be fixed or replaced :).

128,000kms. It’s had a leveling kit from the dealership when he bought it, not sure if that’s a contributing factor or not.

For whatever reason I have been having a hard time ordering parts online for my dads 2016 Silverado. He's looking for wheel bearings and upper control arms. Any recommended spots?

I had a 2017 Silverado Z71 2LT Double Cab. I had it for just over three years. I loved the colour (not the paint thickness) and aside from a starter I have no absolutely no issues with it. I got it new and loved the truck. A few days ago my daughter was born and I did not like the rear facing car seat sitting in the middle. I know it can fit elsewhere but the front occupant is fairly uncomfortable. I ended up trading it in and am now driving a 16’ Tundra Crewmax (I like them, I know people think they are ugly). This is my first foray away from GM. They’ve treated me good and I will more than likely return. My only real gripe I had when looking at the new ones was the packaging... why would you put a truck out without power seats these days.... just a gripe. I’ve enjoyed this forum and will likely continue to lurk. Everyone has been very helpful with any questions I’ve had. Thank you folks.

I had gone with the DuraTracs. I ended up relocating them to winter tires on the stock OEM rims and got a set of 20'' black chevy rims with Continental Crosstracs for a great deal and just running them for the road. I have no complaints at all about their traction in mud/snow.

Interested in what the results are as well.

Your front bumper is too heavy. Probably the shocks.

265/65/18 was the stock tire size on my truck. You won't have any rubbing.

I had service at the dealer for an oil change for the 3rd time. For the 3rd time I've complained about the same thing. They finally said there was an exhaust sound coming from the manifold area on the driver side but GM said it was normal for these trucks. Somedays, it drives me bonkers.

The black one looks great. Both are nice trucks.

Getting ready to move a tractor...

Krown, everyone out here in Atlantic Canada has that as their go-to.

I have been really looking at the BFG KO2s and kinda disregarding the Duratracs but I must say they look really nice on your truck. I may have to give them a look. How do you find them on the highway?

The ease in which the paint chips is honestly my only complaint so far with the truck. My 09's paint was rock solid. I know, environmental stuff. :/

Awesome thread, build and work put into it!