Sierra Dan

Describes my Dad to a Tee. Throw Duct Tape in the mix with the Bailing wire, and he could have patched up a Boeing 737 for flight! LOL

I have yet to see a GMC Elevation out and about on the streets. Here in KC AT4's and Silverado LTZ/Trail Bosses are about a tie.

Carbon Black Metallic (Similar to the old Black Granite Metallic) will be available on the 2020 trucks.

Amen Jim!

I was being Sarcastic. Otherwise that is the worlds most expensive twin pack of JB weld!

$45 for a tube of JB weld?

You can find independent shops that will swap out the shock only for about $40-$50, granted if you take the assembly out yourself and hand to them.

How did you manage the burnout with the trailer hooked up???

True. The longer rod simply allows for more travel when raised that additional 2" max amount. Personally I prefer the newer modern look of the 5100 over the yellow painted 4600. My '94 RCSB Silverado Z71 came from the factory with Bilstein 4600s. The yellow and blue fit my truck as it was an indigo blue metallic color. Then again you could re-paint a 4600 whatever color you want to match your truck if you do not want or need the +2" of the 5100.

Yes, i would suspect that a true 2" lift, i.e. spacer top or bottom would be noticeable higher by about a quarter inch or so over the Bilstein 5100s 1.85" of lift at top setting. In my instance i have a bit of rake left which i prefer. All trucks are different. New, old etc. so there are variables when it comes to where they sit from the factory before the lift. Some guys like a hair of rake left after the front "level", some like the front fender top and rear fender top to be in exact alignment. So it is your personal preference.

Pete, the answer is Yes. You can also replace the Ranchos with 5100s and keep them on the bottom snap ring or "0 inches" of lift. The 4600 and 5100s are the same internally. I would install 5100s if you prefer the looks of the silver metal appearance with a black boot over the yellow body with blue boot of the 4600. Cost wise there isn't much difference between the two. I went with 5100s because the silver and black matched my black sierra better than yellow and blue

To me this is the same result as spending Hundreds on another plastic box with a tube connecting to the intake just like the factory setup. Do this, throw in a K&N or an AEM dry filter and save yourself some change. If you want a true cold air intake install a functional Ram air hood.

1 Evaporator..... #7 in diagram below

Looking forward to more content on the youtube channel.

Here is a 145 page thread on the Bilstein upgrade. For now just read page 145 and see how just 2 members on this page alone rated the difference over the factory Rancho...….

As I suspected...….. Too many members here give them credit where actually NO credit should be due. I recommend the Bilstein 4600s or 5100s. Same internal valving. One is yellow, one is silver and allows up to 2" of lift (1.85 in front to be exact) The rears can be replaced in about 20 minutes with two wrenches. I can assure you will notice a huge improvement and no more skipping around.

Anything mechanical can fail at any point in time. GM has cranked out hundreds of thousands of these L83, L86, L84 and L87 engines since 2013 I would say yours is an exception to the longevity of others out there. If it were a design flaw we would be hearing this from other members daily I suspect. As they say, S*** happens.

No Catch Can? But I thought we all had to run them to keep our engines from gumming up with carbon???? The Catch Can fans will probably be silent on this one.

The new norm in the auto industry...... Prices continue to escalate while quality continues to decline. Happens with just about every manufacturer. It pays to buy that extended warranty now more than ever.

Unfortunately this is the new norm in the auto industry. Quality seems to go down while prices go up. Does not seem to make any sense at all. 2020 Tahoe, Yukon and Suburban will eclipse the 100K mark and I bet they will be built with the same inferior parts

Andrew, Unfortunately this issue was very common on '14 and '15 models of the Sierra, Silverado and Full size '15 and up Suv's No it is not powertrain. Powertrain would be Transmission, Engine (internal) etc. Another item to look out for is the Ac Condenser (in the very front seen thru grille) that develops stress cracks and leaks refrigerant leaving you with blowing hot air. The Vacuum pump is also another known failure item. You are covered 6 years or 72K miles on that if you notice any slow speed hard braking effort in the pedal. I take it that your Silverado did not come as a CPO certified pre-owned? If not, nothing other than powertrain is covered since you are out of the standard warranty period. There is a 100K corrosion warranty I believe. Aside from that welcome to the site and club. You will find Plenty of back and current info here on your truck. Despite these issues as all automakers have them, your Silverado should be a worthy steed!

Because the engines are the same architecture. Only real difference is instead of shutting down 4 cylinders with (AFM) L83, L86...… the T1 engines with (DFM) L84, L87 can run on as little as 1-2 cylinders.

A quick shot of some penetrate lube will sometimes cure the chirping. My belief is that the valve builds up a bit of rust or crust that makes it stick slightly now and then. This use to happen on my Sierra and WD-40 Specialist Gel lubricant worked. I am not plugging this product. It's just what was setting on the shelf in the garage and it is good up to 500 degrees.