Big E in TX

Hey bro, I have visited Silverado/Sierra forums but it’s been a hot minute. Used to look up info back when I had my 08 Silverado. I joined up here before I got my 2019 Silverado to learn about it and see what people enjoyed about the different trims before I pre-Ordered mine. This post I remember was right before I pre-ordered, I did not know if I wanted to go Trail Boss or LTZ and go 6” lift. I ended up going LTZ, then added a 6” BDS lift when they went on sale after SEMA which was late December 2018.

I removed my front 2 mud flaps and like @DanHc I only rub when I crank it all the way left while reversing.

@FirstAscent The height of the rear block is 5” and the height of the front strut spacer is 6”

NUGG you did end up getting it lifted! I was wondering if you did or not. Tell me about your Vapors, how did you get them to fit? Do you have spacers? I remember when we were chatting before the lift kits ever came out and we found out we both had Black LTZ Z71’s, we both wanted to get the Vapors but they did not end up fitting for me. They were hitting the brake caliper so had to go a different route, but I see you did end up going with them which I want to know how you did it.

Bulldog, to piggy back off of what Mizzou said, go the 5.3 route. These new GM trucks with the 5.3 have some zip to them. I was screwing around with a ram before I got my lift on and chirped the tires real nice going into 2nd gear. GM did a weight reduction in this body style so the 5.3L performs way better than in the previous years.

Welcome to the club Dan, nice High Country!

Well this is a problem due to the new big brake calipers on our 2019’s. I tried to fit the Fuel Vapors (D560) and they are a no go. I had a very lengthy conversation with A fuel representative and he explained that GM did not even provide them measurements, they had to get a test truck which they did not get until October to start figuring out they had to re do a ton of their wheels to work with the 2019. When will that happen? They don’t know exactly when these “2019 friendly” wheels will be available for sale but assured me they are in the works. I had a wheel distributor make me a list. These wheels will fit, of course more will BUT these are just what he had in stock that he could get me within 1 day..... for Fuel: -The Mavericks are a for sure fit - Hostage III (D568) -Assault (D576) -Coupler (D556) -Full Blown (D554) For XD: -Rockstar 2 (The Panels you can change out different colors) Helo: -HE900

The wheel was touching the calipers and would not spin.

Oh no I did not attemp to install myself. In order to protect your power train warranty a dealership has to install. As far as the offset question I am not sure.

What type of Fuel rims? They told me the Mavericks would fit and just a small selection of 3 others, but they did not appeal to me.

I appreciate the compliment. you know that is a great question, IF I didn’t have an agenda for the stock wheels & tires and not wanted to do a black wheel then yes, I do believe that I could have wrapped the stock wheels with 35’s and rolled like that.

No the kit does not give a wider stance. With stock tires & rims on, they were still sitting in the same place as stock.

I know this isn’t a T1, however the T1 wheels sure do look good on my Hoe

Yes I am sticking out about an inch more than I wanted. I wanted to do the 20X9 wheels but it doesn’t look bad. I took a picture for you for you to show

Yeah it was a tad frustrating. I made the comment to my wife that this is supposed to be fun and it was wearing me out. Question 1- The Fuel Vapors I believe had a +1 offset. The 20X9 and 20X10’s were both attempted. To be honest I have no idea on the offset of these Moto Metals. Question 2- No according to Fuel it is not the offset that was the issue. To make them work I would have had to use a 1/4 inch spacer and when I brought that up to the shops they said they absolutely do not recommend that. Fuel told me that they are aware of the bigger brake issue and plan to redo a lot of their wheels because of it but who knows when they will come out. Question 3- I do rub just a tad in reverse when the wheel is cranked pretty far over. My front splash guards had to be removed. Question 4- Not sure about the length of the strut spacer. Question 5- I only have Fox shocks on the rear I am happy to answer the questions, you are absolutely right, hardly any real world info available, only the show type trucks that don’t do daily driving.