Cosmic Kustoms

i will have to look into those! Thanks.

The tires I’m running are the same exact Michelin tires my dad’s 14 Sierra has with a very smooth ride. They are also brand new. When there’s smooth road the tires are awesome.

Hey all, I've been loving the 2016 RCSB Silverado! Going on almost 3 months owning it and it's been nothing but a good truck. Have already put it to good use moving heavy stuff multiple times. The most I've done with it yet is haul about 1,200 lbs of flooring in the bed and it pulled along like a champ! I'm riding on 20" LTZ wheels on 275/55r 20 tires. When I got the truck, it seems as if someone had already put a rear leveling kit on it and removed the blocks underneath the rear end. Although the truck runs like a champ, I feel like any bump is amplified in the cab. We don't have the best highways and roads where I live in Santa Barbara County, but even my dad's 2014 Sierra LTZ rides MUCH smoother. The only suspension mod that would've been done to this truck is that leveling kit the previous owner must've put on. Don't know the brand and don't know how well it was installed anyways... Is there any remedy to this rough ride I experience? Again, I know it's a truck not a Cadillac, but even after dailying an 06 RCSB for 6 and a half years - that truck rode much smoother. I appreciate any tips you have for a much smoother and comfortable ride. I love this truck and want to make it a little more comfy especially since I commute about 45 miles round trip to work every day! I highly doubt that the stock shocks could be absolutely wore out by now? Especially since the truck only has 38K miles...

Today I installed Belltech 2212FF shocks out back and I am loving the difference in handling! Whoever owned this truck before me definitely installed some type of leveling kit, as there isn’t as much rake as there would’ve been as a stock Silverado. Out back the handling was a little bumpy, but with the new 2212FF shocks - I can really tell the difference! Now I know (or at least I’ve heard) that when you drop the rear suspension, the front end will stiffen up. I can definitely feel stiffness in the front end. I believe the drop the previous owner did was 3” due to the absence of the factory block. Will coil-overs alleviate any of the front end stiffness I am experiencing? If so, what do you recommend? It would be cool if they even had a shock that I can use to drop the front a little even. Thanks for any advice! Once again, looking for coil overs for the front, as it’s been stiffened up by the rear being dropped (leveled.)

I’m not too sure how they would polish out! I’d do it with caution if you ever decided to. The ones I have are actual Chrome. Beautiful truck though my man! You’re not copying at all lol. Are you running stock 275/55 20 tires?

Here you go https://ezdealin.com/new-set-of-four-chevy-new-style-ltz-chrome-20-wheels/

As some of you may know, I upgraded the factory 17” wheels on my RCSB Silverado to Chrome LTZ style wheels from OE Wheels. I foolishly bought Goodyear Eagle GT-II 275/45r 20s and WOW - what a cruddy ride First of all, the shop that installed these tires on the rims didn’t even BALANCE my wheels. So not only does a tiny tire ride bad in the RCSB but we have added vibration from non balanced rims / tires. It was a whole mess. Wasted more of my time by having the tires balanced only to realize that these tires in general were no good for the truck. Here are the Goodyears. Maybe some of you have good luck running 275/45’s or maybe I just got a bad set? All in all it seems like my lack of sidewall on a big truck with stock suspension really just wasn’t it… So I took these rims and tires off and THANKFULLY I hadn’t sold the stock set. Immediately restored a comfortable ride. I hopped onto Costco.com and purchased the correct 275/55r 20’s and waited about a week for them to come in. I decided to go with Michelin Defender LTX’s and man what a difference in ride. I also like the fact that it fills up the wheel wells more. Crazy what 1” of sidewall can do… initially I wanted to throw all kinds of money at the truck; 4/6 drop, tonneau cover, bed liner etc etc. The more I thought about it the more I concluded that I shouldn’t mess with such a nice truck (at least for now.) For ONE, seeing how going from a stock tire size to one used by some on their dropped trucks really affected my ride quality - it kinda scared me away from the idea of altering the suspension even more. If I’m going to drop the truck, I need a lot in proper suspension upgrades to be able to handle lower profile tires and just living with driving a dropped truck on the daily. Which brings me to my next point, it’s my daily driver. I’d rather put my money into my lowrider project and slam the heck out of that and enjoy that car in my free time. The 2016 RCSB Silverado is a gorgeous truck! The new tires really make it stand out and so do those chrome rims. I’m a tall guy so the height doesn’t bother me. In fact I really love the stock height… She looks awesome on 275/55r 20’s and chrome wheels!! I do however want to do a rear leveling kit. I have since ordered Belltech drop shackles, a 2° pinion angle shim kit, and Belltech performance shocks. Still need to install it, however I prefer a pro to take on the job! Just today I took the truck in to our local Line-X and had the Premium bed liner sprayed in. All I can say is WOW. It makes the truck look a whole lot nicer. Plus, it’s going to be nice having that protection out back for whenever I do haul something. All in all, I’ve been super happy with the truck and these subtle mods have really made it more my style! I can’t wait to have a leveling kit on it. Then later on I definitely want a tri-fold tonneau cover.

No, thanks for being able to let me know that! That really explains a lot of the trouble I’m having. Looks like I’ll have to find a way to sell these and get at least some money back. I should’ve went with a Michelin 265/50r 20. Actually I’m not even sure what lowered guys on 4/6’s run with 20’s!

Definitely gonna do that then! And definitely once I get some more $$$ gonna get new tires. These look cool but eh the ride isn’t worth it. I had a GMT800 (06 RCSB Silverado WT) and this is the wheel and tire combo I wanted. I know a lot of guys run 275/45 20 on GMT800s so I thought we’ll since i don’t have the cateye anymore might as well do it to the K2XX I’m a noob to trucks so yeah I guess I didn’t think that over lol. I’m so used to tuning with carburetors and lowering with blocks and cutting springs this is all brand new to me !

I think we’re on the same page. The air dam I was talking about is the lower part of the plastic lower bumper that can detach. It’s a really skinny long piece

Thanks ! That's good to know. Honestly I think I might regret my tire size choice lol. I took the tires in for balancing but man they still get bumpy on the freeway. Dunno if it's the tread or not. I'll see how long I can live with it. Might upgrade to Michelin Defender LTX 265/50r 20 in the near future. Rn I have Goodyear Eagle GT II. The air dam I mentioned is the lower part of the bumper that seems like it'd get hammered on steep dips and driveways , mine actually looks like the previous owner might've jumped a curb at some point cause the passenger side looks a little shredded lol

Wow nice! That looks awesome. Maybe I just will do the 4/6… everyone says I should so I think I’ll listen to them lol. I bought the Hypertech Speedometer Calibrator this morning so I can correct the speedometer. Didn’t think the difference in tire size would make the speedo be off by as much as it is. It’s only about 3 MPH on the freeway but in the end I would just rather have the truck running good and shifting right ! Do you remove the lower air dam on the bumper for more clearance?

I love the look of a 4/6!!! It’s what I really wanted but I only worry about clearance issues. We have a lot of dips around here and I drive a lot of freeway miles. I do plan on installing helper bags ! But as for front clearance I’m unsure

Upgraded to 20” Chrome LTZ rims and low profile tires! Love the look. Looking at it now I think I would have gone with a tire that has a bit more sidewall. At first, the tire shop I had install these tires don’t even BALANCE them! They rode terrible. Afterwards, it’s a whole lot smoother. Only thing is that now because of the low profile the ride is still a little rough. Mainly on stretches of freeway that aren’t so smooth… Nothing I can’t live with! I’ve been debating between 4/6 and 3/5 drop for the longest but I think I’m just going to start at a 3/5 for now and eventually get a little bit more beefier tires. Maybe a 265/50r 20

Now THAT is gorgeous man. Heck yeah! Hope it happens some day for you!

HA Moboats is a good one! I also heard people call them "C-Barges" lol. Thank you! It took a while for fuselage cars to grow on me but I've began to even like some of those. If I had to pick one it'd definitely be a 1970 Plymouth Fury... Man, that Newport sounds awesome! I LOVE the front end of the 67 Newports. The bumper is so awesome. I wish the 68 had the cool slotted parking lights on the bottom like the 67 does. I've heard so many car stories like that Young, had fun with the car and sold it then regretted it later. Would you ever get another if you could?

That’s a car which belongs to someone I know. It’s my dream car! I totally wish it was mine… it’s a 1962 Newport and it is wicked awesome. I’m a big Mopar guy but mainly for only older cars! ‘30s - ‘70s but I love all cars. Trucks however always have to be a Chevy for me! I come from a lowrider background and have been raised in a town with a lot of lowriders and Kustom cars. I tend to like a mix of both! The ‘62 Newport to me is one of Exnir’s best designs at Chrysler. I almost had one too!!! It was too far gone sadly. I plan to get one eventually when the time and price is right! One of my favorite things about ‘60 to ‘62 Chryslers is most definitely that gorgeous dashboard / astrodome instrument cluster with ‘panelescent’ lighting! I do however own a beautiful Mopar! A big C Body. A pretty well loaded 1968 Chrysler New Yorker which is currently under construction. 7.2L V8, 3 Speed Torqueflite 727 trans. Has the original 2.76 Highway gears but I may add a 3.23 suregrip later on… It hasn’t ran in 42 years! I bought it when I was about to turn 19… now 2 years later I’m about ready to finally get her started. I had the 440 and 727 rebuilt. I collected very clean NOS parts to rebuild my dash and had my speedometer cluster rebuilt. Swapping the front bench seat for buckets from a 1966 Chrysler 300… have big plans for the car! I started a thread on another forum which is where I basically “live” on the internet LOL. Here’s a link to see some of the progress I’ve done. https://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/threads/abandoned-for-40-years-1968-new-yorker-2-dr.64193/ Haven’t updated it in a while but I’ll be getting back to working on the 68 so it’s ready for Summer!

That’s a car which belongs to someone I know. It’s my dream car! I totally wish it was mine… it’s a 1962 Newport and it is wicked awesome. I’m a big Mopar guy but mainly for only older cars! ‘30s - ‘70s but I love all cars. Trucks however always have to be a Chevy for me! I come from a lowrider background and have been raised in a town with a lot of lowriders and Kustom cars. I tend to like a mix of both! The ‘62 Newport to me is one of Exnir’s best designs at Chrysler. I almost had one too!!! It was too far gone sadly. I plan to get one eventually when the time and price is right! One of my favorite things about ‘60 to ‘62 Chryslers is most definitely that gorgeous dashboard / astrodome instrument cluster with ‘panelescent’ lighting! I do however own a beautiful Mopar! A big C Body. A pretty well loaded 1968 Chrysler New Yorker which is currently under construction. 7.2L V8, 3 Speed Torqueflite 727 trans. Has the original 2.76 Highway gears but I may add a 3.23 suregrip later on… It hasn’t ran in 42 years! I bought it when I was about to turn 19… now 2 years later I’m about ready to finally get her started. I had the 440 and 727 rebuilt. I collected very clean NOS parts to rebuild my dash and had my speedometer cluster rebuilt. Swapping the front bench seat for buckets from a 1966 Chrysler 300… have big plans for the car! I started a thread on another forum which is where I basically “live” on the internet LOL. Here’s a link to see some of the progress I’ve done. Haven’t updated it in a while but I’ll be getting back to working on the 68 so it’s ready for Summer!

For some reason I was having a hard time attaching a photo to the thread yesterday. Here’s what the truck looks like on its new rims / tires!

Thank you all for the suggestions! I’ll get that looked at asap. I have the truck parked for now till I can get it looked at. Don’t want to risk driving around like this and creating more problems elsewhere!

Hey all, so I've been enjoying my truck for a while now and decided to upgrade the stock 17" rims / tires! I went from a stock 17" rim on a 255/70/17 tire to a 20" OE Wheels LTZ style chrome wheel on a 275/45/20 tire. The truck drove absolutely fantastic and smooth on stock rims and tires. This morning I had the new rims and tires put on and it felt really good driving around town! It was only until I drove on the freeway above 60 mph that the entire truck developed a heavy vibration. Couldn't feel it at all in the steering wheel. Speeds below 60 feel fine, and like I said it feels great driving around town. It's the freeway driving at higher speeds that this problem occurs. Now the first thing I can think of is an improperly balanced tire. I've read a lot of horror stories already about people needing to balance time after time again with no luck in resolving the vibration. Most cases of vibration from imbalanced tires from what I read seem to show up as a vibration in the steering wheel, mine doesn't vibrate in the steering wheel at all. I feel it in the seats and I can see the fold down console vibrating heavily as well. Truck ran and drove perfectly fine on stocks. The tires are Goodyear Eagle GT II 275/45/20s, I only received them yesterday as well as the OE Wheels 20" rims. I'm wondering if any of you have any other ideas as to what might be causing this issue other than improperly balanced tires? Now I did go back to the tire shop that put the rims on my truck. I told them about what was happening and the guy at the counter said "Our balancing machine is broken... come back Thursday." To me that's almost an obvious cue that my tires weren't balanced correctly if at all in the first place! I had a busy day today and had no time to check for weights. Maybe I'm just overthinking this all too... but like I said, I'd like to know if there could be any other causes to this issue which JUST started happening after I had new tires and rims installed on my truck. Truck is also stock ride height with no modifications done to the suspension...

I didn't realize what was included in this kit, it seems really solid! I will most definitely be going with this. I would love to include some type of onboard compressor as well for ease of inflating and deflating on the go. Thanks for the input!

I plan on installing the McGaughy’s 4/6 drop kit on my 2016 RCSB 2WD. I’ve been told that for a 4/6 drop I don’t need a C Notch. What helper bag kit can I run with this drop kit? I’d like to be able to tow a trailer with my 1968 Chrysler New Yorker in it and other old cars from time to time (not often.) Also would like to be able to throw a motor and or transmission in the bed if I ever had to. I’m looking into Airlift and Firestone but I’m open to any suggestions as I don’t know what kit will work on a lowered truck! Thanks for any help.

Thanks for the helpful info! What sway bar end links did you use? I’ve also been looking into helper bags. What brand did you use? I’ve been liking the idea of Airlift bags

Thanks! Do you have any recommendations for helper bags?