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New 2009 Sierra owner here. I just traded in my 2006 F150 for a 2009 GMC Sierra SLE. I've been a F150 owner since 2001 and my first two were great. My 2006 F150 was a lemon. It always had some little something wrong with it.

 

Anyway, dad has owned GMC and Chevy trucks since the 1970's and recommended I give one a shot. So far I really like it.

 

I bought a 2wd extended cab SLE with the short bed. I have it scheduled for a Line-X spray in liner. I'd like to add dual chrome tips to the exhaust and possibly add 2" drop shackles for a level look. Anyone know of any drawbacks to the drop shackles?

 

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bigredmariner Senior Enthusiast

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Welcome aboard and congrats on the new truck. I have Belltech shackles on my 2006, but I didn't see them offered for the 2009 on line. May be worth a call to them, mine were about 60 bucks.

66nova Senior Enthusiast

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Welcome and congrats on the new truck! Should not be any real draw backs to the shackles unless you tow a lot of heavy wt.

 

I say do it.

chrt396 Enthusiast

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Why screw with a beautiful truck!! Love the color. Maybe a grill....Chrome. You can also put inner wheel liners in the rear to fill in the void. Honestly...the truck looks great now. Wait til' it's older and you're bored and wanna do something. I'd enjoy the new truck ride for now. Just my opinion...of course. :thumbs:

cbsaf Enthusiast

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Why screw with a beautiful truck!! Love the color. Maybe a grill....Chrome. You can also put inner wheel liners in the rear to fill in the void. Honestly...the truck looks great now. Wait til' it's older and you're bored and wanna do something. I'd enjoy the new truck ride for now. Just my opinion...of course. :thumbs:

 

I understand completely. I just want the dual exhaust tips for looks, no other exhaust changes. The bedliner is a must though. I decided to skip the bedliner on my last truck. That was an ugly mistake.

Darkanion Senior Enthusiast

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Congrats on the truck! Welcome to the site!

 

I have some Beltech drop shackles on my 2007 Sierra and I've had no issues with them. It seemed like the ride might've been a little rougher for the first couple of days. After that, I guess I either got used to it or the shocks readjusted to the new ride height... :thumbs:

Luvbelly Enthusiast

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Welcome from a guy just as new as you are to this site and to GMC. I have already ordered some of the basic stuff for mine but think I will go with one of chrt396's suggestions. The liners for the rear wheels seems like a wise purchase both for looks and protection. I am curious about the spray in bed liner as well. I have had it done to prior trucks but ended up regretting it. I had LineX and Rhino linings and both discolored quickly. I like the advantage of being weather tight to the bed but they looked like hell by the time I traded. The last truck I had this done to was a 02 Silverado. I also had the factory spray in liner on my last truck as well a 07 Nissan Titan with the same problem. Have the spray ins improved or should I look at another brand?

cbsaf Enthusiast

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Welcome from a guy just as new as you are to this site and to GMC. I have already ordered some of the basic stuff for mine but think I will go with one of chrt396's suggestions. The liners for the rear wheels seems like a wise purchase both for looks and protection. I am curious about the spray in bed liner as well. I have had it done to prior trucks but ended up regretting it. I had LineX and Rhino linings and both discolored quickly. I like the advantage of being weather tight to the bed but they looked like hell by the time I traded. The last truck I had this done to was a 02 Silverado. I also had the factory spray in liner on my last truck as well a 07 Nissan Titan with the same problem. Have the spray ins improved or should I look at another brand?

 

My boss has a 3 year old basic black Line-X in his truck and it still looks rather nice. It isn't quite as shiny as it used to be but it isn't faded or chalky either. He never uses the Line-X conditioner.

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