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**I fat fingered the keys on the title as everyone can see should have been lift not life which maybe I need a new one of those too :cool: !!!**

 

I finally got my 2" leveling kit & 1.5" zone body lift put on two weeks ago. I sold my 20" OEM wheels & tires and got a set of 20" Gear Alloy 715 Recoil wheels with 295/55/20 Nitto Trail Grappler's. I just detailed it with Adams products.

This is the first time I've ever used there stuff and I must say its great stuff. I really like there polish and wax its very easy to apply and take off & there VRT works great as well for tires and trim.. I also picked up a foam gun from glimmerglassdetailing it works great and I highly recommend one. The only think "as of right now" else I want and plan on doing is a intake tube and a Black Bear tune once the auto cal comes out (hopefully soon but I'm not holding my breath!!)

 

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VA_GMC Enthusiast

VA_GMC

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i love to see other guys going with the trail grapplers. such a nice looking and tough tire. i love mine. how do u like the new ride with the rubber?

 

 

I really like them so far. There not near as noisy as I thought they might be. I have some cooper zeon ltz's on my 08 sierra and they even hummed some. So these are not that much worse at all. Plus they look great..pictures in my opinion don't do them justice!

 

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Truck looks BAD A##. Do you have any rubbing with those tires?

 

 

Thanks! They have rubbed twice and its was a full lock backing up with some speed and going over a bump...that was the only time its done it.

 

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mhenshaw Senior Enthusiast

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Wow, your truck looks so good. Nice job. Only thing I would add is red door handles and take off the airdam.

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Great looking truck.

Victory Red wasn't my first choice but now I love it.

How much did you drop on the mods?

Can you take some close ups of the tires.

I'm thinking they may be the nicest combination I've seen.

 

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Awesome looking Truck!!!! I was wanting to get some of their waxes, pretty good stuff eh? You ought to take the lower air deflector off makes truck look better and gives the apperance of it being taller! other than that AWESOME!!!!

VA_GMC Enthusiast

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Wow, your truck looks so good. Nice job. Only thing I would add is red door handles and take off the airdam.

 

 

Thanks for the compliment! I've been trying to pick up a set of red door handles but I've not be able to find a set so I might just get the ones on it painted including the mirrors. I've also though about the airdam...which I'll probably end up taking of maybe this week on Mon. or Tue. I've read up on it some and look at some pictures of trucks with it removed and it does look good.

 

 

 

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VA_GMC Enthusiast

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Great looking truck.

Victory Red wasn't my first choice but now I love it.

How much did you drop on the mods?

Can you take some close ups of the tires.

I'm thinking they may be the nicest combination I've seen.

 

Whats next?

 

Mod list:

 

Bolt over grill: $55.00

 

New bowtie for grill: $35.00

 

Leveling kit: $65.00

 

1.5" zone body lift and rear bumper brackets: $190-$198

 

Wheels: $225.00 per wheel

 

Tires: $293 per tire

 

Tint: 35% on front windows $70

 

I'm wanting to change out the intake tube and leave the stock box so I'm working on that. Most deff. a Black bear tune once the auto cal comes out!! I had a BB tune on my 08 sierra and it was awesome! On the exterior probably just remove the airdam and if I can find some red door handles and mirror caps that will be it but I'm not having any luck find them I've looked a lot of places including ebay with no luck so I might just half to have mine painted.

 

 

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VA_GMC Enthusiast

VA_GMC

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Awesome looking Truck!!!! I was wanting to get some of their waxes, pretty good stuff eh? You ought to take the lower air deflector off makes truck look better and gives the apperance of it being taller! other than that AWESOME!!!!

 

 

I'm probably going to remove it...I was thinking about it anyways and with the feedback I've got I believe I will!

 

Adams waxes etc are great!! They are more $$ then most local products you can pick up at wally world but it was worth it in my opinion. I used there Haze & swirl remover, then applied there revive polish, and then there buttery wax. I removed the wax, polish etc with adams micro fiber towels. I think it turned out great. There stuff is so easy to put on and remove and you only use a very small amount when applying. There detail spray is excellent also probably the best I've used so far and I've used a lot of them.

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