The Regular Cab Thread

[ruggedlife]

 

 

 

[KMGZ400]

 

 

 

 

damn.. awesome truck man

[ruggedlife]

thanks its been my money pit since i got it new in 09 im thankful to say i did every bit of work myself minus the gears so thats saved me a ton of loot

[SierraJoe1110]

05 2500 8.1 auto. Must not be many of these out there. Took me awhile to find it.

 

That truck is soooooo cool. That thing must move

[Likarok]

[grayghost7]

Love the RSCB's. Keeping the rake and maybe adding helpers cause I tow a lot. 184k and still going. 16.8 mpg average towing 3 times a week! I doubt I will ever trade this truck. If I ever get a 3/4 ton it will be a RCLB but I am keeping the shortie no matter what. Can't stand extended cabs or four doors.

[yamahas]

Picked up my new 2011 Sierra 1500 SLE, with a 5.3 Monday.

 

Regular cab 8' box.

 

[dkj313]

 

[Pknitty86]

[ChevyMan23]

My 04 RCSB I sold when I got the '11. I miss it, alot, but love the new 1. This is a pic of it getting a foam bath.

 

[robertdegoey]

My 2009 after RC 1.25 Body Lift.

[Davidsingletary]

Ive had me 99 stepside rc for a bit more than 2 years now, love it!

It sits fairly high considering all Ive done is rancho 9000's and 265-75-16 Bridgestones, most of this is in the sig but its

been a long while since Ive posted, and who doesnt like pictures!

 

I have had my eyes on about 3 inches of lift and bigger tires but its just not in the budget right now

 

[Davidsingletary]

 

 

Few more guys!

[bowtie454]

i see a lot of nice single cabs, if anyone can just give me an idea on what their mpg is on their 03-07 and the mpg on the 07.5-12 city wise

[Davidsingletary]

^^^ As far as gas mileage goes, and it does have some variance depending on gears/engine/tires/etc, these trucks are above average as far as I have seen, better than my 'ol dodge!

 

Why would it matter at all if it was an 03-07 (as the gmt-800 platform goes from 99-07) ???

The reg cabs generally all use the 5.3/4.8 or 4.3 as far as I know (excluding the HD 6+ liter versions)

 

 

So far, have had my truck over 2 and a half years now, I rarely go on Highway trips outside of hunting season; All my driving is considered strictly city (light to light) for the below information:

I can romp on the gas for an entire tank and get about 14.5 (never had worse than 14.5, which seems to me to be good mpg's for a truck)

Or I can drive ultra-conservatively and get hopefully 16 ,,, but more than likely it will be the same darn 15-15.5 as when I have fun (16 seems to constantly allude me)

 

Other than those figures,

My personal best highway mileage from a long roadtrip was 18.5

 

I have the reg cab, stepside pictured above

5.3 liter v-8 ~133,000 miles

3.73 gears, seems to be a good setup for me because I can burn rubber whenever and get decent highway mpg's

I think that I could attain better mileage, but mpg's are largely based on the right foot, (It is the Operator, not necessarily the Machine that decides how a mechanical device performs)

and as a typical 21 year old male, I prefer "smiles per gallon" so my figures may not be entirely representative of what gas mileage these trucks can actually get

 

Your Mileage May Vary