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LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Yeah fronts are easy. Pulled a shock and put it back in the other night in 10 min. Maybe that's cause this truck is always getting torn down?? Lol

 

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Took my truck into the back country of Colorado.     Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

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00Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

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Well the other day I picked up two nitrogen cylinders that were hydrostaticly tested down town. Not the easiest thing to manuever without a cart. Decided to use my truck vs the shop truck since the shop truck's rear leaf spring have had it. It squats real bad with just one person in the bed.

Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

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Front shocks arent bad at all... i'm having trouble getting my busted shock extender off i thought it would be easy but ohhh noo

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Hey rdnck, the Colorado and Canyons are almost out

 

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Knowing GM they will price them the same as a full size. Not worth it buying a small truck better to buy a full size. Plus I'm a big guy so I prefer a full size

 

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Front shocks arent bad at all... i'm having trouble getting my busted shock extender off i thought it would be easy but ohhh noo

Well if you quit beating on that truck so much...it's getting even with you. It just wants some love and attention. lol

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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Knowing GM they will price them the same as a full size. Not worth it buying a small truck better to buy a full size. Plus I'm a big guy so I prefer a full size

 

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Aren't they going to be close to the size inside as the 800s?

 

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LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Aren't they going to be close to the size inside as the 800s?

 

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You know more than I do haha I've never looked at em online

 

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SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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You know more than I do haha I've never looked at em online

 

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Them don't judge them yet! And who said new? You wouldn't believe how many people rush out to get one and realize a few weeks later they can't afford it, let them take the depreciation loss for you. I have been finding a ZL1s with 2 and 3 digit odometers for 7-15K off MSRP. Edited by SnakeEyes
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What about the springs, don't they need to be compressed?

No. The spring stays in place while the shock drops out tbe bottom

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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I did find a Pontiac g8 GT 3 miles from work for 20k. Has 6 speed automatic and I think 67k miles. Of course it's black so that's a plus

 

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I did find a Pontiac g8 GT 3 miles from work for 20k. Has 6 speed automatic and I think 67k miles. Of course it's black so that's a plus

 

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I love how my black car looks when its freshly detailed, but the rest of the time it drives me nuts because you can see every little rock chip or spec of dust.

 

My wife's car is silver, and has 15k more miles, yet the paint looks a lot better, even using the same methods on both cars.

 

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Colorado interiors are definitely smaller than the full size no matter 800 900 or k2

 

 

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