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[Gilisfloyd]

 

Trimmed valance

 

Love these new trucks, besides the headlights...need hid's quickly...driving up north at night this weekend and couldn't see shit....

[BigBadSierra]

Trimmed valance

Love these new trucks, besides the headlights...need hid's quickly...driving up north at night this weekend and couldn't see shit....

I did the mod to keep the fog lights on whenever the driving lights are on so basically they are on all of the time the head lights are on high or low beams.

 

Enough light for me now.

[Gilisfloyd]

I had my fogs on with lows, and it was horrible, I do mostly city driving so its not bad, but up in northern Michigan with no street lights anywhere and deer everywhere I need better lighting....even if my fogs were on with high beams I don't think it would help...the only thing I can see with my highs are squirrels in high up in pine trees....

[spenceg]

 

Trimmed valance

 

Love these new trucks, besides the headlights...need hid's quickly...driving up north at night this weekend and couldn't see shit....

 

 

nice truck! My truck looks exactly like this one lol.

[tsdrumm]

New pic of the current setup...removed .5" from the lift so now at 3.5" overall.

 

Could you fit a 285/55/22 without any rubbing? It's a 35, but more narrow.

[AZGMCZ71Leveled]

Finally got around to pulling the big GMC off the back. The adhesive they use is crazy!

[GMMediumDutyMQ]

Just took delivery on Saturday, so forgive the lone (and crappy) shot. SLE, 4x4, 4.3L, value package, trailer brake controller. Planning on keeping it rather stock but have a Roll-X top on order and will bringing it by the local Line-X shop sometime soon.

 

-Evan

Edited October 27, 2014 by GMMediumDutyMQ

[Imcrazy]

Just took delivery on Saturday, so forgive the lone (and crappy) shot. SLE, 4x4, 4.3L, value package, trailer brake controller. Planning on keeping it rather stock but have a Roll-X top on order and will bringing it by the local Line-X shop sometime soon.

 

 

-Evan

Nice ride, just like mine but, I have Fire Red and no trailer brake control.

[NitroDatsik]

 

had so much fun at the beach with the truck, first time taking her. No problems going through the loose sand and is only a 2wd and the v6 did very well for the donuts. also took her the ranch the other day and didn't get stuck there either haha.

[baggedlvintegra]

How's the ride?

 

The ride is much better. I was pleasantly surprised by how much difference in stiffness (or lack thereof) there was just by removing .5" of the leveling kit. The angles are much better as well.

 

Could you fit a 285/55/22 without any rubbing? It's a 35, but more narrow.

 

A 285/55/22 would fit easily on the factory offset wheels. Now if you start going wider and more negative on the offset you might start running into issues with rubbing

[Rme2513]

Thinking about the additional 1" in the back to go with the RC leveling kit while towing.

go with the add a leaf I have it on my 09 little stiffer of a ride but when towing you can't even tell nothing back there

[Newm]

 

 

Trimmed valance

 

I like the trimmed valance. What did you use to trim it?

[iicoolbreeze]

Getting my truck built as we speak. 285.55R22 Nitto Trail Grappler MT's (34.5" tire). 4" Ready Lift SST, 22x9.5 Fuel Mav's with a +25 offset. These do not rub from what the place is telling me :-). AMP research steps are going on now and spray in liner. Then off to the body shop to have chrome painted white and new Royalty Core RC1X grille with LED light bar installed. Will post more pics when it is complete.

[think]

Getting my truck built as we speak. 285.55R22 Nitto Trail Grappler MT's (34.5" tire). 4" Ready Lift SST, 22x9.5 Fuel Mav's with a +25 offset. These do not rub from what the place is telling me :-). AMP research steps are going on now and spray in liner. Then off to the body shop to have chrome painted white and new Royalty Core RC1X grille with LED light bar installed. Will post more pics when it is complete.IMG_3593.jpgIMG_3595.jpg

Looks great! Let me know if you want to sell that Denali grill...

[Nargg]

2015 Silverado 1500 4x4 LTZ. Forrest Green Metallic.

 

Yep, it is green.

 

Here's a short critique I posted earlier to a different thread...

 

I just replaced my 2011 LT Z71 with a 2015 LTZ 4x4 with 5.3 and 3.42 rear, both crew cabs. I usually go for Summit White, but this time I opted for that new Dark Forrest Green Metallic special order color. It's really eye catching, and I get a lot of comments about it when I'm out. Here's some of my takes:

 

I have the power pedals in the 2015, and did in my 2011. I have noticed right away that I can find a MUCH better driving position than I could in the 2011. I alwasy felt cramped in the 2011 even with the pedals extended all the way down. I also found the less tilt to the base of the seat is noticable, it's not bothered me too much yet. The stitching in the LTZ has a beaded stitch feature going down the side of my leg though, hopefully that won't be a problem either but I do feel it. But overall, it is better than the 2011. I've got cooled seats, which is a major plus to me. Couldn't stand the sweaty bum problem from the 2011 during the Summer months. I have the tilt and telescope stearing wheel, that is a great thing too. It will be very nice to get it just right after a hard day's work on remote jobs to make my drive home a little easier.

 

I have the 5.3, and the same was in my old truck. There is a major difference to the exaust tone between the old and new. I think the old one being a Z71 was tuned a bit louder. I'm enjoying a lesser tone from the new one. If I were still young I'd probably like the 2011 tone better, but pushing 5 decades has softened my ears to nicers tones. The inside ride is as you said: Shockingly quiet. My daughter is thrilled that she can now carry a conversation from the rear seat without shouting, as well as hear us back there much better too. Not only do the new doors help with the quiet, but I think there are a lot more added padding around the truck to reduce road noise. There is a noticably bigger heat/noise padding between the engine and firewall. And, my LTZ has the padded wheel well liners, not sure if that's normal options for lower models too. I haven't gone under the truck yet to check out the bottom setup, but I bet I find noise reduction attempts there too. The truck is just amazingly quiet.

 

I opted for the normal 4x4 this time over the Z71. Again, the age thing has me dislikeing the off-road ride, this 4x4 is very smooth and easy. This was probably the major factor in my decision to upgrade my 2011 to the newer model. The 2015 feels more pronounced and taller on the road, and it is taking me a bit to get used to the new view from what feels to be a higher positioned truck. Probably isn't taller by much if any but it feels like it is. I've had it out in some adverse weather (strong rain storms) and felt extremely confident in how the truck was handling the road during these windy and very wet times. No frozen stuff yet to try, but waiting almost eagerly for a test on that type of road condition. The truck just seems to be very planted to the road, and moves exactly as you'd expect when maneuvering. I especially love the new electric power steering!

 

I've found the radio to be better, as far as audio quality. The old truck was a Bose equiped Nav unit, as is the new truck. The new one seems to have a lot more power to the speakers. I've always like the sound of Bose, but they usually strike me as rather quiet. The 2015 is not as quiet as past Bose models. I'm a bit of an audiophile and love loud music. I almost can't handle the highest volume setting of my new truck. I find the MyLink system to be fantastic. Though I do miss one feature. On the MyLink there is no "Bluetooth", and "Voice" command to talk directly to my iPhone. I used to take a lot of notes this way and set reminders that I'd think of while in travel plus I could craft specific answers to text messages after having Siri read them to me (Gotta keep both hands on the wheel...). Can't do that through the GM MyLink radio any more. This is bad, but at least if I can remember to plug my iPhone in, I can use the "hey Siri" feature of iOS 8 as a backup to that missed resource. Hopefully GM will update the radios to add that feature back in. The texting feature of MyLink does make up for some of the direct voice command missing problem but not completely. Pandora and regular music ability from the phone is very nice. Bluetooth music is nice, but not quite as featured as when you plug in to one of the USB ports that allow data too. You only get full Pandora functionality then, and a few other audio information features. The old radio's voice commands were very verbose and tedious at times. The new MyLink allows for me to choose between verbose or terse commands so I don't have to wait to get commands done. I feel it could be made even more terse, but the change is still very welcome. Very nice! I also love the maps, and their 3D buildings. I live in a medium sized city and was surprised and the number of 3D models buildings shown on the map in my town. But they do seem to miss a few older buildings that should have been 3D'd.

 

One other small detail I found that I don't like is that they moved the power lock switch on the door handle. It's now much farther away from the handle so I can't lock the door as I open it with one hand by hitting the lock button with my thumb as I did on the old 2011 truck. Not sure why they changed this. Seems kind of stupid because I now have to let go of the handle or use two hands to exit and lock the truck. I think most folks will use the lock 100 times more than the kid door/window lock thing that now sits right up agains the handle, even parents. Usually you just lock the back, and hardly ever touch it. But you are constantly locking and unlocking doors. Not a biggie, but noticable to me. All other controls on the door are a move toward the better. Auto down on all windows, and auto up on the driver are a very nice change. I also love the new keyfobs, I used to break the old ones pretty easily. The newer ones have the metal around the edges that will make them much tougher to the adverse environment in my pockets.

 

Over all, I feel that this is one of the best moves in a truck purchase I've ever made. I'm only sad that GM was not more giving on incentives during their "Truck Month" on 2015 models, but I guess that's to be expected. My dealership did a fantastic job anyway. So far only have a couple hundred miles on the OD, can't wait to put a LOT more on it.

Edited October 28, 2014 by Nargg