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14 hours ago, jgraves13 said:

Sitting in the parking structure at work like it does every day


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Great looking truck!

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Looks nice!!! What kind of lift do you have?

Sitting at the seawall the other day
 
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On 7/17/2018 at 3:26 PM, nmyron said:

Thought I would put up a new post. A few weeks back I took my 17 Elevation to the dealership I purchased from, just to take a look around. They made me a great offer on a buyback to get me into a demo '17 SLE. More favorable financing terms, much lower payment, and I walked out the door with 12k more truck than I drove in with.

 

Ended up with this here truck, with a much nicer looking interior. I got a factory spray in with this deal. Too bad I had just shelled out to have the full Ziebart treatment done on my prior ride the months prior to getting the swap out :(

 

At first, was a little unhappy with the chromed bumpers. But after a couple thousand miles, and cleaning bug junk off these, I'm a little happier to be honest. They're a lot easier to keep clean. Otherwise, I got the rest of the same gear I installed on the prior. Some good Star Armor steps from Tyger Auto, the same upgraded LED backup/cargo upgrades, did the one-wire hack to get the reverse and cargo lamps to light up with one another. Need to order some ventvisors to keep the rain out when the windows are cracked on the highway, and will probably take this one down to my local Ziebart shop to have it done up as well. Did the full bugflector on this truck, I had the Hoodflector on the last one, but it's narrower shape and lower slope ended up with me catching a few rocks up high on the glass. The bugflector is a bit more wide/tall, and has a higher angle of attack in relation to the hood, so I'm hoping that will do a better job of deflecting rocks up and away. Also, this go round I did Weathertech No-Drill mudflaps, I didn't want to shoot any screws through steel this time. Even though I did a super-thorough job of rustproofing the holes (several coats of paint over both sides of each hole), I'd rather just not risk rust at all this time.

 

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Myron,

 

You look like a proud new father!  :D

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On 7/15/2018 at 9:59 PM, 28fiend said:

Been lurking here for awhile, just wanted to read and learn before I asked any questions. Traded my 12’ Ram 2500 6.7 for my 17’ SLT. Rides so much nicer.

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How are those tires fitting?  Any rubbing or scrubbing issues?

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15 minutes ago, DENALIHD66 said:

How are those tires fitting?  Any rubbing or scrubbing issues?

 

They rubbed a bit on my Husky flaps, so I had to thin this out where they mounted. The rubbing now is on the felt wheel well liner. It’s not even bad, so I haven’t done anything about it. But an easy fix from what I’ve read, zip tie it back some, or cut some of the corner out with a razor blade. 

 

I love the size.

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11 hours ago, 28fiend said:

 

They rubbed a bit on my Husky flaps, so I had to thin this out where they mounted. The rubbing now is on the felt wheel well liner. It’s not even bad, so I haven’t done anything about it. But an easy fix from what I’ve read, zip tie it back some, or cut some of the corner out with a razor blade. 

 

I love the size.

Sounds good.  I was debating between 295/55/20 and 285/60/20.  I'm only doing the 1.8" Bilsteins so they may both end up working.

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