What have you done to your K2 today?

[Buckwild27]

Moved the 1929 model A to the enclosed trailer, cleaned up the garage and rearranged stuff now the 2014 and 2018 are both in the garage. Had to go back to work out of town so no truck work for awhile. 

[Grumpy Bear]

6 hours ago, Homewrecker007 said:

Moved the 1929 model A to the enclosed trailer, cleaned up the garage and rearranged stuff now the 2014 and 2018 are both in the garage. Had to go back to work out of town so no truck work for awhile. 

 

Picture please  

[Grumpy Bear]

Ran Pepper to dad's today. Had a nice visit. An out of state 353-mile round trip in a bit under 7 hours' drive time. Worst road trip mileage ever. Nasty head winds. 18.8 mpg. 20 on the return. On 70%+ alcohol. I didn't even care. Thing ran like a champ. Cool as the other side of the pillow. $2.19 E-85. 50 cents a gallon cheaper than at home! 

 

Crossed the 176K mile mark shortly after leaving. Have about 140K on these King shocks and finally, a ride I like. They said they would be stiff for a few thousand miles. Didn't know they meant tens of thousands. 

[Buckwild27]

On 11/14/2023 at 8:42 AM, Grumpy Bear said:

 

Picture please  

This is the most recent picture of it. 

[Buckwild27]

Well after almost a year the insurance company has finally decided to Total and pay out for my 2010 sierra that was destroyed by a drunk driver smashing through the garage it was parked in. So after years of work it was just ran on the dyno for the last time coming in at just under 800hp. Now it's going to be stripped down.

 

[5RWill]

New bumper (front) rear was installed a couple of years back when i got rear ended. HIDs, Dually D2s. Dirt king boxed UCAs, Eibach coilovers & reservoir rears on the way. Truck is about to get a major face lift. 

[MikeBMW]

I've had this installed for about 5 months. It's head and shoulders above my Linkswell 5.
Now, if I could only find my old XM radio connector for the stock HMI, I'd be even happier (the installer for the Linkswell placed it in a place I can't find it).
I installed this one myself and it was, literally, plug and play, once I got the Linkswell out and reconnected the HMI, and reconnected everything (except the aforementioned XM radio connector).
 

 

 

Edited November 24, 2023 by MikeBMW
Better pics

[UrbanRage]

5 hours ago, MikeBMW said:

I've had this installed for about 5 months. It's head and shoulders above my Linkswell 5.
Now, if I could only find my old XM radio connector for the stock HMI, I'd be even happier (the installer for the Linkswell placed it in a place I can't find it).
I installed this one myself and it was, literally, plug and play, once I got the Linkswell out and reconnected the HMI, and reconnected everything (except the aforementioned XM radio connector).
 

 

 

 

 

What head unit is this? I thought you had the Linkswell 5? 

Edited November 24, 2023 by UrbanRage

[Snowcamo]

On 11/20/2023 at 5:05 PM, 5RWill said:

New bumper (front) rear was installed a couple of years back when i got rear ended. HIDs, Dually D2s. Dirt king boxed UCAs, Eibach coilovers & reservoir rears on the way. Truck is about to get a major face lift. 

How's the ride? Stiff or plush?

[5RWill]

7 hours ago, Snowcamo said:

How's the ride? Stiff or plush?

With the Bilsteins? Eibach and UCAs are on the way. With the Bilsteins at max ride height it's firm and they're digressively valved so you feel quite a bit of chatter for little bumps on the road. They soften up the faster you go. The eibach's are supposed to be softer but not as soft as Fox 2.0s.

 

Edited November 24, 2023 by 5RWill

[Snowcamo]

1 hour ago, 5RWill said:

With the Bilsteins? Eibach and UCAs are on the way. With the Bilsteins at max ride height it's firm and they're digressively valved so you feel quite a bit of chatter for little bumps on the road. They soften up the faster you go. The eibach's are supposed to be softer but not as soft as Fox 2.0s.

 

Oh OK. I have the 1500s now and looking for replacements I have heard of the fox shocks. Look into those. Thanks!

[5RWill]

6 hours ago, Snowcamo said:

Oh OK. I have the 1500s now and looking for replacements I have heard of the fox shocks. Look into those. Thanks!

I'll let ya know on the Eibach's as soon as I have them installed. Will likely be Christmas. I thought about Fox several times. Especially with the linear valving and talk of the soft ride. There was also mention of body roll and maybe being a little too soft. Things to also note about the Fox 2.0s. Aluminum body aids in corrosion resistance but they have to be taken off the vehicle to be adjusted. Fox is rebuildable and serviceable, Eibach isn't. Though Fox recommends rebuilding around 40k or so, and has a one year warranty. Eibach has a limited lifetime warranty and can be adjusted on the truck. Basically I had been reading and going back and forth between Bilstein 6112s, Fox 2.0s, Dirt King 2.0s (soon to be announced), and Eibach. Seems Eibach is relatively new to the the LT market but makes everyone's springs. Across the board i've read nothing but fantastic reivews, then came across shock surplus' video with 3-4 of their employees currently running eibach and basically stating it's right between bilstein and Fox. Not too soft, not too firm, just right. One employee claimed it was the best 2.0 on the market. So with black friday I was sold. 

 

 

[Snowcamo]

16 hours ago, 5RWill said:

I'll let ya know on the Eibach's as soon as I have them installed. Will likely be Christmas. I thought about Fox several times. Especially with the linear valving and talk of the soft ride. There was also mention of body roll and maybe being a little too soft. Things to also note about the Fox 2.0s. Aluminum body aids in corrosion resistance but they have to be taken off the vehicle to be adjusted. Fox is rebuildable and serviceable, Eibach isn't. Though Fox recommends rebuilding around 40k or so, and has a one year warranty. Eibach has a limited lifetime warranty and can be adjusted on the truck. Basically I had been reading and going back and forth between Bilstein 6112s, Fox 2.0s, Dirt King 2.0s (soon to be announced), and Eibach. Seems Eibach is relatively new to the the LT market but makes everyone's springs. Across the board i've read nothing but fantastic reivews, then came across shock surplus' video with 3-4 of their employees currently running eibach and basically stating it's right between bilstein and Fox. Not too soft, not too firm, just right. One employee claimed it was the best 2.0 on the market. So with black friday I was sold. 

 

 

 

 

Thanks! I'd be interested in your first impressions of the eibach. They sound like the better choice. 

[Black02Silverado]

On 11/24/2023 at 1:43 PM, 5RWill said:

With the Bilsteins? Eibach and UCAs are on the way. With the Bilsteins at max ride height it's firm and they're digressively valved so you feel quite a bit of chatter for little bumps on the road. They soften up the faster you go. The eibach's are supposed to be softer but not as soft as Fox 2.0s.

 

I installed the Eibach 2.0 Pro kit on my 2019 with Cognito UCA's and Trail Boss axles and the ride is way better than stock.  Not to soft and I don't bottom out going over speed bumps like with the stock set up.  I think you will like the Eibachs.

[MikeBMW]

On 11/24/2023 at 7:11 AM, UrbanRage said:

 

 

What head unit is this? I thought you had the Linkswell 5? 

It is the Autoteccpro 14.4" head unit - really, just plug and play from a stock setup.
https://autotecpro.com/product/chevrolet-silverado-gmc-sierra-14-4-ips-qhd-2k-touch-screen-navigation-infotainment-system-android-11-gps-bt-wifi-carplay-onstar-4g-lte/?v=e4b09f3f8402