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MThompsonjr115 Enthusiast

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If you get a chance, could you compare MPG pre and post lift/wheel/tire?

 

How's the ride and performance of the truck with the larger wheel/tire package?

 

 

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5RWill Enthusiast

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Been waiting for this it looks great mike. Very nice man. Love those wheels.

Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

Mike1220

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Thanks yall! I'm still really excited with how it came out. Better than I've been imagining it for the last year haha. I've been getting a lot of compliments from friends and random ppl who see the truck on the street or at lights and between the compliments and how much I love the new look, it certainly made it worth the money [emoji106]

 

If you get a chance, could you compare MPG pre and post lift/wheel/tire?

 

How's the ride and performance of the truck with the larger wheel/tire package?

 

 

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Surprisingly the ride didn't suffer much, even with the bigger, heavier, knobbier tires. I might be able to give a full all around review of how they do everywhere after this weekend [emoji57]

But in the road they are great. Not loud and the truck handles well. Still stops quickly and can leave others at the starting line haha.

MPGs it's hard to tell for sure this early, but I did already recalibrate everything for the larger diameter tires and the DIC says 18MPG cruising at 75 so I'm happy with that. In the city so far I've seen 11-12. Maybe 13. But I've also seen a lot of traffic. A lot more than usual. And I'm still having fun letting it run while I show it off to friends and revving the engine every so often [emoji23]

Oh one other thing about ride quality, while it's certainly not a Cadillac. It also doesn't feel much like a lifted truck normally does where you'll feel a pebble in the road. I barely feel anything up front unless I'm going down the curb and the tires leave the groin for a second and slam down to the ground, but the back is much stiffer than before. You'll feel some stuff from back there but it's not bad. I'd certainly recommend these tires and the lift

 

Looks awesome man!

Been waiting for this it looks great mike. Very nice man. Love those wheels.

Looks amazing! Is that a dent under the fuel door, next to the wheel well?

Yes it is :/ some jacka$$ in a parking lot. I got x-a-dent to work on it but they couldn't get it all the way out so i didn't have to pay anything. They got the majority of it out. Tomorrow I'm HOPING I can get the time to drop the spare tire and see what's up with my tailgate bar not working right. Seems like my whole driver side trailer wiring isn't working right so I gotta fix that and while I'm doing that Imma try to get the rest of the dent out

 

Really does look great Mike... Nice job!

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Hey Mike, been following your build for some while. Truck looks awesome by the way. I wanted to do a big lift but up in Canada it costs an arm and a leg by the time your done.

I'm wondering if you have any advice on where to enter the cab with a switched wire for LED back rack lights. And also if i should just get power directly from the battery?

I also did your extra centre console light idea, way better now.

 

Thanks, C.F.

Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

Mike1220

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Hey Mike, been following your build for some while. Truck looks awesome by the way. I wanted to do a big lift but up in Canada it costs an arm and a leg by the time your done.

I'm wondering if you have any advice on where to enter the cab with a switched wire for LED back rack lights. And also if i should just get power directly from the battery?

I also did your extra centre console light idea, way better now.

 

Thanks, C.F.

Hey man, I've seen some of the prices for suspension parts and installs up in Canada and it'll cost you big time, but I'll say, it's certainly worth it. I've started to notice a lot of people taking 2 and 3 looks at stop lights or on the street.

 

As far as places to run wires in, you've got a few options,

1) under the driver side footwell carpet there's a rubber grommet that you can use a knife to just make an incision in it and you can slip your wire(s) through there

2) there's a plastic cap under passenger side carpet that you can drill a small hole in and run your wire(s) (I've used this entry spot the most)

3) you can use the driver or passenger side rubber "boot" that contains the wires for the mirrors.

 

These are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head and I've used all 3.

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Perfect! I'll give her a go tomorrow, and thanks for getting back to me so quickly I appreciate it. Keep up the good work on the truck.

blwright Enthusiast

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Jon A has designed and makes a new extended cover for the Sierras [emoji106]

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Can't seem to find any other traffic on these updated dust caps. Is there a thread on where to possibly purchase?

Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

Mike1220

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Can't seem to find any other traffic on these updated dust caps. Is there a thread on where to possibly purchase?

To my knowledge there is not a thread for them. You'll just need to PM Jon A about the caps [emoji106]

Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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I already posted one in the "what have you done" thread, but here's some more pics from the other day when she got all dirty [emoji57]

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Got stuck up to the frame at one point [emoji28] ended up putting some scratches on rear driver rim and when I was getting pulled my buddy ended up flinging a rock at my back window when his tires spun so I think we know how that ended [emoji35]

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I already posted one in the "what have you done" thread, but here's some more pics from the other day when she got all dirty [emoji57]

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Got stuck up to the frame at one point [emoji28] ended up putting some scratches on rear driver rim and when I was getting pulled my buddy ended up flinging a rock at my back window when his tires spun so I think we know how that ended [emoji35]

I definitely like the vinyl between the windows, looks way cleaner, I had wondered what it would look like when I test drove one. Once I pick up my new truck on tuesday I will definitely be doing that asap.

 

Edit: realized from reading farther back in the thread that it isn't vinyl.. but you know what I mean lol

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