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StretchASU Enthusiast

StretchASU

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Agreed. I actually like the look of the 275/65's vs a 305/55 on a 20" wheel option. Gives it more of the look of a stock 2500 with a leveling kit. Plus...275/65's are usually cheaper.

 

About the only 20" I am considering is the black GMC AT Replicas with a machined face.

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Waaazooo Senior Enthusiast

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275's are barely bigger then 265's, I think your truck looks proportional!

Thank you. Mine are 275/65-20. Which fills out the well more.

 

 

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Honestly, getting rid of that snowplow of a valance makes a huge difference in the overall look of the truck and it looking taller. I'll have the Mazzulla skid on there soon. I already drag mine pulling in and out of fields on the farm and my buddy's hunt camp regularly.

 

The valance/air dam was 7" tall on my truck. Between the 2" level and removing the plastic, I gained 9" of clearance under the bumper. I was glad I did that on Monday when I drove through a creek to get to a field where we were running beans. The water was about 12" deep with some basketball sized rocks along the banks. Truck made it through without any scraping or damage. I was way more nervous when dad said he was taking my truck back across. Let's just say, he doesn't exactly go easy on his trucks. Haha

djxn40 Enthusiast

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2" level

18x9 +12 Black Rhino Lucerne

275/65/18 Mastercraft AXT

 

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Could you post a pic of the front dead center please

 

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Waaazooo Senior Enthusiast

Waaazooo

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Did you paint your bow tie? I was looking for a place that sold them prepainted blue

 

 

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HoosierZ Enthusiast

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Did you paint your bow tie? I was looking for a place that sold them prepainted blue

 

 

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I painted it myself. Went to the local PPG paint dealer and had them mix the paint and put it in a spray can.

 

Did the same thing with my wife's Malibu. I sprayed it back in 2013 and it still looks good with no rock chips.

 

I painted them on the vehicle and covered them with plastic drop cloths.

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StretchASU

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I was going to cover mine in black vinyl since I usually have some left over from projects at work, but I kind of like that color match.

On the original note, I finally pulled the trigger on some wheels and tires. They should be here in the next few days and I'll be installing the MotoFab leveling kit +2.5/+1 later this week when my buddy has a lift free in his shop.

Wheel/Tire will be

17x8 XD RG1's +0 in Black

295/70/17 Toyo RT

I wanted a machined face but pretty much everything I liked was backordered or the shipping from the people that had it kind of killed the deal.

Rawyzf Senior Enthusiast

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Just an FYI. EBay has the $100 off $400 deal right now with discount tire direct.

 

I'm gonna buy some STT Pros, 2 sets of 2 so I can save $200.

 

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djxn40 Enthusiast

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Did you paint your bow tie? I was looking for a place that sold them prepainted blue

 

 

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Um that's freaking awesome. Where did you get that skid plate ?

 

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HoosierZ Enthusiast

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Um that's freaking awesome. Where did you get that skid plate ?

 

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Thanks. I made the bumper skid myself. I also replaced the factory plastic skid plate with the optional aluminum skid plates.

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15BlueSilverado Enthusiast

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That was my problem too. I didn't want to go with all black and I didn't want all silver/chrome although I do like all choices. So I ended up getting the 20x9 XD 820 Grenades in black w/machined face and I must say, I love how they look with the blue.

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SilveradoSaver Senior Enthusiast

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Thanks. I made the bumper skid myself. I also replaced the factory plastic skid plate with the optional aluminum skid plates.

 

 

Looks sharp. It looks like a factory option, so you did a great job!

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