Silverado 1500 (3rd Gen.): Modifications to consider.

[Endurante221b]

I messed up on the rules a bit for posting on the vehicle builds thread.

I have re-started this at this link (has my username in the title now): http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/193187-endurante221bs-silverado-1500-3rd-gen-modifications-to-consider/

Edited October 23, 2016 by Endurante221b

[Endurante221b]

Diagrams and pictures and first hand examples are much appreciated! If you post about exhausts, please tell me for what vehicle length its for please (short bed, standard bed, long bed). Thank you for your participation!

[last truck]

3rd gen? never heard that before.

[Endurante221b]

3rd gen? never heard that before.

 

I read on wikipedia that 3rd gen silverados are from 2013 to present (2016). Don't know if it'll extend in years beyond or not.

[SouthernSilveradoGuy85]

It's a misprint, it means 2014 and up are 3rd. And also I would assume it means 3rd because it's only the 3rd gen to call all models a Silverado and use trim letters.

 

Before you had Silverado and Cheyenne from 88 until 98.

 

Then 87 and older you had Silverado, Cheyenne, Custom Deluxe and Scottsdale. Those model names were actually the trim level.

 

Also from 88-98 you saw C or K with 1500, 2500 or 3500. The letter said if it was 2wd © or 4x4 (K). Like my last truck, a Silverado K1500 means it was a 4x4 1/2 ton. From 87 and older it was 10, 20 and 30 instead of 1500, 2500 and 3500.

Edited October 23, 2016 by SouthernSilveradoGuy85

[Endurante221b]

I appreciate the clarification of information SouthernSilveradoGuy85. I'm new to the Silverado community and it showed. Thank you for the education.

[Endurante221b]

It's a misprint, it means 2014 and up are 3rd. And also I would assume it means 3rd because it's only the 3rd gen to call all models a Silverado and use trim letters.

 

Before you had Silverado and Cheyenne from 88 until 98.

 

Then 87 and older you had Silverado, Cheyenne, Custom Deluxe and Scottsdale. Those model names were actually the trim level.

 

Also from 88-98 you saw C or K with 1500, 2500 or 3500. The letter said if it was 2wd © or 4x4 (K). Like my last truck, a Silverado K1500 means it was a 4x4 1/2 ton. From 87 and older it was 10, 20 and 30 instead of 1500, 2500 and 3500.

 

Been reading up more on this and I've arrived onto the K2XX platform. I read that it goes from 2014 to 2017. New platform (T1XX) to start on 2018 it seems. Guess I should have typed K2XX onto the title instead of 3rd Gen.