Jump to content

Westin R5

CSachvie

Recommended Posts

CSachvie Enthusiast

CSachvie

Posted
Posted

Hey Guys, I didn't want to start a new thread but I can't find any topics on these steps and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the Westin R5's build/quality or has any pictures?? I know there's lots of threads about steps, but I can't find anything on the R5 or R7's. I want to bite the bullet and get a set in black for my white Sierra, but need more info! Lol  Any thoughts on these?

 

Thanks!

Dbishop Enthusiast

Dbishop

Posted
Posted

I ordered the Westin Pro Traxx 4 in black for my white Silverado and had one side just about installed when I noticed I ordered them for the crew cab instead of for my double cab. I was able to see that the black is going to look great with the white truck once I get the right size.

It looks like the r5's install the same way.

Installation is pretty simple and I really like the fact that they give you the plastic pieces that cover up the mounting brackets. Looks much better than the pictures I've seen of similar Lund nerf bars with the thin mounting brackets showing.

As far as quality, the Pro Traxx 4 are very nice and seemed well built, so I would imagine the r5 or r7 would be good quality.

CSachvie Enthusiast

CSachvie

Posted
  • Author
Posted
10 hours ago, Dbishop said:

I ordered the Westin Pro Traxx 4 in black for my white Silverado and had one side just about installed when I noticed I ordered them for the crew cab instead of for my double cab. I was able to see that the black is going to look great with the white truck once I get the right size.

It looks like the r5's install the same way.

Installation is pretty simple and I really like the fact that they give you the plastic pieces that cover up the mounting brackets. Looks much better than the pictures I've seen of similar Lund nerf bars with the thin mounting brackets showing.

As far as quality, the Pro Traxx 4 are very nice and seemed well built, so I would imagine the r5 or r7 would be good quality.

Hey, thanks for help. I actually just ordered a set of the pro traxx 4 oval myself instead of the the R5 that I found to have the plastic caps that you speak of, and thought that the sealed tube would be better. Waiting for them to arrive, I also have a white truck crew cab though and order them in black so if you say they look good I can wait  ?

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • newdude
      LCA bolts

      By newdude · Posted

      I would argue that GMPartsDirect has that info wrong.    The service manual for R+R the lower arm and for adjusting camber/caster, none of the steps say to discard and replace the nut or the bolt.    The only part that gets discarded is the plastic cam adjustment retainer that is in the eccentric from the factory.     The LCA nut torque spec is: First Pass: 180 Y (133 lb ft) Final Pass: 90 –105 Degrees    
    • Grumpy Bear
      OCI, not when but why?

      By Grumpy Bear · Posted

      The filtering to wear relationship goes like this:      'Relative Engine Life "Factor" new divided by the factor old. So 8/3= 2.67. That result is the multiplier thus if a motor had an effective life of 100K using a filter with a 45 micron rating at a Beta ratio of 75 then a filter with a micron rating of 10 at a Beta of 75 would improve expected engine life to 267,000 miles.    Wear metals are an indirect indicator. Less is better and the motor lives longer but there isn't a multiplier like there is for filtration so well documented. Most of that has to do with the sensitivity of the wear metals tests themselves. They read a 'slice' of the spectrum but not the absolute values for the entire spectrum. So a general indicator that is used WITH the results of other tests. Two others considered in this post. Trending is very important.    There is also the influence of corrosive wear which may be seen in the wear metals but separate from load based or viscosity mitigated indication. It's a small graph but the gray line is wear vs the TBN/TAN crossover. Not as useful as it used to be as there are now new chemistries for acid remediation that don't show up in standard UAO testing. They will catch up or be found liars. Only two possible outcomes, eh?             
    • mikeyk101
      TCM Tuning 6L80E

      By mikeyk101 · Posted

      One thing that comes up over and over is that the torque converters are the weak link. Many of the failed transmissions have the same thing in common. The torque converter grenades and then metal torque converter shards end up destroying the transmission. One of the best things you can do is if your transmission is still fully functional, change out to one of the aftermarket billet torque converters. There are several good choices mentioned in different threads here to make your choice. After that, then you can decide about trans tuning. My trans failed at around 95,000 miles. It got replaced under the GM protection plan. The remanufactured trans comes with a 100,000 mile /3 year warranty. I still have just under 1 year left. So far, so good. As long as it's still working good next year, an aftermarket torque converter is going to get installed early spring. If the trans and OEM torque converter fail by then, I will get it replaced under warranty and immediately have an aftermarket torque converter installed. A warranty replacement trans of a replacement trans will no longer have the warranty so I will bulletproof it from the get go.
    • Grumpy Bear
      Gas Prices

      By Grumpy Bear · Posted

      You got'a be cooking right now. Just looked at the weather map. Yuck!    We are right back to $4 today.    
    • CamGTP
      Gas Prices

      By CamGTP · Posted

      Pushing $4.00 a gallon in most places, still $3.75 in town but it's going to spike tomorrow for sure.   Diesel back up to $4.60-5.00.

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...