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2020 sierra 2500 SLE to AT4 (looks wise) advice

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Id love to just go ahead and purchase an AT4 but its a little out of my price range and its really difficult to find a base AT4 gasser. I think i have found a solution. I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on an SLE with a center console, 20" wheels, white with the gas engine. Its a loaded SLE. I'm going to have the front and rear bumpers wrapped white and put black leather in it. Im not a fan of the tan accents on the at4. The one thing that i'm not sure of is how the chrome grill will look with the color matched bumpers. I really like the dark look of the at4s front grill but i'm not sure if its going to be easier to have it wrapped or painted or just swap the grill out. I'm also going to paint the wheels with the black pattern that the at4 has. How would you guys go about the grill issue?

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You're just trying to make it look like an AT4? Or you're going to make it an AT4? Because the grill is the last thing to worry about. Its all about the suspension, the rear differential, the transfer case etc. It would cost a ton more to make an SLE an AT4 than it would to buy an AT4. Or are you just trying to make others think its an AT4 when its not?

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35 minutes ago, migrabill said:

You're just trying to make it look like an AT4? Or you're going to make it an AT4? Because the grill is the last thing to worry about. Its all about the suspension, the rear differential, the transfer case etc. It would cost a ton more to make an SLE an AT4 than it would to buy an AT4. Or are you just trying to make others think its an AT4 when its not?

 

AT4 HD has no suspension changes.  Only the 1/2 ton does.  OP is looking at HD.  

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I’m not trying to make anyone think it’s an at4. I just like the look of the color matched bumpers and the black accents on the wheels. The question in regards to the grill was just a matter of asking people’s personal opinions on how it would look.. I’m not a fan of the Denali color matched with all of the chrome. I prefer the sportier look. The sle has substantially less chrome on the grill so I’m not sure of the cost of wrapping or replacing would be worth while. I need to find a photo shop expert to render a picture of one. Probably easiest to take an at4 and impose the sle grill onto it. Anyone have photoshop skills??

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AT4 HD has no suspension changes.  Only the 1/2 ton does.  OP is looking at HD.  

I believe the AT4 HD and any other HD trim with the X31 package are basically the same, suspension wise, correct?
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9 hours ago, Ryno12 said:


I believe the AT4 HD and any other HD trim with the X31 package are basically the same, suspension wise, correct?

 

Correct.  AT4 on the HD is all appearance.  

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17 hours ago, Usudno said:

Id love to just go ahead and purchase an AT4 but its a little out of my price range and its really difficult to find a base AT4 gasser. I think i have found a solution. I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on an SLE with a center console, 20" wheels, white with the gas engine. Its a loaded SLE. I'm going to have the front and rear bumpers wrapped white and put black leather in it. Im not a fan of the tan accents on the at4. The one thing that i'm not sure of is how the chrome grill will look with the color matched bumpers. I really like the dark look of the at4s front grill but i'm not sure if its going to be easier to have it wrapped or painted or just swap the grill out. I'm also going to paint the wheels with the black pattern that the at4 has. How would you guys go about the grill issue?

 

If you did just the bumpers and left the grille, you'd end up with it kinda Denali-like, so color matched with chrome grille. 

 

I would ask this on the grille.  Do you like the AT4's black with chrome insert grille?  Or would you rather have body color grille?  If you didn't want chrome, you could get a base grille that has black bars and just chrome border and wrap the chrome body color.  Or, you could just wrap the SLE grille and leave the bars chrome.  GM does sell the AT4 grille as an accessory as well too, 84471763 is the #.  You can always do the AT4 grille and just wrap the sides and the top white, leave the gloss black/chrome in the center.  

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I may just order the grill. I don’t want to mess with much once take delivery of the truck. Leather bumpers grill will get done before I take it. Wheels will get done when I put 35s on and level it. Thanks for the help fellas

redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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Trim levels on 2020 HD Sierra.

Base Sierra

SLE

SLT

AT4

Denali 

 

On HD base sierra, sle and slt:

X31         X31 Off-Road Package, includes (JHD) Hill Descent Control, (NZZ) skid plates, Off-Road suspension, Twin-tube Rancho shocks and X31 hard badge.  (Can only be added to 4wd trucks.)

 

on AT4 and Denali X31 is standard, and includes

X31 Off-Road Package, includes (JHD) Hill Descent Control, (NZZ) skid plates, Off-Road suspension and Twin-tube Rancho shocks

 

 

Lots of other things are standard on AT4 that are not standard on SLE.

For starters SLE is 2wd (4wd optional) on AT4 and Denali 4wd and autotrac are standard  

SLE 4wd is the non-autotrac version, but it can be ordered with the autotrac version

(2020 is first year for autotrac on the HD)

 

 

Could probably source the AT4 grill and bumpers thru parts or accessories to add to an SLE. 

And the signature red tow hooks....

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