“Budget” Duramax Trail Boss build

[pewterliftedz]

The 3 things I had to have when upgrading my 17’ Sierra All Terrain were power folding mirrors, Duaramax, and 2 speed transfer case.  So this limited me to either a LTZ or High Country, I really wanted a RST or TB.

Found the cheapest Duramax LTZ Z71 I could find, and went to work building a budget Trail Boss.

 

Here is my complete product:

Trail Boss 20” wheels with 275/55r20 Nitto Ridge Grapplers

Bumpers wrapped white and sensors painted

Traill Boss black grille bars

Factory power folding tow mirrors

Suspension - Eibach front struts set to 1.5”, Traill Boss rear lift blocks and taller jounce bumpers, and rear Bilstein 5100 shocks.

 

In the end it's a blend of a RST, LTZ, and Trail Boss.

Edited August 13, 2020 by pewterliftedz

[chizzoy]

nicely done.    I went and actually got the Trail Boss stock suspension installed on my RST.  I wouldn’t have minded powered mirrors  but not enough for me to jump up a trim level 

On another note, looking at the 2021 Tahoe/Sierra AT4 off road trims with the adjustable lift control, GM decided that they not include the 3.0L Duramax as an option for off roading.      That was disappointing to hear

 

Edited August 12, 2020 by chizzoy

[pewterliftedz]

53 minutes ago, chizzoy said:

nicely done.    I went and actually got the Trail Boss stock suspension installed on my RST.  I wouldn’t have minded powered mirrors  but not enough for me to jump up a trim level 

On another note, looking at the 2021 Tahoe/Sierra AT4 off road trims with the adjustable lift control, GM decided that they not include the 3.0L Duramax as an option for off roading.      That was disappointing to hear

 

The main reason for the power folding mirrors is that I park in a one car garage every day, it would get very annoying if I had to get out and fold my mirrors in daily lol

 

truck looks good man, Since I’m only $300 into this lift, I didn’t make the jump to the actual trail boss suspension. But I would like those front CV axle’s one day

[ullose272]

Heres mine, 2.5 front 2 rear, they are just spacers, now that bilstien released TB struts i will likely go that route in the future. Truck came with the TB wheels and tires from the dealer

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[f8l vnm]

9 hours ago, pewterliftedz said:

The 3 things I had to have when upgrading my 17’ Sierra All Terrain were power folding mirrors, Duaramax, and 2 speed transfer case.  So this limited me to either a LTZ or High Country, I really wanted a RST or TB.

Found the cheapest Duramax LTZ Z71 I could find, and went to work building a budget Trail Boss.

Here is my complete product, Trail Boss 20” wheels with 275/55r20 Nitto Ridge Grapplers, bumpers wrapped white and sensors painted,  Traill Boss black grille, factory power folding tow mirrors, Eibach front struts set to 1.5”, Traill Boss rear lift blocks and taller jounce bumpers, and rear Bilstein 5100 shocks.  In the end it pretty much looks like a RST with the Trail Boss lift installed, and that’s exactly the look I wanted. 

Nice looking truck right there.  Have you thought about going with white door handles? 

[pewterliftedz]

12 minutes ago, f8l vnm said:

Nice looking truck right there.  Have you thought about going with white door handles? 

Installing them today.  Got them back from the painter yesterday along with the parking sensors 

[pewterliftedz]

Spent last night Swapping out door handles from chrome to white, also you can see where I had the chrome trim wrapped in gloss black.

Edited August 13, 2020 by pewterliftedz

[Lunar68]

If I may ask, does anyone know why they do not offer the Duramax in the Trailboss from the factory ? Thanks

[pewterliftedz]

On 8/14/2020 at 9:43 AM, Lunar68 said:

If I may ask, does anyone know why they do not offer the Duramax in the Trailboss from the factory ? Thanks

It would only be a guess at this point, GM has not released a reason.  Here’s my thought, the diesel is geared towards mpg savings, putting it in a truck that is lifted and has off road tires goes against that.  GMC does sell the diesel in a AT4 configuration, but if you notice their mpg numbers are actually lower than Silverado.  Just my thoughts 

[pewterliftedz]

Drove about 400 miles on the New setup towing my 5,000 lb camper through the Texas Hill Country, these new shocks felt amazing while towing.  No more bouncy front end!

Edited August 18, 2020 by pewterliftedz

[ullose272]

It would only be a guess at this point, GM has not released a reason.  Here’s my thought, the diesel is geared towards mpg savings, putting it in a truck that is lifted and has off road tires goes against that.  GMC does sell the diesel in a AT4 configuration, but if you notice their mpg numbers are actually lower than Silverado.  Just my thoughts 

You can get the same duratracs on the silverado, just doesnt have the trailboss lift.

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[8100 Power]

 

Heres mine, 2.5 front 2 rear, they are just spacers, now that bilstien released TB struts i will likely go that route in the future. Truck came with the TB wheels and tires from the dealer

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Can you give a parts list for this look? It looks great!

[ullose272]

1 hour ago, 8100 Power said:

 

Can you give a parts list for this look? It looks great!

What you want to know? Its an rst, 2.5 front 2 rear with trailboss wheels and tires

[Elstro17]

Looks good y’all.  Here’s mine