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Posted: 8/31/2015 5:59:22 PM EDT
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If you ever plan on hauling anything heavy in the back, you may realize why some folks think leveling kits are pretty dumb.
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#1 thing to do is tint the front windows IMO, then leveling.
On the passenger side, what the heck is that under the truck? Thats a huge chunk of something that will cause high centering easily on unlevel terrain. I'd get better tires |
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personally i'd leave it bone stock for a while. maybe when the tires wear out, go to a bigger size on the same rim.
it looks like it's set up as a really nice work truck. i wouldn't want to lose that utility. but brodoze away if that's your thing. |
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If you ever plan on hauling anything heavy in the back, you may realize why some folks think leveling kits are pretty dumb. Why ? Also nice rig , very sharp. my guess is the weight causes the ass end to sag with a heavy load. which levels the back to the front. but if you're already level, your ass end is now sagging. and as an added bonus, if your load is loose packed mulch or gravel or something like that, you now have gravity working against you. |
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#1 thing to do is tint the front windows IMO, then leveling. On the passenger side, what the heck is that under the truck? Thats a huge chunk of something that will cause high centering easily on unlevel terrain. I'd get better tires View Quote That WAS the DEF tank after he takes it off the road. |
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#1 thing to do is tint the front windows IMO, then leveling. On the passenger side, what the heck is that under the truck? Thats a huge chunk of something that will cause high centering easily on unlevel terrain. I'd get better tires View Quote That's a def tank, tanks epa. It's coming off the moment I get the four or $5,000 it costs for a delete kit. I can get the dealership to do it for me and my truck still covered by warranty. |
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I have no idea why they make a 4x4 truck that, well, frankly CAN'T go off road due to all the low hanging shit.
OP, 1st thing to do is lose the air dam. 2nd thing, lose the girly tires. |
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If anything just have a good alignment guy adjust the torsion bar to raise the front a bit if you want the nose raised a bit. Should be able to easily keep it within specs. Then, add some decent A/T meats. Done.
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That thing is a whale
I have a short cab long box previous gen HD. The snow plow front suspension rides higher. |
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Weather tech complete floor mats.
20% tint on all windows. Locking folding bed cover. Go to semi truck place and get Allison filters cheaper than dealer, check prices. The little spin on oil filter on the tranny. I changed all fluids and filters at 1K miles on my new 2006. Then ran Mobil 1 in diffs, Rotella T synthetic was good for 10K miles according to Blackstone labs, but I did 5-7500 mile oil changes. The big air filter use Napa gold/Wix, same with oil filter. I put a 90 gallon gravity fed toolbox/tank in mine. It fit under bed cover. And with factory tank at say 28 gallons, 128 gallons you can go 2K miles without fueling. Congrats and nice truck. |
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What is that crap hanging down below the passenger side door?
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I think thats great but I hate to think how much a bitch like that costs.
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Whats that big box like thing under the passenger side?
Seriously, I've never seen one |
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Leave it just like it is, it is designed to do what a 3/4 ton 4x4 will do. Anymore you spend is a waste of your money.
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I have no idea why they make a 4x4 truck that, well, frankly CAN'T go off road due to all the low hanging shit. OP, 1st thing to do is lose the air dam. 2nd thing, lose the girly tires. View Quote There's more to 4wd than rock crawling. But in stock configuration, it's all about EPA mileage testing. |
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This. Nothing says "this truck is more about image than utility" than a leveling kit. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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If you ever plan on hauling anything heavy in the back, you may realize why some folks think leveling kits are pretty dumb. This. Nothing says "this truck is more about image than utility" than a leveling kit. There's a 2014 freightliner with a dd13 just off left frame in the first you can just barely see the mud flap. Utility is covered. |
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Buy a skidplate for the exhaust fluid tank. Or call Ppei and get a delete tune and lift pump to keep the CP4 from blowing up.
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That's a def tank, tanks epa. It's coming off the moment I get the four or $5,000 it costs for a delete kit. I can get the dealership to do it for me and my truck still covered by warranty. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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#1 thing to do is tint the front windows IMO, then leveling. On the passenger side, what the heck is that under the truck? Thats a huge chunk of something that will cause high centering easily on unlevel terrain. I'd get better tires That's a def tank, tanks epa. It's coming off the moment I get the four or $5,000 it costs for a delete kit. I can get the dealership to do it for me and my truck still covered by warranty. Not to be contrary man but no ifs ands or butts if you take off the emissions equipment you loose the powertrain warranty, and the dealer can't legally do it for you. Nice truck though, level kit would look excellent. |
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Tell the guy with the orange house behind you I said "what's up"
Is he a Bengal's fan? |
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Delete kits are about ~2600 installed in my AO...
Just say'n. That tank's gotta go. I know I'd rip it off in my line of work.. |
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Needs bro tires. Those wheel wells are huuuuuuuuge.
Nice truck, Op. |
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What to do with the truck?
Depends....what are you going to use it for? Me? I'd chuck really good floor mats in it, maybe seat covers if it'll get a lot of interior traffic, I'd tint the fronts to match the rears, and if needed some better tires (if it's a street beast only then leave the stockers). Then I'd just drive it. |
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Did they give you a tax payer "saved your ass, you're welcome" discount?
Fixed the auto correct. |
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There's more to 4wd than rock crawling. But in stock configuration, it's all about EPA mileage testing. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I have no idea why they make a 4x4 truck that, well, frankly CAN'T go off road due to all the low hanging shit. OP, 1st thing to do is lose the air dam. 2nd thing, lose the girly tires. There's more to 4wd than rock crawling. But in stock configuration, it's all about EPA mileage testing. I don't think that truck will be doing any rock crawling with that stupid DEF tank hanging down like that! Seems they could have tucked it up under the bed or somewhere. J did not know they had a tank that big. |
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Someone with some fab skills may be able to make good money making low profile replacement DEF tanks.
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That WAS the DEF tank after he takes it off the road. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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#1 thing to do is tint the front windows IMO, then leveling. On the passenger side, what the heck is that under the truck? Thats a huge chunk of something that will cause high centering easily on unlevel terrain. I'd get better tires That WAS the DEF tank after he takes it off the road. First thing I noticed. Is that location New? I drove a brand new 2500 Duramax around the country for a show in 2013 (I think), it used DEF but I never saw that box. That looks like an issue just waiting to happen. Nice looking truck though. |
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Quoted: That's a def tank, tanks epa. It's coming off the moment I get the four or $5,000 it costs for a delete kit. I can get the dealership to do it for me and my truck still covered by warranty. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: #1 thing to do is tint the front windows IMO, then leveling. On the passenger side, what the heck is that under the truck? Thats a huge chunk of something that will cause high centering easily on unlevel terrain. I'd get better tires That's a def tank, tanks epa. It's coming off the moment I get the four or $5,000 it costs for a delete kit. I can get the dealership to do it for me and my truck still covered by warranty. Tampering with EPA mandated stuff and installing tuners is an automatic decline by the warranty policy book. |
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First thing I noticed. Is that location New? I drove a brand new 2500 Duramax around the country for a show in 2013 (I think), it used DEF but I never saw that box. That looks like an issue just waiting to happen. Nice looking truck though. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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#1 thing to do is tint the front windows IMO, then leveling. On the passenger side, what the heck is that under the truck? Thats a huge chunk of something that will cause high centering easily on unlevel terrain. I'd get better tires That WAS the DEF tank after he takes it off the road. First thing I noticed. Is that location New? I drove a brand new 2500 Duramax around the country for a show in 2013 (I think), it used DEF but I never saw that box. That looks like an issue just waiting to happen. Nice looking truck though. Its on all of them. On the fords its above the fuel tank. So you get a 25gal tank instead of 34 on the dmax. 100$ skidplate takes care of it. Its pretty much level with the framerails. |
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