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Old 08-27-2015, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 02_Black_On_White
Yeah man it's crazy. I was rotating them tonight and decided to throw one on the scale. Right at 139-140. Absolutely murdered my gas mileage too lol
My gas mileage got killed going from 16s and 35s to 20s and 35s It sucks. Towing wasn't optimal before and now it just sucks. Speaking of which does your truck hold overdrive decently on the highway? I know mine is going to be worse since I'm running 35s and puts the gearing way off but my truck can't hold overdrive very well if I'm going 80
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Zebra you need gears or a tuner to fix the speedo
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Zebra you need gears or a tuner to fix the speedo
X2 my truck holds gear better now with the tune and tires than it did stock
Old 08-28-2015, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ZebraFord
My gas mileage got killed going from 16s and 35s to 20s and 35s It sucks. Towing wasn't optimal before and now it just sucks. Speaking of which does your truck hold overdrive decently on the highway? I know mine is going to be worse since I'm running 35s and puts the gearing way off but my truck can't hold overdrive very well if I'm going 80
Mine will go into overdrive when the speedo says about 45-50(actually about 50-55) and hold it good all the way up to where the speedo says 80 no problem. I've got 35s on 17s with 3.55s and no tuner.
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Before I had a chrome grille that was faded from water and sun. I painted it this week and feel that this totally changed the look of the truck. I also took of the ugly cracked pinstripes and hand painted my own. Let me know what you all think.




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Old 08-28-2015, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Carcrazygts2
Zebra you need gears or a tuner to fix the speedo
I have 5 star tuning already so the speedo is corrected. Checked it with a gps too. My truck will go into overdrive at 80 but it feels like it runs out of steam on even slight hills and always shifts out. I think my transmission is a bit worn out and is causing this because whenever it's under a large load it feels like it is slipping or something. Not 100% sure
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Originally Posted by j.lvance
Before I had a chrome grille that was faded from water and sun. I painted it this week and feel that this totally changed the look of the truck. I also took of the ugly cracked pinstripes and hand painted my own. Let me know what you all think.




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did you have to remove the corners from the truck to get the grill out ?
Old 08-28-2015, 09:17 PM
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did you have to remove the corners from the truck to get the grill out ?
Yes you do.
Old 08-28-2015, 09:24 PM
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Added a warn transformer grille guard and warn zeon winch. Also took off the chrome step bars for some textured black ones from go rhino.
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Originally Posted by hashish420
did you have to remove the corners from the truck to get the grill out ?
Yes, there is a screw that you see in the corner on top of the corner lights. remove the screw and they will come right off.


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