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Old 11-12-2012, 03:53 PM
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Undercoated the back fender wells too to give it a better contrast betweem the wheel well and the bed. Also cleaned the front suspension



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Originally Posted by Throttlejunkie
Nice wheels!!!

I've been tempted to peel the plasti dip off the wheels but I actually used a tire shine on the tires today after I washed/detailed the truck and fell in love with it all over again lol

if I could squeeze 18-19 mpg's out of it then I will.
I think your truck looks great with the black or chrome so that one is def whichever you like best. I dont know if you will be able to muster that type of mpg's out of it regardless of tires though.

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I personally love the way it sits. The rims are not my first choice but I like how they're black and look good w/ the silver of your truck. I say keep the body lift and invest in some mud tires. and you're set.
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Originally Posted by msdins
I think your truck looks great with the black or chrome so that one is def whichever you like best. I dont know if you will be able to muster that type of mpg's out of it regardless of tires though.
Oh I'm more interested in the hwy MPG's for the longer road trips. Haven't had the chance to re average my MPG's yet now that I did a total 100K mile tune up on it. I hope to see minimum 14+ in town (as long as I keep my foot out of it lol!
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Originally Posted by Throttlejunkie
Undercoated the back fender wells too to give it a better contrast betweem the wheel well and the bed. Also cleaned the front suspension
Just that little bit makes a huge difference.
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Truck looks great as is. Body lifts are expensive to install so would keep it on there. What is your main reason for wanting to get rid of it?
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Originally Posted by FFBoomer519
Just that little bit makes a huge difference.

It really does. I've been in the F-body scene for a few years and learned how to do paint correction with my porter cable and lake country pads ext, ext, ext....I ended up going crazy on this thing today lol. I told myself i wasn't going to do this because it's such a big truck but it happened anyways. I'm exhausted
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Originally Posted by Throttlejunkie

It really does. I've been in the F-body scene for a few years and learned how to do paint correction with my porter cable and lake country pads ext, ext, ext....I ended up going crazy on this thing today lol. I told myself i wasn't going to do this because it's such a big truck but it happened anyways. I'm exhausted
Wish I knew how to do that. I just bought my black truck after having a silver 04 and it could use some attention. I would love to get out those light scratches and swirl marks.
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Originally Posted by jerrybizzle
Truck looks great as is. Body lifts are expensive to install so would keep it on there. What is your main reason for wanting to get rid of it?

Mainly the gap from the bed to the frame and the hitch reciever hangs down lower than trucks with suspension lifts.

It's me being really picky but I've had a long weekend and plenty of time to "sit and stare" lol



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