GMC Sierra/Chevy Silverado 2500 & 3500 - II

obyone

I guess when there's enough of them around to justify the R&D and manufacturing setup costs.... ;-)

kg11

A friend of mine has a '93 or '94 2500 with 6 lug wheels.He pointed this out to me when I got the HD.I figured this was the most likely reason for long stopping distances in bama's review without even considering his track record on representing facts.Maybe someone's been telling stories?My 2500HD stops just fine even with 3000lb in the back.

kip

quadrunner500

I don't doubt it. The pre '99s also used drum brakes in back. And some of those earlier C/K 2500s are hard to tell apart from the 1500s.

woolyback

I think I'm in the same area as you and I'm curious which dealer you bought your truck from.
contact me directly at jmd@macnexus.org if you could.
Thanks

ryanbab

I heard there are bilsteins available for the 2500HDs

quadrunner500

I want my MTV, Bilsteins and seat covers NOW!!!
)

obyone

Found some for the 2500HD on the shockwarehouse.com site. Funny thing, when searching the Bilstein site, couldn't find anything related to the 2500HD.

ryanbab

try http://www.offroadwarehouse.com

Cheapest place other than autozone i could fine em for

Quad are you ordering the seat covers? They take some time to get if you are having htem embroidered

whatsachevy

Yes, I'm still looking for a 3" suspension lift. 6" would keep my truck out of the garage, and there are too many hail storms here in the midwest for that. Someone, either Ryan or Oby, had mentioned that there is a 3" body lift for the 2500HD's, but I would rather have a suspension lift. I currently have 285/75/16 Cooper tires (33") on my truck. Cranked the torsion bars about 4 turns and trimmed the front air dam and inner fender wells. Still just a little rubbing when turning all the way to the left on the back side of the driver's side fender well, but not enough to worry about. It would require relocating the emergency brake cable. Posted some pics for Ray T. at picturetrail.com/whatsachevy. 3" should take care of any rubbing and would give a little more ground clearance (although my wife thinks it has too much ground clearance now - although she never seems to mind driving it!).

tonyy

Rancho is the only option for less than 6" @ this time for a 02. Their's is 4" and I don't understand why the other reputable lift kit mfg. guys have not responded to the demand of a lift less than 6". The guy's I know that have the rancho do no like it, to stiff!

whatsachevy

Is Rancho's 4" lift for 2500HD's? Is it a body lift or suspension lift?

whatsachevy

BTW, went fishing with my buddy with the '97 GMC (350) which has had the cold start knock since it was new. He now has 105,000 miles on his truck. He told me he needed to change the oil. I asked him how many miles since his last change. He said he thought about 8,000. After giving him hell about how he treated his truck, we checked the oil. It showed a little over a half quart low. I asked him if he had added any oil since his last change. He told me he hadn't even checked the oil since the last change. His theory: "if there's no oil on the ground, then it must be in the motor". He drove to the lake, and I drove home (my beer count was about half of his). The truck ran great. It pulled his boat along at 75 with no problem and no apparent loss of performance. The only thing that sucked was the fishing.

ryanbab

5 yr old truck with over 100K miles and a knock since new and still running strong

Good to hear

tonyy

The Rancho 4" is a suspension lift and is available for the 1500 & 2500 HD's. I would like to see RCD offer a 4", the people I have talked to that own a RCD lift speak highly of it. I have talked with Fabtech which indicated they are considering a 4" offering but no decision as of yet. I think I am going to go with the 6" RCD. I could use that extra clearance to venture down some of my favorite trails. Besides the Lear cap I just put on along with the Ranchhand front end and rear bumper replacement and step bars to be installed next week will add about 700#That will move my rig in the wrong direction that I want it to go.

Kirstie_H

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blackchevy1

I just purchased some stock alloy tire with stock Bridgestone tires. I noticed my stock chrome rims and stock Firestone Steelex were different. My truck is a 2001 and his was a 2002. Also I pull a 26' travel trailer 2 to 3 times a year. I read somewhere that you shouldn't use alloys or the will crack when towing, anyone know if this is true. Why would GM offer them if they cracked while towing? Wouldn't most people buy a 3/4 ton over a 1/2 ton because they need it for towing? Anyone hear about anyones stock alloy rims cracking after towing less than maximun towing capacity of the truck? Thanks I am a little leary about putting these alloy rims on the truck.

rmartin3

Hello,
I just bought a chevy 2500HD long bed, 8.1L, crew cab. I lost the directions to my Kelsey brake controller. It has 4 thick wires...red, white, blue, and black. Would anyone know where to connect these wires to the included brake wiring harness, which has a thick red and blue, and thin light blue, black, and brown wires. I am a novice at this kind of thing. Thanks for any help

blackchevy1

check out Chevy Silverado/GMC Sierra's w 8100 Allison

jlflemmons

No, the alloy rims will not crack from towing. The dynamic strength of the alloy rim exceeds that of steel. The downside of alloys is they can be cracked with a direct impact, ie curb.

Wiring up a brake controller: All brake controllers use the same color code, but pay attention as it is not the typical color code one would normally see. The colors are like this:

Big Blue: Output to the electric brakes.
Big Black: +12V from the truck (Input to controller.
Red: Stoplight switch to activate controller.
White: Vehicle ground, needs to be a really good connection to the chassis.
Brown wire is for illumination if your controller has it. Most do not, so just tape off the wire.

If you are wiring this up to a late model GM you are in luck as the GM supplied harness is labled for you. If the harness is not in the truck, they can be purchased at any good RV shop or hitch company. Have fun.

Jim

woneil

i have 2001 2500 hd,regular cab, 8.1L,3.73 rear end, with tire pressure in the front at 60 and the rear at 78

i get 10-12 mpg in the city and the best on the interstate so far is 15 mpg

still have a engine oil consumption problem (8.1L)

has anyone heard of an answer yet?

thanks
will

krallen

Does anyone know when 2003 can be ordered.
Wonder what my 2000 ls regular cab loaded + with pro-plow and 30000 ought to be worth