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Z71 - You like it or you hate it. WHY? You all asked for it so here it is brought to you by Ryan
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haha yea i have to much time on my hands. Im on lunch and RED awhile back said i should make one. So i made a topic with the word Z71 and a long title as long as it would allow. SOrry JEEZ if you dont like it don come in here
Ryan
pat
Ryan
Peter
And what do you get for the $365?
- Skid Plates - Available for $95 (GM cost ~ $40)
- Decals - Available for $20 (GM cost ~ $5)
- Shocks - You're going to replace them anyway (GM cost ~ $20 above standard shocks)
- Hi Capacity Air Cleaner - A $25 option (GM cost ~$5 more)
- Stabilizers and Jounce bumpers - All trucks have them
So what did you get for $365? I know it is not much money to you, but it is to me. You could save money by ordering the individual options and sticking on the decals. Ah, you couldn't say you have a Z71, could you?
And I did buy a 'regular' 4x4 with the Skid Plates, High Capacity Air Cleaner and I bought Bilstein Shocks for it. $20 for Z71 stickers and I'm done.
Mike L
2. i think the stickers look cool.
3. i AM into advertising my suspension on the side of my truck. in fact, i'm currently looking for the following additional stickers (please advise if you can tell me where to get them):
E24 - fourth door
E63 - fleetside body
C7H - GVWR
FE9 - federal emissions
LM7 - 5.3L motor
M30 - tranny
GT4 - axle
1SB - PEG
QGD - tires (worth the extra $125 for the owl)
A95 - seats
ZY2 - two tone paint
T96 - fog lamps
AJ1 - window tinting
DF5 - ISRV mirror
Z82 - HD trailer pkg
NP8 - Autotrac
LOL
kyle
Ryan
How could you tell (without opening the glove box door) if a truck was a Z71 or somebody just put the stickers on it? You couldn't tell, and neither could the salesman giving you a trade-in value. Nor could any potential buyer. At least they couldn't tell if you had put the Bilsteins on it.
Mike L
Ryan
Hardly any difference in ride compared to Z85 firm ride.
Why so similar? Because neither truck, in 4x4 trim has coil SPRINGS up front...just torsion bars. And not much suspension travel. So if you don't like the ride, it's not going to get much better putting wimpy shocks on.
When you carry a big payload, the 46 mm shocks feel good to me, because they control the motions. I like firm rides, not bouncy trucks.
As for the stickers....I'd like to see Kyle's truck when he gets the rest of them put on. Yall 'be green with envy!
Oh no..but I have a 4x4 sticker...not a Z71...how will I ever live?...easy..with the better suspension/axles/brakes/engine/frame and ride I get with a 2500.
Z71 is a hype...and it seems to work..so much so that people call it a Z71 instead of a Silverado. When you ask people ..why did you get it?...they tell you.."Cuz I go off road".....OK..what does it offer?....uhh..."off road stuff"......
Even babs who didn't know what it all included at first had to have it...to go off roading...(which he hasn't done..nor will he)....
Ryan,...I think you are feeling like you need to start more posts...and feel they are your own baby...ever since I was in control of a discussion site?...LOL
I gotta take my hostility elsewhere tonight...
yawl have fun
- Tim
...or a Sticker for that matter
- Tim
send it to me personaly Quad...
- Tim
for more intelligent conversations.....come here!
http://www.teleweb.net/mgdvhman/
(check out the new header too)
- Tim
Ryan
who cares..it's here now.
Maybe she justs wants to get you back in the woods?
- Tim
Yea she probably does wanna get me out there. OOOOO Sounds like fun. Labor day weekend can not come any faster i am counting the days down woohoo
haha
Ryan
99 4.8L 5spd 3.73 w/camper 24967 miles ave:15.4mpg
00 6.0L 5spd 3.73 w/camper 8432 miles ave:14.0mpg
I actually can't complain about the fuel economy of the big engine. Now, my buddy with a Dodge Dakota 5.2L, he can complain about mileage.
Mike L
Dean
- Tim
Dean
For those of you who have owned both compact trucks as well as full size trucks, which do you like better and why? I'm trying to decide which is better for me.
I got my silverado end of april. before this i have an S-10 which was a very nice truck. It had its limits. It was a 2wd and i know have a 4wd. I had the S-10 stuck a few times in snow havent had the silverado in snow yet but im sure it wont get stuck. I like the bigger truck for a simple fact of the roomier cab. I am 6'3 175 and the S-10 was kinda cramped especially on long journies. I have yet to be uncomfortable in the silverado. The silverado also hauls building materials (wood drywall cement i have hauled all these things in both trucks) much easier.
The silverado is above and beyond the S-10 thats my opinion
Ryan
Keep in mind that if you do go for the compact truck, it will always "do" less than the full size truck will when it comes to room for hauling people in the front or materials in the back. And based on the engine/transmission/axle, it should have more horsepower and torque for towing.
However, the compact should be better if you are concerned about gas mileage, maneuverability/parking, and maybe insurance.
Bottom line...don't sell yourself short for possible future demands you will require of your truck.
Ok Tim, you can post your sales pitch for the 2500 w/ 6.0L now.
-David
- Tim
(It is a better ride for me though)
- Tim
Dean
Yeah, alot of you asphalt cowboys like the stickers and the "off-road" designation, but I got 2 miles of uphill dirt road to get home and I'm damn glad Chevy sells a good limited-slip diff (locker??) for a few hundred and the Z71 package. If they didn't, I mighta screwed up and bought a Ford or (shudder) a Dodge.
Oh, and as for you 2500 lovers out there, yeah, if gas was a buck a gallon, I woulda got one. But it's 30 miles to town, and even though I gotta haul wood & gravel every season, I don't wanna blow 3 gallons of fuel to get to town like I would in a 2500.
By the way, only women drive Tundras in Idaho.
Ryan
Idahodan seems that in indiana women also are only ones who drive tundras. Seen a total of 3 tundras today all were driven by women
When my father-in-law drives on these trips, we take his Ford 3/4 ton. Not only is the gas mileage terrible, but the ride and leg room is pathetic.
A real man should be too embarrassed to drive a Tundra.
idahodan,
Where abouts in Idaho do you live, and have you ever dealt with Dave Smith Motors in Kellogg?
-David
As for the 2500, I've been pleasantly suprised by the mileage on mine. With a total load of 2000lbs (small popup camper), my 1500 (4.8L 5spd) averaged 15.5 mpg and with the same load my 2500 (6.0L 5spd) averages 14 mpg. Without the camper I fully expect 17-18 mpg on the 2500. I was expecting 10-11 mpg, but was overjoyed to find the truck has such good economy.
Mike L
Mike L
We've had fires in the area, within 50 or so miles anyway, sometimes see/smell smoke, but that's it. Every summer everyone up here gets nervous about the fires & lightning; this season's real bad though.
HEY TIRES!! What kind of tires did you get on your Z71 and how do you like 'em?
Ryan
Mike L
- Tim
I have them on both my trucks, and I really like them. When they are worn out, it will br either Michelins or the same 'Stones again.
Mike L
Also you say the Z71 is a fad??? Ok i dont think i would call it a fad because a fad comes and goes. Seems this gets bigger each yr. I would describe it as "hype".
Ryan
it started out as an option code.(still is) and turned into a huge success..
i didn't need it though....I moved upward!
LOL
- Tim
Maybe they should make a Z71-B for the 3/4 tons, then more people would buy them. LOL