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-- Don
I've enjoyed the comradeship amongst truck owners. I have a '01 2500HD-8.1L 4x4 Crew cab, with 4.10 diff.
I've enjoyed every minute driving this truck. I even find places to go just to drive it. I'm getting about 9mpg city and 12mpg highway. I've just installed a Flow master on it with dual in/out that they just came out with for the 8.1, and it sounds great and is even performing better.
The reason I'm posting is to solicit the comments of anyone that is having problems with heavy vibrations on the concrete highways with vertical rain groves. It also rides much rougher than my '99 2500.
This is the only problem I've had with my truck other than on one occasion where the transmission seem to downshift to a lower gear at the wrong speed. I am taking it to the service kept tomorrow to have it checked out. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thank
I have wanted an HD for a year or so...wanted the bar for 22 years...
gonna be too cool when I am done with it...
- Tim
I "upgraded" from a 97 4x4 1500 so my new truck hands down rides better than that thing did, not sure what a 99 2500 rode like..sorry can't help there..
Bob
LOL
- Tim
TIA
TIA
Ryan
http://www.gm-trucks.com
Pulling a boat of about 17 ft/3000 lbs
Not much passenger weight (about 300 lbs) or payload say another 400 lbs
Another scenario is pulling a two place horse trailer with 2 horses of course in it.
I am tired of pulling items with a truck not equipped with enough power to go up and down the rolling hills of WI and MN without sounding like a dog. I want enough power but not go nuts and over buy a truck I don't use to its capacity. Any advice is welcome. Cheers - Bill
-- Don
-- Don
although a 6.0 would do fine.
...4:10's of course also
- Tim
A 2500HD with D'max/Alli is overkill - which is not to say I wouldn't mind having one myself.
Peter
Jim
Thanks to all for the comments and keep them coming. Plan to trash my garbage truck (explorer) sometime in next 3 months for a new Chevy. Bill
I have a 16 ft tandem axle trailer, with brakes. Not too sure how to set this up on the new Silverado. Thanks for the help.
-- Don
Otherwise, a standard 2500 short-bed with the 6.0l should suffice; you may be suprised at how much power this engine has (300hp for '99 and '00 models, 325hp since), and the "tow-haul" mode on the automatic tranny really helps.
out the 2500 light duty with the 373 rear.
It will haul or tow just about anything.
I get about 16 mpg hiway unloaded and only
have 2300 miles...It got 10 when i first got it.
There is a 500 rebate on the 01 2500 ld also
but NO rebate on the 2500 HD .
There was a 1000 rebate and 2.9 interest when i
bought mine in May.
And GM don't advertise it either...............Geo
For details. Buddy and I have sentinal's. Work great. The plug in location is the plastic box below the parking brake pedal when fully depressed. GM calls it the customer conv panel or something like that. Pop the cover off, plug in the brown connector in the correct spot (see lid of cover) and solder your pigtail leads to the brake controller. Might have to put the 40 amp maxifuse in the right spot under the hood. Nothing special needed when connecting the trailer plug.
PS. Make sure you have electric trailer brakes.
Stan
Stan
Stan
-Eric
The hitch that comes with the HD trailering package is NOT the equalizer that he is talking about. It is a separate device that is used to equalize the load on the front and rear wheels. See
http://www.reesehitch.com/contents.html#Weight for an example
Trucks....is your front wheelwell height lower with the equalizer and trailer on? I shoot for about 1/4" lower when setting spring bar preload.
I'm the the western subs of Chicago.
Thanks again
Truckchic
Stan
Worked and looks great
If it becomes a little faded all you need is some rhino shine stuff. Spray that on (kinda like an armor all but different) and the shiney blackness comes back
Ryan
Here's the compressor in the engine compartment.
Here's where the air lines and wires for the controller feed into passenger compartment, next to the steering shaft.
And here's where the controller is located - for now.