Its finlly gone. bought a nice 2007 Duramax! GMC. i really like the power of that LBZ, it is quite impressive! tows better, and is alot faster than my cummins was. very happy! pic wont load. so ill try later.
do you like the ride quality of the new gmc better then the dodge? i am thinking about a new duramax my dodge is starting to wear out at 91000 miles in 10 months.....turbo is blowing oil, leaf springs sagging, and possible tranny rebiuld in a few months....just curious why you like the gmc more, just doing my homework.....
its like night and day!! This truck is so much better than the dodge. hands down no brainer. its quieter, smoother, much better fuel mileage, much faster, and comfy! everything is better IMO. be sure you get an LBZ tho. they are the best.
gonna try this spring if the dodge starts to act up more, just too upside down right now...buddy of mine is getting a 08 duramax this friday, said he is done with the dodges!!!just not holding up he said cant afford to go to the dealer everymonth for something....he has replaced the injectors, one engine, and two turbos on his 07 dodge in less then a year only 89000 miles....could be worse i told him, everyone i know that is driving fords are going broke or out of business, its sad.....
I finally wore out the trans on my dodge. Got 180K on the stock trans. Going to have it rebuilt with much better parts. I'm a GM man, I bought the cummins with a dodge wrapper.
I too really wanted a Cummins engine most of all, but I'll tell ya.... I am sure glad it comes in a quality built, stout Dodge truck and I didn't have to buy a cheapy GM wrapper..... :stir:
Another thing I didn't like about the chevy, sits too low. Last chevy I had was always getting hung up in the woods. Not doing anything crazy, just cutting firewood. I've gone many places in the dodge that I wouldn't dare in a stock height chevy. This past hunting season we left the chevys at creek and drove my dodge back into the woods. I guess when i'm too old to climb into the dodge, i'll go back to an old man chevy with the duramax. I do like the duramax engine, would hate to have to do any work on it. I'd probably trade up before the warranty runs out. Enjoy the truck!
the main reason i bought this truck was cuz it wasnt factory height! they do sit to low. but with some 285's it brings it up to about ford stock height.
thats how mine is sitting now too. i did the leveling kit with add a leafs in the rear and put yokohama geolander 285's on. now im about the same height as the fords and dodges
you have to lift a chevy to fit the 285's???? I put a leveling kit on my wifes d-max to clear 305-70-16's
i don't believe you need to lift or level it...just the bottom bumper (on the inside where the bumper plastic goes straight down) might need to betrimmed a little so the tires don't rub when you turn the wheel.
