Just picked up my duramax/allison!!!

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  1. armoks

    armoks Active Member

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    LOVE this truck the power is unbelievable compared to the 6.0 gas I had. I took the ford and dodge for test drives and I have to say the Duramax feels soo much better then the others!!
     
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    Congrats!
     
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    Sounds great, congrats!
     
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    sweet :pimp: pictures?
     
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    Looks like a turd to me....












































    Oh wait I have one just like it, nice truckwaytogo rotfl
     
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    Congrats armoks! I just picked up mine last Wednesday also :)

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    Nice color choice there my last truck was simular to that. I didn't want to go black again, I had a grand am that was black, but it looked sooo nice sitting on the lot:cool:
     
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    new question where should my oil pressure be at on this? at Idle it seems low., about half way between the redline and the 60 mark. Is that right?
     
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    New Pics of the DMAX!!! Cognito leveling kit with 305/55 20 Nitto terragraplers on Ice 889 wheels, MBRP 4" Cat back exhaust, Diablo Predator set on 85 hp, and got my winders tinted!

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    BTW ran a 15.3 in the 1/4 with those rims and tires on it LOL
     
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    Man, I like those wheels and tires, what back spacing are they? Also, are the 305's close to 35" tall?
     
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    I'm not sure on the offset but they are a 9" wide rim and with the cognito level and torsions cranked they did rub on th back of the fender. I had to take the inner fender out and modify the fender itself so they wouldn't rub any.

    The 305/55 20 is equal to a 33.2 x 12.5 tire

    I was going to do a 4-6" cognito lift and put a set of tires that equal a 35 on these 20's BUT the tires would be around $460 a TIRE!!!!:doah: I just can't afford them:mad:
     
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    If you don't mind me asking how much do the 305's run?
     
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    I paid $260 a tire for them
     
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    waytogo Looks even better.
     
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    Did the 20's affect the ride quality at all?
     
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    not at all I didn't feel a difference. some say the cranking of my torsions would give it a harsher ride too but with the Cognito Kit and Procomp shocks it rides better then stock. So it might be the kit that made up for any ride difference.
     
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    Congrats on the new rig
     
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    Nice new truck, I love my LBZ.
     
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