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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 11:30 PM
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Default Wheel/Tires/Shackle/Hotchkis Swaybars all on finally

Well after one hell of a saga in finally getting my new wheels, I have most of what I could ever want on the outside of this truck, aside from some cal-vu mirrors and a tahoe grille. I live in upstate NY, so decided against a 2/4 drop so I wouldn't be inadvertantly pushing snow with my front end in the winter. Instead I got hotchkis swaybars(and a rear 2" shackle) to compliment my new Eagle 219 in an 18x9.6 w/6" of BS. Those are mated to a Hankook Ventus RH06 in a 295/45/18. About .5" shorter than my stockers.

I've been playing with this pretty much bone stock 01 for 2 years now and I like the way it's shaping up. Now it's time to move on past more than just tuning for the engine arena.

Here's the stuff ive added so far. 01 Silverado: Eaton Posi, LS1fans, transgo + vette servo, Nelson Tuned, Hotchkis swaybars, 2" rear shackle, escalade handles, Sierra bullet trim, painted bumpercap, Eagle 219's, fold-a-cover, CR Laurence tri-fold rear window, free quad high beam mod.

Here's what I started with and have progressed to.


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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 10:13 AM
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Looking very nice. Big improvement.

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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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Looking good!!! Definate improvement. The Cal-vu's and Tahoe grille will make it look even better.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 08:05 PM
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That is a huge difference! i wish i would of ordered those damn wheels!
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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Looks very nice man, love the wheels.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 01:10 AM
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very nice! I like it alot!
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 02:12 AM
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thats an awesome upgrade man! congrats
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Element 80
The Cal-vu's and Tahoe grille will make it look even better.
Agreed, those are the last two exterior mods I can think of. Need to focus on power now. Thanks for the kind words guys.

Andrew

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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 10:28 AM
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Great upgrade man, nice improvement!
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 07:45 PM
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Looks great. It never ceases to amaze me how much better our trucks look without all the crap glued onto the body at the factory.
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