Recent content by D45

Another oil change done, new air and a new cabin air filter Took a 500 mile round trip drive this week,no issues at all 110,000 miles Need tires soon!!!!

Yes it seems like the 2.7L is being widely used in full size half ton trucks Is this the same 2.7L motor that comes in 2023+ Canyon and Colorado trucks? TrailBoss is a 2" factory lift.....no lockers

Took a 525 mile round trip venture some wet trails, the worn out Duratracs still did good and the truck performed flawlessly Brakes are back to normal and I averaged 17.0 mpg overall Almost at 110,000 miles and will be ready for an oil change soon

All done and back in the driveway Time to search for tires and deals

Confirmed failed vacuum pump! They are replacing the vacuum pump and the pump belt for free, under the special coverage warranty At my request, they are also replacing the serpentine belt and A/C belt......for $130 total 110,000 miles, I figured whynot, since all the belts are being taken...

......and I'm finally taking the truck to a local dealership on Monday, for the brake vacuum pump/belt replacement Hopefully there's no issues and it's fully covered! The service manager said they stock the pumps and have repaired a ton of trucks and SUVs with similar symptoms

I ran a 37" spare in the stock location on my 2004 3500

Interesting weight increase also 295s are roughly 60-63 pounds each 305s are roughly 68-72 pounds each

I am currently leaning towards a 305/65R18, that is roughly 33.60" x 12.20" The current size 295/65R18 is roughly 33.10" x 11.80" The 305 size is also about $450 cheaper than a 295

That's a 34.5" tire, not interested....

Looking at new tires soon There's now only one option in 295/65R18 The Wrangler Duratrac and it's like $433 per tire I'm looking at the LT305/60R18 in a Toyo or Nitto that's around $320 each

10-11 mpg is crazy low for this truck While my silverado may seem to have less power, the 15-16 ish mpg works

However, the mpg on the dash shows 10.1 mpg with the Ram 5.7L I'm going to carfax the vin to see the axle ratio My silverado is showing 15.8 mpg

We have a Ram 1500 5.7L 4WD at work, it's leveled on 33s..... With 75,000 miles on it, it moves! Seems alot more powerful than my Silverado

I just can't do those ugly wheels on the AT4 package trucks, or even any of the GMC Canyon Plus, Denali packaged Canyons get 20" wheels/tires, which I won't do Even some Trail Boss trucks have 20" setups.....nope!!! The Colorado 17" wheels, especially the ZR2, look so much better