So I’ve been looking at the 6.2s thinking of trading in the Silverado. Pros and cons of the alumiduty? Worth the jump from the 2016 to the 2017? Also was reading that some people have had a death wobble like problem. Anyone experience that on here?
Death wobble is simple as heck to fix. It just illustrates a dealerships usual reluctance to pay good techs. Trac bar, more caster, shocks, joints, pitman arm. Then again, people often mistake weak American shocks for death wobble. And some owners are just paranoid about everything.
Same goes for Dodge death wobble or even GM's weird wobble problem. Anyone that can't figure it out, ain't worth taking advice from. It's the simplest problem to fix in the entire automotive world. Sad thing is too many alighnment shops just adjust things until the screen reads green everywhere. They have no idea how the alignment settings actually work, or why the oem settings might be worthless.
2017+
+light body, heavy frame, feels more sure footed, more solid and secure
+improved interior quality
+xl's are usually power everything, not base models anymore
+rear locker works
+best front axle in the truck world by a far margin
+2015 era trucks feel archaic
+least rattles of any truck I've ever driven
+crew cab comfort
+easy breezy suspension kits from BDS and Carli, as long as you remember to disco the battery.
+locker friendly front axle. Your Gm axle would snap like a twig at things a locked Super 60 would laugh at
+good transmission
+xl and xlt's are great, try to avoid getting carried away by bling packages. $10 000 for satin chrome plastic badges is not a good buy.
+35x12.5r18 tires fit, with room to spare
+37x13.5r18 tires fit perfectly with just a mild 4" suspension system
+4" BDS, 37r18's, 4.88 gears, a front auto locker, and King shocks is a very easy, reasonable priced, very hot setup. A Powerwagon has nothing on that.
+Fox ats steering damper is available
+free spin hubs come stock
+old style turn signal stalk is back by customer demand
-37" tires are expensive
-gas gauge reads low fuel level a bit early. 10g reserve.
-you have to watch your karma at grocery stores. Put your frickin cart back. Body doesn't dent easy, but dents are expensive.
-heavy steel off road bumpers ain't so expensive when you start seeing what quarter panel replacement costs.
-bed is only tough if you Rhino line it, or Line X it. DO NOT allow them to remove the bed bolts, line right over top of them.
-oem shocks are as bad as GM shocks now. So bad, that exactly zero Ford garages in the entire US stock the oem shocks. They are literally just empty steel tubes. Get some King 2.5's asap. Don't need fancy adjusters or anything, just proper valving
-skip the yuppie automated car wash
-skip some of the posh options like the adaptive steering
-sun roof option is for suckers
-the hitch sleeves are for towing jet skis and lawnmower trailers. DO NOT tow heavy with a hitch sleeve, get a larger hitch and do it right
-kick the hub covers and unlock the hubs. Dealer prep idiots tend to miss this. Make sure that the hitch sleeves and pin are installed
-tear the key # page out of the owners manual so that no one makes a key to steal your truck
-are fender liners still an option (I still don't have any)
-do not in any way secure the trucks tailgate with a lock to prevent theft. I won't go into detail here. Let them have it.
-steering is firm when new
-oem tires ain't exactly Cooper stt's or anything
- high end trim package seats aren't as comfortable as xl or xlt, if you're heavy.
-it's one big step to get in. If live in snowy areas, get good aftermarket steps, or Raptor steps.
-Led headlights are crap. Stick to the adjustable halogens.
-some models come with 20" wheels, they are as useless as the 17" wheels. 18x9"+18mm, is the hot spot
