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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 04:57 AM
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nice 2wd

honestly with that black bumper id linex the rocker panel. (where the silver is)

then paint or line-x the rear bumper as well/ then you will have alittle more matching flowing though the body.

you COULD have the wheels powder coated black or painted black if you wanted to go blackout (which i think would look KILLER on your truck)

I went White/black combo on mine and loved it. In about a month after my "suspension" project is done ill be painting mine FLAT BLACK.. then it will be all black. should look great.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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i wish i had that type of cash to linex that but i dont ...
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 03:17 PM
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the kit said it was a 2 inch kit but i do not believe it..

this is the kit i bought...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-03...Q5fAccessories
Were the coils hard to install?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 02:05 AM
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well i wash and waxed my truck and did a few other things can ya tell what i did ?











whats the difference ?



what do ya think what should i do next ? i want more lift...
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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Nice truck, Jeez, Idk about what you do but did you acetone the front left side bumper...
lol jk you trimmed the valance??
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 12:44 PM
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yep i cut the valence lol and no the paint chipped so right after that pic i power washed it back to chrome
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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next time you paint the bumper you should prep it and use tan paint
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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Nice truck and 113k miles not a bad deal. Not sure about a tan bumper?jmo. I can't help but like the chrome the bumpers personally. Do like the trim job on the valance. Good luck and enjoy.
 

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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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if i were you i would re-gear to 3.73 or 4.10. i have 3.55 and i couldnt imagine a 3.05. probably gets decent mileage though on the highway.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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one thing about the tuner: you cant change the tire size cus your truck's a 97. you have to have a digital odometer to be able to correct for the tire size, but they didnt start using them until 99 and some 98 models. at least thats what the instruction manual said. nice looking truck. i've got a 1.5" leveling kit and am looking at getting a 3" or 3.5" spindle lift. what kinda tires did you get?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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i want gears but they cost a lot of course everything dose ...

anyone know how to chance that little gear for my speedo ? wouldent that help with my shift points ? and all of that dosent it go off speed and such ?
 
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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Do you have any rubbing with the 285's?
 
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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non at all and i changed the speedo gear and with with 2 more teeth and i was spota go with 2 less lol oh well it only cost $10 easy fix
 
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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Wow, I can say that I am super jealous of the price. I payed $4,300 for mine with 150000 miles.
 
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