Old man stepside to bad@$$ lifted monster - 95 K1500 ECSS Z71 Build Thread

[1997k1500Calvin]

Put a lock on that hitch and leave it on, looks awesome

Live action!!

 

[Torchred]

Nooooooo

I think weve found your ECSS's replacement

 

[thz71]

I think weve found your ECSS's replacement

Nah..

 

[STORMINNORMAN]

Looks bad @ss! Its really coming along! keep up the good work!

 

[98sierra4x4]

Got some Amazon goodies! I love this stuff! SO much better than armorall!

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And just in case!

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I'd leave this in all the time if I wasn't afraid someone would get the 5 finger discount on it.

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New head unit!

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Hadn't really expected the dash bezel to get in the way. :/

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Sneak peek of what is to come! This'll prolly be a while though.

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[98sierra4x4]

After finding a job I like, making more money with less hours (winning!!) it hit me, I started looking at lift kits. Then this popped up on the vast internet.

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I had to do it! That picture is exactly how I envisioned my truck! My wallet sure wasn't happy about it, but I haven't looked back!

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Then these bad boys showed up on my door step.

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Had them mounted. I could not believe how good they looked even off the truck!

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6" RCX susp. lift, Eagle Alloy wheels 15" with ~4" of backspacing, 35"x12.5" Mickey Thompson MTZ.

Lift kit install time!!! Didn't get to take many pics 'cause I was in a time crunch and I was working by myself for almost the whole process.

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Lol, the keen eye will notice I had the rear lower control arm drop in backwards. That was the biggest mistake I made, so it went pretty smoothly.

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That looks better!

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Finished up the front after almost the whole weekend.

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Lift was finished up! Left the 265s on before it got aligned.

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First time driving it with the new additions! Toyed around on some dirt roads real quick.

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This is the finished product. HAH, we all know how that goes!!

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Here is the comparison shot.

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The stock 3.42 gears were not cutting it. The 10 bolt rear even had the G80, so I wanted to see if I could get away without regearing. No biggie, I figured I would have to. Decided to go with 4.11 Yukons with an Eaton trutrack. This was one of the few times I've actually paid a shop to do the work. The lift I can handle, but regearing is over my head.

What a big differense!


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