GMT400 History

[frito-bandito]

I've noticed another difference today. My '94 is a SL with sealed beam headlights originally had a color matched filler panel. I've seen a few other trucks like this too. Well, today I changed the grille and filler panel from a late '90s SL and the filler panel matches the grille instead of the truck color. My guess is either mine has some sort of optional equipment or the newer trucks just use gray filler panels. My dad had a '97 SL and it had a gray filler panel too.

Both my 94 and my 98 had/has the grille matched filler panel

 

[bow61509]

my 90 sierra has a colormatched filler as well

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[ChrisAU]

Both my 92 and 98 had/have color matched fillers.

 

[FastOrange]

1995- Speedo goes to 160KPH

1996+- Speedo goes to 180KPH

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[98slv]

Yea remember with the new redesigned 07 models, NNBS if you want to, that GM made a big deal about being able to get a Z71 2500 or 3500 and that the 2500 GMC trucks you could get the Denali option. That was becuase they were never advertised or packaged as a Z71 model truck before even though you could get the extra skid plates and better shocks.

Hasn't been talked about again but you can get a 4.10 gear option in our gmt400 trucks. My friends 95 WT 4.3 with a 5 speeed had 4.10 factory gears. His gears blew up, destroying the super awesome aluminum housing, and it took him forever to find a 4.10 axle to replace it. Not sure if they offered the L31 engine with 4.10s though

 

[frito-bandito]

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[skylark]

Our dually has 4.10's.

 

[96-1500]

Hasn't been talked about again but you can get a 4.10 gear option in our gmt400 trucks. My friends 95 WT 4.3 with a 5 speeed had 4.10 factory gears. His gears blew up, destroying the super awesome aluminum housing, and it took him forever to find a 4.10 axle to replace it. Not sure if they offered the L31 engine with 4.10s though

Was that truck a 4x4?

Our dually has 4.10's.

I think 98slv was referring to half tons in this case, my 3/4 ton has 4.10s as does my other 3/4 ton parts truck, they aren't super common but they aren't exactly rare either. I've never seen a 1500 with 4.10s but I wouldn't be surprised that they could be ordered. I don't want to picture a 4.3 TBI with 4.10s on the highway though, that would be depressing in the get up and go department.
Reminds me of my old '49 Willys with a 60 odd horsepower inline 4, 3-speed trans and 5.38s. Put it in second gear, let out the clutch and you could almost get out of the cab and walk faster than it.

RPO code GT5 is 4.10 gear ratio, btw.

 

[88GMCtruck]

Yea remember with the new redesigned 07 models, NNBS if you want to, that GM made a big deal about being able to get a Z71 2500 or 3500 and that the 2500 GMC trucks you could get the Denali option. That was becuase they were never advertised or packaged as a Z71 model truck before even though you could get the extra skid plates and better shocks.

Hasn't been talked about again but you can get a 4.10 gear option in our gmt400 trucks. My friends 95 WT 4.3 with a 5 speeed had 4.10 factory gears. His gears blew up, destroying the super awesome aluminum housing, and it took him forever to find a 4.10 axle to replace it. Not sure if they offered the L31 engine with 4.10s though

Well you could get the same equipment as a Z71 in just about any truck, it just wasn't under the RPO Z71. Usually it was multiple options.

I think the Sierra Denali HD started around 2009.

Our dually has 4.10's.

Was that truck a 4x4?



I think 98slv was referring to half tons in this case, my 3/4 ton has 4.10s as does my other 3/4 ton parts truck, they aren't super common but they aren't exactly rare either. I've never seen a 1500 with 4.10s but I wouldn't be surprised that they could be ordered. I don't want to picture a 4.3 TBI with 4.10s on the highway though, that would be depressing in the get up and go department.
Reminds me of my old '49 Willys with a 60 odd horsepower inline 4, 3-speed trans and 5.38s. Put it in second gear, let out the clutch and you could almost get out of the cab and walk faster than it.

RPO code GT5 is 4.10 gear ratio, btw.

Friend of mine's father has a 96 K3500 454 NV4500 truck with factory G80 and Facotry 4.56s. Thing is a low end grunting machine.

 

[98slv]

Yes it was 4x4, it had a hypertext chip and it was a fun truck to drive, more power than what you'd think from it. But we put a three inch body lift on 6 inch suspension and swapped a canned tbi 350. Shortly after shelled the tranny so then it got rebuilt too lol. Live and learn