🔧 BUILD CMNT's thing is bigger than yours v. cubic inch displacement

[Yaj Yak]

The one pickup im not sure. It’s a pre cat eye Chevy (2000-2002) so I can’t remember if they got the Allison’s in them yet. the rest are 80e’s.

496s never had 4l80es in pickups.

496s had 4l80es in avalanches burbs and yukons.

 

[Outlaw]

If you saw the trucks in question work for one storm out of the hundreds they’ve seen it would give you a whole new level of respect for GMT-800 2500HD’s lol.

I can also say that two of those trucks are close to 200k and have probably towed a 14’ Cronkite trailer with a skid steer at least 100,000 of those. They are Amazingly tough.

 

[Outlaw]

I’m not sure if your concern is the front suspension or trans at this point lol.

 

[Yaj Yak]

I’m not sure if your concern is the front suspension or trans at this point lol.

The whole truck for recreational plowing. I don't see the point.

 

[Outlaw]

It’s just a convenient thing honestly. When I pieced that setup together for my Tahoe it was to do my parents, grandma and a few family friends driveways that I shoveled prior. Had experience plowing but never my own truck at that time. After that I started getting my own accounts. I’m not a dickhead when I’m plowing but I’m not easy on stuff either. I’ve never broken anything on a truck due to plowing.

 

[Yaj Yak]

You've never kept one long enough to find out

 

[Outlaw]

That’s why I keep referencing the ones a bunch of guys that don’t give a shit have been driving for 15 years lol.

 

[Outlaw]

They are some tough fucking trucks man lol. Next time I’m at the yard I’ll get pictures of some of these atrocities. Just mangled victory red and rust

 

[Outlaw]

They don’t have unit numbers, they have nicknames such as “one eye” and “bicycle mirror” for obvious reasons.

 

[Yaj Yak]

They are some tough fucking trucks man lol. Next time I’m at the yard I’ll get pictures of some of these atrocities. Just mangled victory red and rust

of course they are, im king gmt800 ...

just because something's tough though doesn't make it a solid reason to beat on it from a recreational point of view

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Yes, it's matter of convenience. While I get plowing is hard on the truck, I'm also not abusing it like a commercial plower. I'm not slamming it in to curbs and other obstacles and generally plow very slowly. I don't jam it between gears while the truck is still moving as I'm going back and forth, and of course I am constantly maintaining the truck. I purposely wanted, and got a 3/4 tonner for the purpose of using it.

With that said, I'm about 7/8ths of the way through adjusting the plow. I cut off the stubborn bolts last night (5 I think in total) with the Sawzall, and have it all loosely reassembled. Western spec'd a 2" carriage bolt for the plate. The local Lowes and Menards, the shortest they had in the spec needed was 4". So I didn't think much of it and got them. Well, I realized why now. The two top carriage bolts, at 4" won't clear the plow horns as I insert them...

 

[Outlaw]

of course they are, im king gmt800 ...

just because something's tough though doesn't make it a solid reason to beat on it from a recreational point of view

To me it’s no different than avoiding getting a 12,000# Recreational camper or boat because you don’t want to tow it with your HD truck lol

 

[Yaj Yak]

To me it’s no different than avoiding getting a 12,000# Recreational camper or boat because you don’t want to tow it with your HD truck lol

towing those things is no where as taxing as plowing though

 

[CMNTMXR57]

It's all back together. It actually went back together so much easier than expected. When you do this, you have the tower assembly and the A-Frame separate, holding the two in position while you get the pivot pins in and connecting both pieces before bolting the pivot plate in to place, was where I was fretting it being a pain. It all went together easy/peasy.

So just statically sitting there on the stands, it sits 3" higher than before.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Hopefully that’s enough to get it up off the ground when on. When’s it going on?

 

[Yaj Yak]

Hopefully that’s enough to get it up off the ground when on. When’s it going on?

February 12th 2021, first snow of the season or chicagoland. 3-5 inches. melts 3 days later when it's 52* and sunny.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

I'm ok with this. If I have to go through shit like this each time something is pending, I'll take one for the team.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Hopefully that’s enough to get it up off the ground when on. When’s it going on?

I had about an inch to begin with, plus three for this, add another inch for when I add the ballast in back puts me around 5" (that's what she said), which is right about where I was with the old truck. Oh and then maybe another half inch for the bigger tires I will be putting on.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

February 12th 2021, first snow of the season or chicagoland. 3-5 inches. melts 3 days later when it's 52* and sunny.

Yea....I don’t even bother shoveling these days. We have a company that does the neighborhoods sidewalks and that’s it. Doesn’t stick around long enough to waste my energy.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Success.

Mounted the plow today. With no ballast in the back, the current tires, and the bump stops not yet installed (I didn't get to that today), I have 5.5" of clearance. I did have to readjust my lift chains though.

Driving it around to test, going over train tracks, bad roads, elevation changes (like going in/out of the alley for example), there is a lot more suspension control with the weight on it vs. the other truck. And again, this with no ballast in the back to help.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Looking good!

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Put the bump stops in today, got another inch.

Stock is left, Buyers is right

Drivers side in place;

Pre-install;

Post-install;

Post install;

 

[EmersonHart13]

 

[CMNTMXR57]

I missed you.

 

[EmersonHart13]

This relationship is moving too quickly