🔧 BUILD IlikeMTB’s new whip thread V. BUILD THAT WALL ALREADY

[crooks]

Looks good at the height.

The push bar is cool but I would be afraid everyone is going to drive the speed limit or under if I got behind them with one.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Looks good at the height.

The push bar is cool but I would be afraid everyone is going to drive the speed limit or under if I got behind them with one.

Honestly they already do. Or they fly up on my and slam on the brakes instead of passing.

 

[SaturdaysGS]

I’m surprised it’s an open diff too. This thing has for sure seen some off-roading with how much dirt and shit packed underneath.


It’s got a factory hitch and trailer brake, which I also found an odd add on.


You need to start a thread.

Tomorrow... maybe!

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Hacked some shit off today. Drivers side took forever because the gas tank sits right up against about 1/4 of what I needed to cut.

Drivers side before cutting

Passenger side after cutting.

Also got my helper bags in. This is where I ended up putting the valves.

And a glamour shot

 

[IDAFC21]

Dam son.

 

[SleeperLS]

Love the hidden bag valves. Nice clean install

 

[SMRTSS1]

How’s the ride after cutting the brackets? I’m still debating whether I should cut mine off or not.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

How’s the ride after cutting the brackets? I’m still debating whether I should cut mine off or not.

With half my stops cut off it still hit every once in a while. With 4” more room it’s no where close. Also running the bags at “zero” but I’d assume as they’re compressed they’d still add progression to the springs.

 

[SMRTSS1]

With half my stops cut off it still hit every once in a while. With 4” more room it’s no where close. Also running the bags at “zero” but I’d assume as they’re compressed they’d still add progression to the springs.

I put shorter stops in and really can’t feel a huge difference in the ride even though I know I’ve bottomed out a few times. I’m struggling with the idea of cutting that close to the gas tank for the extra travel I most likely will never really need. The ride can only get so much better with 22’s anyway.

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

Love the stance Joel, thrush welded muffler in case you want some rumble

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Love the stance Joel, thrush welded muffler in case you want some rumble

We’ll see what happens with the header install. Depending on how it all lines up and sounds I may ditch some or all of the exhaust for something else. It’s so much quieter than the Sierra.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I put shorter stops in and really can’t feel a huge difference in the ride even though I know I’ve bottomed out a few times. I’m struggling with the idea of cutting that close to the gas tank for the extra travel I most likely will never really need. The ride can only get so much better with 22’s anyway.

The stops that came with my belltech kit didn’t fit and before cutting the stops in half it was literally sitting on the stops

I have the 5305 springs. They’re a 3/4 drop (currently have the spacer in) but since it had lift springs it came down about 4” total out back. I’ll have to look at your thread. I semi recall you having one.

 

[SMRTSS1]

How did you make your cuts near the gas tank and what did you use to do it? From looking at it a sawzall would be a bad idea and I’m not so thrilled about going to town with a grinder that close to the tank.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I used a sawsall for the outside and the underneath (and the half not by the tank) and then used a prybar to bend it down and used an angle grinder with cutoff wheel. I kept a piece of sheet metal between the tank and the bracket. Gave me a bit of a buffer if it went to deep but also rattled so I knew it went to far. Took me over an hour for that side. Other side was maybe 15 minutes.

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

We’ll see what happens with the header install. Depending on how it all lines up and sounds I may ditch some or all of the exhaust for something else. It’s so much quieter than the Sierra.

i must have missed the part where you ordered headers !

 

[1quick]

You going custom exhaust or cat back? Do they have emissions out there?

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

i must have missed the part where you ordered headers !

You going custom exhaust or cat back? Do they have emissions out there?

I may just leave stock for now if it all lines up well or can be slightly modified. We do have emissions every other years so I have to add some cats to the Y pipe. On the plus side my gvwr is high enough that it doesn’t go on the dyno.

 

[RICH17]

I may just leave stock for now if it all lines up well or can be slightly modified. We do have emissions every other years so I have to add some cats to the Y pipe. On the plus side my gvwr is high enough that it doesn’t go on the dyno.

Any inspections tho? Tune out the rear o2's and send it

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Any inspections tho? Tune out the rear o2's and send it

They don’t inspect the vehicle but mine gets a sniff test at idle and they scan obd2. Plus if I drive by a sniffer van I’m sure it would be flagged. I’m ok running cats on vehicles that came with them.

 

[SaturdaysGS]

What headers are you going with?

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I bought shitty speed engineering ones. People seem to like the fit and they were dirt cheap via eBay and a 15% off coup

 

[SaturdaysGS]

I bought shitty speed engineering ones. People seem to like the fit and they were dirt cheap via eBay and a 15% off coup

Curious how it works out for ya, I basically wanna mimick your engine mods. Longevity and the benefit of performance.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Curious how it works out for ya, I basically wanna mimick your engine mods. Longevity and the benefit of performance.

I’ll probably get them on in a few weeks. Going on a road trip later this week so didn’t have time. Contemplating just ordering cats now and getting them in right away.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Curious how it works out for ya, I basically wanna mimick your engine mods. Longevity and the benefit of performance.

Make that damn thread already!

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Still contemplating removing the 1” spacer out back.......