So, as the title eludes to, I’ve had this truck for a little over two years. It was purchased new in Mississippi when we were still living in Louisiana.
Here she is right after getting home for the dealership. 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 crew cab, Z71 4x4 6.2, with 8 speed transmission and 3.23 gears.
Handled the mud at deer camp great despite the wheel/ tire combo.
Loved the look of the truck especially with those 22s, although I knew they weren’t good for anything. I hadn’t searched for a truck with such big wheels, it’s just the way it ended up.
From the get go I knew I wanted to level the front and get rid of that factory rake while making a little room for bigger more aggressive tires in the future.
This is after the 2.25” ready lift level was installed. Subtle but much better.
Next up had to be a cap and bedrug. With two kids and two large-ish dogs the dogs have to go in the bed, along with any cargo.
A.R.E. Z series and full bedrug installed. It is nice and comfy back there at this point. Really like the topper but in hindsight, with a 200 lb rtt sitting in my garage now, I wish I would’ve thought about going with the CX HD topper with internal frame. A roof top tent wasn’t anywhere in the plan when the shell went on almost 2 years ago.
Pretty good and functional road and highway truck at this point, but does leave a lot to be desired for off road capability.
More to come soon!
Here she is right after getting home for the dealership. 2017 GMC Sierra 1500 crew cab, Z71 4x4 6.2, with 8 speed transmission and 3.23 gears.
Handled the mud at deer camp great despite the wheel/ tire combo.
Loved the look of the truck especially with those 22s, although I knew they weren’t good for anything. I hadn’t searched for a truck with such big wheels, it’s just the way it ended up.
From the get go I knew I wanted to level the front and get rid of that factory rake while making a little room for bigger more aggressive tires in the future.
This is after the 2.25” ready lift level was installed. Subtle but much better.
Next up had to be a cap and bedrug. With two kids and two large-ish dogs the dogs have to go in the bed, along with any cargo.
A.R.E. Z series and full bedrug installed. It is nice and comfy back there at this point. Really like the topper but in hindsight, with a 200 lb rtt sitting in my garage now, I wish I would’ve thought about going with the CX HD topper with internal frame. A roof top tent wasn’t anywhere in the plan when the shell went on almost 2 years ago.
Pretty good and functional road and highway truck at this point, but does leave a lot to be desired for off road capability.
More to come soon!
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